Everything you need to know about charitable organisations is on this website, from setting up, how to be success, finance/fundraising, details of all registered charities and so on. It is vital that you are knowledgable on the sector and that you are clear about all topics surrounding the Charity Commission. It should have been the first topic of research I carried out instead of using it as and when I needed it. I have to admit, the reason I kept putting it off is because I knew the vat amount of information I would have to sift through, and this made me a little reluctant as I stress about information overload already! I might have made knowing where to look for information a lot quicker and easier if I had just dived straight in.
If you are a charity, by law you have to go through the Charity Commission to register, and follow all of their strict rules and regulations; of which there are many! The public have access to this site and are allowed to view annual statements and finance papers. It is vital and compulsory that the charity keep their page up-to-date and ensure all information submitted is 100% accurate.
Since the article 'Things to think about before setting up a new charity' (Date published unknown), the number of registered charities has changed. The article states that there were around 180,000 in England and Wales at this point in time, whereas on the website home page today (10/05/2012), states there is 162,277 currently. This shows a drop in the number of organisations registered now. Could this be to do with all the government caps and methods being implemented at the moment?
The C.C are also there as a support team for the organisations, and will do everything they can to ensure as much helped is given as is needed.
I am not looking to set up a charity, but I do want to read as much around the sector as possible to see how they work, where their income comes from and what their expenditure is like, money making ideas, and so forth. The more information I can get and the better understanding I have, the more successful my campaign/event will be because I'll know what to spend money on, who to target, how to promote effectively, what to avoid etc.
As well as this site carrying a wealth of knowledge, it has links to other valuable contacts and areas of interest. I could do a whole module on the amount of information produced from this one site. The danger is discovering too many avenues and deviating off down them by loosing focus. I need to focus on what it is I want to achieve and skim over topics of interest that aren't necessarily relevant at this particular moment. I can always come back to them in my own time and have a more in-depth look.
A section I came across gave information on company sponsorships. It is specifically related to charities applying, but are points I can take on board and adapt to make it relevant to myself. A company is more likely to hop on board my campaign if I have a strong strategy and plan behind it. If they have the belief in you and what your aims are, they will want to contribute. Your relationship with the public is a vital aspect they look in to as well, because they want to reach an audience too. If you have a support group following you, the company know you are legit and passionate, and this will make them more inclined to invest. They need to insure that you will be benefiting them, as well as vice versa. Reputation is key. would you invest in somebody who isn't likely to succeed or gain a good reputation? You also need to believe in the cause they are promoting. Once you sponsor somebody, your names are linked and an association with each other is created.
I need to get companies on board to sponsor my campaign/event to raise its profile. I am more likely to succeed if I target companies that could possibly benefit from being associated to me. Their profile raises as well, and they become more trustworthy because they are viewed as charitable. Education based companies? Art related? Etc. These need to be thought about in more detail and research in to the local area has to be done. Local companies are more likely to come on board than national ones.
"I want to fundraise for a charity, how do I go about this?"
I need to know what charity I am linking my campaign to in advance in order to set up a communication with them. It needs to be perfectly clear what my intentions are and how everything will be documented for them. The charity may even be able to aid me in some of my processes and planning, or take the campaign on board more seriously and allow me to work with a team of people within the charity already. Before all of this can be made in to reality, a plan has to be formed on my part with clear points of what I propose to achieve from the project and my reasoning behind it. Support from the charity will allow me to achieve so much more than I could do on my own. Having a network of people is a massive advantage and crucial in most situations. If the charity approve of what I intend to do, they will give me permission to use their registered charity number and this will be a huge advantage to me because it instantly raises my profile and shows the public that I am for real.
A section I came across gave information on company sponsorships. It is specifically related to charities applying, but are points I can take on board and adapt to make it relevant to myself. A company is more likely to hop on board my campaign if I have a strong strategy and plan behind it. If they have the belief in you and what your aims are, they will want to contribute. Your relationship with the public is a vital aspect they look in to as well, because they want to reach an audience too. If you have a support group following you, the company know you are legit and passionate, and this will make them more inclined to invest. They need to insure that you will be benefiting them, as well as vice versa. Reputation is key. would you invest in somebody who isn't likely to succeed or gain a good reputation? You also need to believe in the cause they are promoting. Once you sponsor somebody, your names are linked and an association with each other is created.
I need to get companies on board to sponsor my campaign/event to raise its profile. I am more likely to succeed if I target companies that could possibly benefit from being associated to me. Their profile raises as well, and they become more trustworthy because they are viewed as charitable. Education based companies? Art related? Etc. These need to be thought about in more detail and research in to the local area has to be done. Local companies are more likely to come on board than national ones.
"I want to fundraise for a charity, how do I go about this?"
I need to know what charity I am linking my campaign to in advance in order to set up a communication with them. It needs to be perfectly clear what my intentions are and how everything will be documented for them. The charity may even be able to aid me in some of my processes and planning, or take the campaign on board more seriously and allow me to work with a team of people within the charity already. Before all of this can be made in to reality, a plan has to be formed on my part with clear points of what I propose to achieve from the project and my reasoning behind it. Support from the charity will allow me to achieve so much more than I could do on my own. Having a network of people is a massive advantage and crucial in most situations. If the charity approve of what I intend to do, they will give me permission to use their registered charity number and this will be a huge advantage to me because it instantly raises my profile and shows the public that I am for real.
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