Fundraise for us
Go wild and fundraise!
Whether you fancy running a cake or plant stall; undertaking a sponsored walk, swim or canoe; or simply nominating North Wales Wildlife Trust as your charity of choice for a local fete, fair or carnival – every penny you raise will go towards protecting wildlife and wild places across North Wales.
You don’t have to tell us if you’re fundraising for us, but we’d really love to hear from you! We can provide sponsorship forms; fundraising pages on our website or advice on creating your own; and help you promote what you’re doing on social media.
How to set up a birthday Facebook fundraiser
- Vist the Facebook fundraising page
- Click on "Select Charity" - we're listed as 'North Wales Wildlife Trust'
- Choose how much you want to raise
- Decide when you’d like your birthday fundraiser to end
- You can edit the text or the image - and then just click "Create"!
Wild Fundraising Pack
Download yours!Here are some key things to think about to get you started:
- What kind of activity or event you want to do. Check out some of the fundraising ideas in the guide for inspiration!
- When you plan to do it - will it take place on one day or over a whole week? Make sure to pick a date well in advance so you can let everyone know about it!
- Where it will take place
- Who you will invite to watch, take part, or sponsor you
- If your activity is outdoors, you’ll need to check the weather and decide whether it’ll affect your plans.
You can read more about how to promote your fundraiser, as well as how to make sure it's safe, in our fundraising guide!
Supporter stories!
Robin's wild marathon
Robin celebrated turning 40 by running a marathon around Holy Island in aid of North Wales Wildlife Trust! The Covid-19 lockdown helped him realise how special his local nature reserves were – and he wanted to play his part in helping to look after them. He raised more than £500 for our work - thank you, Robin, and everyone who supported you!
Robin writes ...
"I'm Robin, I live in North Wales and I'm a local conservationist, birder and bird ringer. I am a keen cyclist and runner too, and during the Covid-19 lockdown I managed to keep activities up and steadily increased distances so I plan to run a marathon before I turn 40 – in fact, I’ll be running around Holy Island with just a day to spare before the big day! The lockdown also slowed our pace down to and I found I was walking more; noticing more wildlife as I went. I knew that I was lucky to have three NWWT reserves within walking distance, and it made me realise how special these, and other places I couldn’t go to, are – so I wanted to play a little part to help. Please follow me on Twitter @birdsandbike and Instagram @robinsandham and the NWWT pages to find out about my run. Thanks!"
Bass's row for wildlife
Bass and some friends rowed (indoors!) the distance around Anglesey – a total of 225km – to raise money for North Wales Wildlife Trust before leaving the area to study in the USA. Bass spent her student placement with the Trust while studying at Bangor University, and also spent four months volunteering full-time –keeping Katy and Matt very busy and everyone’s spirits up!
Bass wrote ...
"Hi, I'm Bass, and I'm a volunteer at North Wales Wildlife Trust. I spent my student placement with the Trust while studying at Bangor University, and have spent the last four months volunteering full-time while waiting to start my Masters in the USA. A couple of my colleagues and I have decided to row the distance around Anglesey (a total of 225km!) before I leave on 12 December. I'm the only one with rowing experience, so I'll be teaching the others how to row from scratch (wish me luck!). North Wales Wildlife brought us together and look after some stunning reserves, so please support the work they do by sponsoring us!"
Osprey © Gary Jones Wildlife Photography
Beaver © Nick Upton / Cornwall Wildlife Trust
Buff-tailed BumbleBee © Jon Hawkins Surrey Hills Photography
Grey seal - Alexander Mustard 2020Vision
The technical bit …
We are hugely grateful for all those who want and choose to raise money for North Wales Wildlife Trust – you’re all amazing!
As an organisation registered with the Fundraising Regulator and proud to follow the Code of Fundraising Practice, it is important to us to draw your attention to the following statement: “Anyone volunteering to fundraise to support our work does so ‘in aid of’ rather than ‘on behalf of’ North Wales Wildlife Trust unless expressly authorised otherwise, and must avoid any impression to the contrary. (The technical definition of ‘in aid of’ is ‘a volunteer who is raising funds either on their own or with others for a charitable institution independently of the charitable institution’; as opposed to ‘on behalf of’, defined as ‘A volunteer who works with and who is under the instruction of a charitable institution to raise funds on its behalf and in its name.’) This also means that, whilst we will always do our best to help promote an individual’s fundraising efforts, fundraisers need to be responsible for organising all aspects of their fundraising and know that North Wales Wildlife Trust will not accept any liability relating to it.”
More context is available here.
