A Fundraising Guide from Help for Domestic Workers Helping Hands A Fundraising Guide from Help for Domestic Workers

HELP for Domestic Workers Congratulations So you’ve decided to raise funds for HELP, and support the organisation’s vision of seeing a sage and just Hong Kong where all workers are treated fairly with respect and dignity. Thank you! This guide is full of inspiration, helpful advice and tips on how you can make the most of your fundraising activity – whatever you choose to do for us. Good luck with your fundraising efforts and thank you for your support. We simply couldn’t do all that we do without our loyal supporters! 1 July 2019 HELP for Domestic Workers

HELP for Domestic Workers Contents About Us How the money raised will help Five simple steps to success Planning your activity Our Favourite Fundraising ideas - An A-Z How to publicise your activity How to send us the money you raise Tell us about your activity Contact us 1 July 2019 HELP for Domestic Workers

HELP for Domestic Workers About us HELP is on a mission to empower Hong Kongs 380,000 Foreign Domestic Workers through advice, education and legal protection, helping them gain access to justice, and fair and equal treatment. Over the last 30 years we have helped over 100,000 workers, giving them a voice in a society that often doesn’t hear them. 1 July 2019 HELP for Domestic Workers

How will the money raised help? *In Hong Kong Dollars $150 - Cost of a warm welcome, a cup of tea & a session with one of our 3 case managers. $500- Cost to train a volunteer, we currently have 100. $1,000 – A ‘Know your rights’ session for 100 new workers. $5,000 - Bring our learning program, ‘First Hand’ to the next generation of employees, one school at a time. $10,000 - Keep our doors open for a day. 1 July 2019 HELP for Domestic Workers

5 Simple steps to success Pick an idea - Check out our a-z of ideas. Plan your activity - The trick is to be prepared! Make a plan of action 3. Promote your fundraiser- The more people you tell, the better. Why not create a Fundraising page on Charitable Choice its free and your funds go directly to us? 4. Pay in your money - Once the fundraising is over, check out the final slide on how to pay it in. 5. Pat yourself on the back- All your hard work has paid off. The funds you’ve raised will help us continue our amazing work. 1 July 2019 HELP for Domestic Workers

Our favourite fundraising ideas Auction of promises: Can you offer a special skill or service? Why not auction it off for a day to the highest bidder ie dog walking, personal training, beauty services. Run or swim or cycle : If speed is your thing why not see if your office will sponsor you to do a run, trek or cycle challenge? Fancy Dress: Make your work day fun & ask everyone to donate. Quiz Night: Hold a quiz night and get everyone working their brains. Office Olympics: See how sporty your colleagues are! Charge a fee for entering activities such as pencil javelin or chair racing. 1 July 2019 HELP for Domestic Workers

HELP for Domestic Workers A-Z of ideas Aerobathon; Afternoon tea; Auctions; Bake off; Bathe in a bath of...; Beard growing; Beauty and pamper night; Bingo; Board game marathon; Book sale; Bring and buy sale; cake sale;; Car washing; Casino night; Cheese and wine night; Children’s party games; Christmas fair;; Comedy night; Concert; Cooking competition; Cricket match; Cycle to work Dance event;; Disco; Dog walk; Dragon boat race; Dress down/up day; Ebay your items; Eighties night; Face painting; Fancy dress; Film night; Five-a-side tournament; Golf day; Guess the weight of...; Head shave; Jazz night; Job swap; Ladies’ lunch; Music event; Name that tune; Non-uniform day; Office party; Office Olympics; Photography exhibition; Poker game; Pub quiz, Race night; Raffle; Recycle; Record breaker, Silent auction; Speed dating; Swear box; Sweep stake; Teach your skill; Tennis tournament; Test your taste buds; Trek; Tug of war, Ultimate challenges; university challenge; Variety show; Wine tasting, X-Factor competition, Yogathon, Zumbathon 1 July 2019 HELP for Domestic Workers

HELP for Domestic Workers Publicize your event Posters and flyers: On noticeboards, local shops, schools and churches. What’s on guides: Local newsletters and websites usually have a section listing events. Contact the editor and ask to be included. Social media: Promote your event on your favourite social media channels, making use of any materials you’ve prepared, such as video & photos. Write a blog: Try Wordpress or Blogger for a free blog. If you’re training for a challenge event, you could do a series of posts about your progress. Email signature: Change your work, school or personal email signature to include a link to your or HELP’s website, its a great way of spreading the word. 1 July 2019 HELP for Domestic Workers

HELP for Domestic Workers Donations There are 3 ways to do this: On our website www.helpfordomesticworkers.org/donate 2. Cheque made out to “St. John’s Cathedral – HELP for Domestic Workers and post it to us at 3-8 Garden Road, Central, HONG KONG 3. Via bank transfer to HSBC Account No. 002-245348-017   We would love to know what your activity looked like and to thank you so please do drop us a line to info@helpfordomesticworkers.org to tell us all about your Fundraising or call our friendly team on +852 2523 4020 1 July 2019 HELP for Domestic Workers

HELP for Domestic Workers THANK YOU 1 July 2019 HELP for Domestic Workers