Age UK Exeter uses cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience. By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to our policy. To read more about how we use cookies and how you can control them please refer to our Privacy Policy.
Continue
Skip to content

Fundraising Events

  • Big Knit 2021

    Published on 14 July 2020 09:22 AM

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

  • Sky Dive for Age UK Exeter

    Published on 23 April 2019 09:25 AM

    Will you take on the Tandem Sky Diving Challenge? Tick something off your bucket list for FREE!

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!