Fundraise for us

Cake/craft sales - you just need someone to bake or make your stock, and a place to put up a table to sell it. This is a great side-activity in the workplace or at community groups.

Tea/coffee mornings - the venue can be anywhere, even your own home. Just remember to include nibbles!

Quiz nights - search online for 'online quiz' and you will find loads of platforms and quiz questions! An online quiz with an entry donation is easy for people to enter, while an in-person quiz can include tea and cake sales and a raffle.

Talks and presentations - so many people have an expertise or hobby which could make for an inspiring talk. Depending on where and when, we may even be able to arrange a speaker for you about Burma.

Dinner/cocktail parties - can be great fundraisers because you get to talk about what you are raising money for. If dinner is too much preparation, stick with drinks and nibbles!

Do you have a skill? - it could be painting, playing the guitar, quilting, baking cakes or anything else. How about running a beginners' course for charity?

Online giving - sign up to easyfundraising, it is absolutely free, every time you buy anything at one of their thousands of shopping partners they will make a small donation to Prospect Burma at no cost to you! Find out more.

Mass participation events - are you looking at getting involved in a marathon, half-marathon, cycle event, trek, mountain-climb, triathlon or other gruelling physical and mental challenge? We would love you to pick us as your chosen charitable cause.

Adrenalin rushes - have you ever dreamed of doing a skydive, bungee jump, zip wire, cave dive or other amazing experience? You'll probably want to shout about it on social media, so why not do it for charity and get everyone involved raising money too?

Adrenalin-free challenges - there are plenty of challenges which don't require peak fitness. Grow a beard or moustache, shave your head, do a sponsored silence or art activity, learn a new skill - anything which presents a challenge that people will find interesting and want to support you to do.

Community events - many local community groups do fantastic work to constantly raise money for good causes. If you are part of a golf club, dog owners' club, school-affiliated group or any other type of group, we would love you to consider us as your nominated charity for a period of time, or for one-off events.

Corporate fundraising - many wonderful businesses put a strong focus on giving back to their community and to the world. If your values include young people, skills and human rights, please get in touch with us to chat about how we might fit with your brand.

1. Tell your story - Once you have decided and planned your activity, tell people why you are doing this. Why is it important to you? What is your story?

2. Explain the cause - Tell people about Prospect Burma. For example: "I am raising money for education materials to support young people in Myanmar/Burma who are fleeing conflict. Prospect Burma helps them access education to become doctors, engineers and other experts whose skills will be needed to rebuild their shattered communities."

3. Set up online fundraising - We recommend JustGiving. Once you register, go to Prospect Burma's JustGiving page and click the 'fundraise for us' button.

4. Use our resources - Download the Prospect Burma logo and photos, plus gift aid forms (UK only). If you're running an in-person event in the UK, please ask donors to fill in gift aid forms.

5. Promote on social media - Use your social media and ask everyone you know to share your story too. Post your JustGiving link everywhere. Don't be shy, be shameless! Let us know so we can share your story on our social media.

6. Create printed materials - For in-person events, use our logo and photos to design a poster or leaflet using Word or platforms like Canva. Don't forget word-of-mouth marketing!

7. Get help if needed - If you're not confident with design, get in touch and we'll do our best to help you (we are a small team so we mustn't over-promise!).

8. Make donating easy - Point people to our website's Donate button, or use a QR code for smartphone donations at in-person events.

9. Show impact - People like to know what their donation achieves. For example: £10 can buy a week's mobile data so a young person can study safely from home, while £20-£50 can pay towards a laptop. Think big - £1,000s could fund half or more of an entire scholarship.

10. Thank everyone - Once you've completed your activity, thank everyone for their support and donations. Let us know how it went so we can ensure the funding, gift aid and admin is sorted.

Thank you for considering fundraising for us. Please contact us at information@prospectburma.org to let us know what you're going to do, and to ask us any questions. Good luck and have FUN!