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Fundraising Events

  • Gala Dinner Listing

    Age UK Exeter Gala Dinner

    Published on 30 April 2019 09:24 AM

    Join us for our annual Gala Dinner at the Exeter Mercure Rougement Hotel on 4th October 2019.

  • eat together

    Eat Together for Age UK Exeter

    Published on 23 April 2019 09:29 AM

    Help us to combat isolation and loneliness among older people in Exeter.

  • Sky Dive for Age UK Exeter

    Published on 23 April 2019 09:25 AM

    Saturday 14th September 2019 - Tandem Sky Diving Challenge. Tick something off your bucket list for FREE!

  • Age UK Exeter Coffee Mornings

    Published on 23 April 2019 09:23 AM

    Come along to St. Stephens Church, High Street, Exeter on the first Tuesday of every month for refreshments.

  • Big Knit 2018-2019

    Published on 23 April 2019 09:22 AM

    Get those wonderful knitting fingers blazing by making some little hats to raise money for Age UK Exeter.

  • Arctic-Style Survival Challenge

    Published on 23 April 2019 09:21 AM

    Take on this epic challenge, run by local company, Intrepid Expeditions and raise funds for Age UK Exeter.

How to set up a fundraising page

Getting sponsorship for your fundraising activites has never been easier thanks to the likes of Virgin Money Giving and Just Giving. These websites let you set up your own fundraising page that you can direct your supporters to so they can easily sponsor you with just a few clicks of a mouse or a few taps of a screen.

To help you set up an online fundraising page simply follow the instructions below.

Virgin Money Giving

  1. Go to http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/giving/
  2. In the top-right corner click on ‘SIGN IN’ and then 'Register'
  3. Fill in all the boxes marked with an * and click 'Next'
  4. Fill in your date of birth, create a password, confirm your password and click on 'Next'
  5. Under 'My account' click on ‘Create a new fundraising page’
  6. Select ‘Personal challenge’ and either choose a challenge from the options or select ‘other’ and enter details of your challenge in the box provided. 
  7. Enter the location and date the challenge will be completed.
  8. From the drop-down box select the period you want sponsorship money to be collected after the challenege has finished and specify whether you are fundraising on your own or with others and click ‘Next’
  9. Enter "Age UK Exeter" in the search box and click ‘search’. Select Age UK Exeter from the list of results.
  10. Enter the amount you intend to raise, specify that Age UK Exeter is not contributing to the cost and click ‘Next’.
  11. The next page specifies your unique web address for your fundraising page which you can share with your supporters. Simply click ‘next’ and then click on ‘Create my page’.
  12. Congratualtions! You have now created a fundraising page.

     Just Giving

  1. Go to https://www.justgiving.com/
  2. In the top-right corner click on ‘Sign Up’
  3. Fill in all the boxes and click 'Sign Up'
  4. On the next page click on 'Start Fundraising' and then under 'A charity' click on 'Start Fundraising'.
  5. Fill in your Post Code, select your address and click on 'Continue'
  6. Enter 'Age UK Exeter' in the search box and click ‘Search’. Select Age UK Exeter from the list of results.
  7. Select the type of event you doing.
  8. Fill in details of your event.
  9. Congratualtions! You have now created a fundraising page.

You can now show your support for Age UK Exeter when you use Savoo Search, Save and Raise as your online shopping platform. Your efforts cost you nothing because Savoo donates on your behalf. Choose Age UK Exeter when you sign up!