Please help us to raise as much money as possible through the BIG BIKE RIDE by following our top tips below. Remember that every penny you raise will be going towards our vital services to help give more children someone to turn to.
Here are our top tips to getting the most sponsorship for your part in the BIG BIKE RIDE:
- Set up your own fundraising page through JustGiving in just a few minutes and email to friends, family, colleagues and any other potential sponsors.
- You can also promote the BIG BIKE RIDE in your email signature or online blogs.
- Ask the person likely to be most generous to sponsor you first as others are then likely to follow suit!
- Gift Aid it! Don't forget to encourage all UK tax paying sponsors to tick the Gift Aid box on the sponsorship forms. This way in every £1 you raise we receive another 25p from the Government.
- Matched funding - find out if your company has a match-giving scheme as many will match employees fundraising £1 for £1.
- Carry the sponsorship form from your pack everywhere you go so you're always ready to tell people about your challenge.
- Let everyone know that their support will be helping the NSPCC make a difference to children.
- You can download more sponsorship forms from this site.
- Entry fee – Why not charge your riders an entry fee to take part?
- Matched funding – Ask your employer to match the amount raised by all the individuals that take part from your office.
- Have a post ride BBQ party – Reward your riders with a well deserved celebration. Ask local shops to donate items and invite friends, family and colleagues who didn't ride to come and charge a fee for the food and drink.
- BIG BIKE RIDE t-shirts – Get the official BIG BIKE RIDE t-shirts for your ride.
- Fancy Dress – Dressing up for the ride might encourage more sponsors to sponsor you!
if you're organising your own ride
There are lots of ways in which you can boost your fundraising, one of these is by maximising promotion of your bike ride. See our hints and tips below to help you get the most out of your bike ride:
promoting your ride in your local area
- Add your event to our BIG BIKE RIDE posters and display in your: local shop windows, gym or sports centre, doctor’s surgery, school, on your local church or village hall notice boards or even in your front window.
- Send a pre and post event press release to your local newspapers and radio stations.
- Ask your local church or social groups to add a note about your ride in their weekly or monthly newsletters.
- Hand out flyers at car boot sales and local fairs (don't forget ask the organisers first).
promoting your ride at work
- Post your details on your company intranet.
- Design a flyer and include it in the internal newsletter, or use some of our BIG BIKE RIDE materials.
- Display our BIG BIKE RIDE posters and other materials to around the office.
- Tell your colleagues about the BIG BIKE RIDE.
- Send a press release to the editor of your company magazine or newsletter.
- Ask your customers to sponsor you or donate a prize for one of your fundraising activities.
- Leave details in your company's reception and meeting rooms.
Help us raise as much as possible by collecting sponsorship through your bike ride. Every penny you raise will help us give children someone to turn to.