£5
funds a toy for young children to play with at a contact session
£35
funds a teddy bear empathy doll, designed to help strengthen a child’s bonding through sensory stimuli
£100
provides a place for an adoptive parent on a therapeutic parenting training day
£400
provides an adoptive family a full consultation session with our adoption professionals
£1,000
provides a parenting programme, training workshop or online course for a family in need
Many people celebrate special occasions by choosing to ask for donations to Adoption Matters instead of gifts, flowers and cards.
If you would like to do this we can offer you donation envelopes that you can send to guests, or leave on a table. They can choose to Gift Aid (see more info below).
Adoption Matters, like everyone in the UK right now, is dealing with the impact of Covid-19. The health and safety of our staff and families is paramount to us. That’s why our planned Teddy Bears’ Picnic has gone virtual and is now extended throughout the month of July!
Grab your favourite Teddy Bear and pack a picnic for a Teddy Bears Picnic at home. You could choose your garden or your own front room fort, wherever you fancy! Make sure you have your favourite story book ready as we will be sharing some amazing videos with you of some very special guests reading their favourite stories on the day.
Please ensure you follow the current Government Guidelines on social distancing.
We’ve got some great resources to share with you including downloadable colouring in sheets, bunting and lots more to come soon including some very special videos.
Gift Aid is a scheme run by the UK Government whereby if you are a UK taxpayer and you donate money to us we can claim tax you have already paid on the amount of the donation. This means we get up to an extra 25p for every £1 you donate to us – and it costs you nothing!
All you need to do is fill in a simple Gift Aid declaration form which is available to download below.
There are rules that must be followed. For instance, we can only claim on your donations if you are a UK taxpayer and if you are donating in your own right. You must also have paid enough income tax or capital gains tax in the past year to cover the amount we claim. We cannot claim Gift Aid on donations you have made and received something in return i.e. tickets for an event. We also cannot claim Gift Aid on donations left in a Will.
For full details about what can and cannot be Gift Aided please click here
If you’d like any advice or guidance about making donations please get in touch on Freephone: 0300 123 1066 or email us at: fundraising@adoptionmatters.org
Decide what you want to do
What do you like doing? Do you want to set yourself a challenge? How about organising something as a team or maybe you fancy inviting your friends around for Afternoon Tea or arranging a Bake off event at work?
Set yourself a fundraising target and let everyone know how much you would like to raise and how this will help Adoption Matters.
How do I tell everyone what I am doing? If you are happy to share your story, our Marketing Team may be able to help you by sharing on your behalf or assisting you with sharing. You could send an email to your friends and family with your JustGiving or Virgin Money Giving page and keep them updated on any progress you make. If you use social media, why not post the details of your fundraising activity on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and tag us in so we can help spread the word.
We are here to support you with sponsorship forms, fundraising materials and plenty of motivation.
Meet some of our fundraising heroes...
Contact our Fundraising Team and we can help with:
Poster/Event Templates
Balloons
Collection boxes and buckets
Authorisation letter
Running vests
Sponsorship forms
Setting up your online fundraising page
T-shirts
Marketing/Social Media/Advice
Sat 15
Aug
Cost: Free
As the Prudential Ride London event has been cancelled this year the organisers have decided to organise a virtual event to get the nation cycling. In a similar style to the 2.6 Challenge they are hoping that people from throughout the country will take part from their own doorstep.
Cyclists of all ages and abilities are being encouraged to come together in this free to enter challenge on 15 and 16 August, the weekend of the world’s greatest festival of cycling.
Sun 13
Sep
Cost: Free
Great North Run Reimagined is a free to enter virtual running campaign, created to provide you with a Great North Run experience to remember. Thinking outside the box the organisers have recreated an experience as close as possible to the real event.
The UK’s biggest charity shopping fundraising site.
It’s simple to use and it’s free. Since it launched in 2005, they have helped thousands of good causes raise money simply by shopping online.
