Corporate fundraising resources

Raising money for SOS Children in the workplace is fun, rewarding and a good team-building activity. Our Corporate Liaison Coordinator can provide ideas and support which suit companies and businesses of any size and type to work with the charity.

Corporate initiatives

• provide payroll giving
• match-fund employee contributions
• donate a percentage of profits or commission to the charity
• provide a cause-related marketing opportunity
• sell a specific or bespoke product on behalf of SOS Children
• donate your employees' expertise and time to the charity
• donate £1 to the charity for every employee completing a staff survey
• round-up or add an optional charity donation to invoices or charges etc and donate the extra
• donate to the charity through share-giving
• show support in an email footer or link to SOS Children’s charity website
• sign-up to our monthly SOS eNews charity newsletter and post this on your intranet
• send our seasonal ecards to clients and partners
  
• have a charity collection box on your reception desk, canteen or office
  

Employee event ideas - see tips on organising an event

• hold a breakfast, coffee morning, cake bake, wine tasting, quiz or other charity event and charge a donation to take part 
• run a sweepstake or raffle
• have a dress down day for everyone who makes a donation to the charity
  
• hold an auction of promises, experiences or prizes
• run a 50-50 club - like a lottery with the monthly takings split between winning employee and charity
• arrange a charity sporting event e.g. football, rounders or golf tournament
• arrange a 'donate an hour’s pay' day
• sell old equipment or furniture and donate the proceeds to the charity
• donate the proceeds from a book club or hold a charity Good Reads event
  
• undertake a sponsored charity challenge (10k run / marathon / triathlon / skydive!) Team SOS will support you

Resources

Our dedicated Corporate Liaison Coordinator is available to support or advise on your charity fundraising, just get in contact.

We can supply:

• Images, information and film to bring your fundraiser to life
• Charity logos and banners for your email footers, website and intranet
• Regular news stories to highlight our worldwide work:
  
  Sign up to eNews and Family Matters
  
  
• Social media  – link to the charity on Facebook & Twitter
• Pop-up banners and posters showing the work of the charity
• Charity T-shirts and running vests for sponsored challenges
  
• We are registered with Justgiving & Virgin Money Giving, both are great tools for generating gift-aided donations and raising the profile of fundraising initiatives

Find out more

To learn more about how your company can make a real impact on the lives of vulnerable children and families around the world please contact our Corporate Liaison Coordinator on corporates@soschildren.org or 01223 222965.