Fundraising FAQs

JustGiving is our chosen fundraising platform – you can set up your fundraising page through visiting JustGiving directly.

When you sign into your JustGiving account, you will see all of your fundraising pages. You can click a button that says ‘edit’ in the corner of the picture to make changes.

Yes! The more the merrier. We’d love for you to involve your friends, family or congregation. There’s strength in numbers and the challenge is more fun when you team up with others.

• Set up your JustGiving fundraising page.
• On your JustGiving page, click ‘create a team’ under your profile photo.
• Enter your team name.
• Add a team story – describe your team and what you’re doing.
• Set a team fundraising target and a team page link.
• More information can be found on JustGiving's guide to team pages.

When we have an appeal running there will be a designated JustGiving campaign page. Get in touch if you would like to know which ones are running at the moment.

JustGiving does not charge a platform fee on any individual donations made to charities. Instead they give donors the option to make a voluntary contribution to the cost of maintaining the platform if they wish. There are some small fees which are outlined here, that help to ensure that donors get an efficient service in order for us to raise more money.

We will automatically receive the money from JustGiving, so there is nothing that you need to do. Your page will automatically close too – the date for this can be found if you click on ‘edit my page’

You can pay in any money raised offline by bank transfer or cheque.

For bank transfers, please send your money to the following account:
Account name: Tearfund
Account number: 53803058 
Sort code: 20-00-00

If you have paid in your money by bank transfer, please email [email protected] to let us know the amount you pay in. Title your email ‘Fundraising’ and include your Tearfund supporter number if you know it.

If you would like to send the sponsorship money by cheque, please send a cheque payable to Tearfund, along with any sponsor forms to: Tearfund 100 Church Road, Teddington, TW11 8QE (and make sure you tell us it’s from your personal fundraising).

If you set up a JustGiving page linked to Tearfund we will automatically receive this money and there is nothing that you need to do.

Gift Aid can only be claimed on individual donations. For online fundraising via JustGiving, anyone who sponsors you will be given the opportunity to add Gift Aid when they donate.

If you are fundraising offline, we have Gift Aid forms that you can give to anyone who wants to add Gift Aid to their donation (make sure you send the forms to us with your sponsorship money).

Unfortunately, we cannot claim Gift Aid from donations from groups or organisations such as a church, school, or company, or proceeds from the sale of goods or services i.e. Big Bake.

If you have any more questions about Gift Aid, please get in touch.

You can set up a Facebook fundraiser at any time. Don’t forget to let your friends know – make sure to update your story to let people know why you have chosen to fundraise for Tearfund and what you are doing.

Holding a bucket collection has a number of restrictions around them in order to keep you, the public and the donations safe. Do get in touch at [email protected] if you have any questions about this.

Yes, we are delighted when people choose to use their celebration to raise money for Tearfund. You can fundraise for your birthday, wedding, or an anniversary – find out more on our celebrations page.

It’s wonderful when fundraisers use their skills and talents to sell their homemade goods! There are a number of different ways that these sales can take place including street stalls, Etsy, Instagram and JustGiving. Do let us know if you would like to chat through the options at [email protected].

It’s a great idea to sell on pre-loved items. You can sell your items on an online selling platform such as eBay or Facebook marketplace. Do send us an email at [email protected] and we would be delighted to advise you as to how to set this up.

Yes – there are many running events you can take part in to raise money for Tearfund. Have a look online at options near you or contact our friendly Community Fundraising team at [email protected].

Please get in touch with our friendly Community Fundraising team at [email protected] who will be delighted to chat with you.

While we know that fundraising is fun, rewarding and impactful, we also know that it can sometimes be a bit of a challenge. We are here to support you every step of the way.

You can order Tearfund t-shirts, collection boxes, flyers and posters from us. Get in touch at [email protected].

Many companies will offer the opportunity to match the money raised through fundraising events. Ask your Human Resources department if they have a matched funding scheme that you can benefit from.