How does it work?
easyfundraising turns your everyday online shopping into free donations for your favourite cause. How? Just start your online shopping first at easyfundraising, then shop as normal. The retailers will then make a small donation to say “thank you”.
They have 3,578 retailers to choose from and so far have raised over £25 million for thousands of community groups, schools, sports clubs, small and large charities across the UK. On behalf of Adoption Matters – thank you!
Give as you Live is the free and easy way to raise free funds for Adoption Matters, simply by shopping online.
Join for free today and start raising money when you shop at over 4,300 stores. Click on a store you want to shop with and we’ll direct you to the store’s website where you can continue to shop as normal. Your purchase will automatically generate free funds for charity!
From holidays and travel, to clothing and gifts, you can raise hundreds of pounds from all your online purchases.
The online retail giant, Amazon, is now doing its bit for charity. You can shop as usual and when you buy Amazon will donate 0.5% of the sale to us. All you have to do is like Adoption Matters as your favourite charity of choice at www.smile.amazon.co.uk
Here’s how to do it:
Volunteering can make a real difference to your own life and the lives of those around you. If you think you have a skills, experience or some availability that could benefit Adoption Matters, we’d love to hear from you.
Volunteering also has many added benefits – these include:
From time to time we carry out supermarket collections in our areas. If you have any time to offer with one of our lovely new buckets that would be wonderful. Please email fundraising@adoptionmatters.org or call us on 0300 123 1066. If you can think of a local supermarket that would be a good venue for a collection for us then please just let us know.
Could you place one of our collection boxes in your local area, a community centre, chip shop, hairdressers or even taxi rank?
Please email fundraising@adoptionmatters.org or call us on 0300 123 1066.
Could you volunteer your time to assist at one of our events? This could be for a couple of hours helping to collect funds or assisting at a Charity Lunch.
Please email fundraising@adoptionmatters.org or call us on 0300 123 1066.
Thank you for thinking about leaving a Gift in your Will to Adoption Matters.
Having a Will in place gives you peace of mind and ensures that you look after your loved ones when the time comes.
No one knows what the future holds and our circumstances change throughout our lives.
By including a Gift in your Will to Adoption Matters you will leave a lasting legacy to improve the lives and futures of local children and their families
Once you have looked after those closest to you, it’s amazing the difference even a small gift or percentage of your estate can make. A gift of any size has a real impact and ensures that we can support the whole adoption journey in the very best way possible.
We understand that there is a lot to consider when you are planning your Will and we are very grateful for your consideration. If there is anything more you would like to know about Adoption Matters please contact us.
Will Week 2020
Our annual Will Week is also an ideal opportunity for you to make or update your Will, whilst supporting Adoption Matters. Further information on the week will be announced soon. Email us at fundraising@adoptionmatters.org for more information.
If you would like to discuss leaving a Gift in your Will to Adoption Matters then please email our team at: fundraising@adoptionmatters.org or call 01244 390938. Thank you for your support.
About 40% of people do not write a will. This means that their assets will be distributed by a law which was made many years ago, and is not always right for many people, especially those who are not married but live together, people who have second families and people who want to give some money to charity. Writing a Will allows an individual to set out their wishes on who they would want to benefit from their estate.
It is sensible to review your Will periodically, to make sure it still reflects your wishes. Births and deaths, and changing assets, can all be reasons to consider whether your Will currently reflects your wishes. Marriage and divorce revoke previous Wills written, so ensure your Will is both up to date and valid.
At your first appointment please bring along:
• 2 x forms of ID (per person if a Mirror Will)
• Information regarding assets and liabilities and a family structure
• Your suggested donation for Adoption Matters.
It would be wonderful if you would like to leave us a Gift in your Will, however this is purely optional and is not necessary in order to take part in our Will Week.
Call or email our team for further information about Wills, Will Week or any other fundraising queries, email us at fundraising@adoptionmatters.org or call us on 0300 123 1066.
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