Join a challenge event
A challenge event is a great way to raise money for Changing Faces. Browse upcoming events you can join to support people with a visible difference.
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Are you in need of some motivation? Whatever your interests, we’ve got a virtual fundraising challenge for you.
Organising a fundraising event in your local community is a great way to support people with visible differences
Fundraising ideas
Take a look at our charity fundraiser ideas, pick your challenge, create a fundraising page – and get started!
Fundraising at your school, college or university
Did you know you can raise money for Changing Faces through your school, college or university?
You could organise a bake sale, tea party, sports day or even a concert and help raise vital funds for the visible difference community.
We can also provide educational resources to help students learn more about visible differences, alongside promoting awareness and respect.
Examples
- Coleridge Primary School in London held a tea party to celebrate Face Equality Week in May. Their fantastic fundraising efforts were combined with learning all about visible differences and the importance of diversity.
- St Joseph’s Primary School in Glasgow held a wonderful fundraiser for Changing Faces during advent, alongside learning and understanding more about the visible difference community.
- Aysgarth School in Yorkshire organised a brilliant walk and paddleboard challenge fundraiser for Changing Faces, following a hugely inspiring talk from student Jago who has a visible difference.
Jago and Aysgarth School pupils
Fundraise through your workplace
Did you know you can fundraise through your workplace for Changing Faces?
A bake sale or tea party with your colleagues at work is a great way to support people with a visible difference.
The Clancy Group in Sunderland held a charity day for Changing Faces, and helped to raise vital funds for the visible difference community through their terrific fundraising efforts.
Fundraise on social media
Fundraising on Facebook is a fantastic way to raise money; you can create a donation page and share it with your friends and family. Just head to our page and click ‘Raise money’ to get started.
Victoria held a Facebook Fundraiser in aid of her birthday to show her wonderful support for Changing Faces, which raised over £600! A birthday fundraiser is a great way to celebrate with your friends and family on your special day, whilst helping to raise vital funds for Changing Faces and the visible difference community. Victoria said
“I am so pleased to have raised over £600 for Changing Faces! Setting up my Facebook fundraising page was so quick and simple, and it was a brilliant way to get my friends involved with such a fantastic charity.”
Other ways you can fundraise
Don’t worry if there’s something you’d like to do that isn’t listed, there are many different ways to raise money through community fundraising.
See JustGiving’s fantastic page if you’d like to explore more ideas, or why not take a look at some of our examples below!
- Isobel, one of our campaigners, held a life-drawing class and fundraised for Changing Faces. Isobel’s efforts helped raise money for Changing Faces, whilst also promoting awareness and acceptance of visible differences
- Chrissie, one of our campaigners, held a gig with their amazing band the Broliers to support the visible difference community, whilst rocking out at the same time!
Whatever you decided to do, Changing Faces will be here to support you every step of the way. We can’t wait to hear your ideas!
Community fundraising – how do I get started?
If you would like to fundraise in your community for Changing Faces contact us at [email protected] and we can support you.
Once you’ve planned out what you are going to do, we suggest setting up a JustGiving page to kick start your fundraising.
To make the most of your fundraising, make sure you:
- Set a target (you can always increase if you reach it quicker than expected!)
- Tell your story. Explain the fundraiser/challenge you’re undertaking and why Changing Faces is important to you
- Share your page link on social media and by email
- Ask your most generous sponsors/contacts to donate first. Others haven’t always decided how much to donate when they open your page and might base their donation on what other people have given
- Ask for donations at the end of the month. People may be feeling a little more generous if pay day has just passed!
- Raise your target if it’s close to being met
Community fundraising FAQ’s
Do you accept cash donations?
Unfortunately, for security reasons we cannot accept cash. However, if you do wish raise money via cash at your fundraiser, you are welcome to count it up and donate the total to us.
You can either make this payment via our website or by sending us a cheque made payable to ‘Changing Faces’ using the address below:
Fundraising team
Changing Faces
The Circle, 33 Rockingham Lane
Sheffield
S1 4FW
How will the money I raise make a difference?
There are currently an estimated 1.3m children and adults living with a visible difference in the UK and they face multiple challenges. They are vulnerable to isolation, loneliness, social anxiety and low self-esteem. They face staring, harassment, bullying and hate crime.
Many people with a visible difference face multiple levels of discrimination every day and our survey showed that shockingly, 50% said they felt self-conscious or embarrassed about their visible difference and 49% had experienced hostile behaviour. Read more about the impact on people’s lives.
We’re here to support people affected by visible difference to live the life they choose and free from discrimination. The money you raise can make this possible by providing the confidence, support and the opportunity to thousands of people with a visible difference.