How do we raise £2,000?

£2,000 or £500 per team member, sounds like a lot of money? It is, and it will make a huge difference to the work of both Oxfam and the GWT around the world. But don’t worry; with a little planning, and a few added extras, your team will smash your target. Promise.

The right mix

For most Trailwalkers, it's a mix of fundraising that helps them hit their target. Sponsorship should see over half of your target reached and then an event, cake sale or selling a service should see your team home.

Work as a team – together you have a large network of friends, family and business contacts.

Fundraising resources

You are not on your own. When you take part in Trailwalker we want you to smash your target as much as you do. Oxfam has a range of fundraising resources available online – here's a sample.

• Online Fundraising
• Fundraising Guide
• Downloadable Toolkit (PDF 2MB)
• Fundraising Forum
• Sponsor Form (PDF 273KB)

And don't forget, we have experienced advisers just a phone-call -away to help you develop or refine any ideas –
0300 200 1244.

Lucky numbers fundraising

Follow our how-to guide to set up this simple game for friends and colleagues. It’s a great incentive for people to get involved, even if they’ve already donated to you.

Ask your colleagues to donate a certain amount each week, in return for entry to your Lucky Numbers game.

The first person to match all six of their numbers with numbers from the National Lottery draw wins half the pot. Your team puts the other half towards your fundraising total.

• How-to guide (Word 136KB)
• Entry form (Word 107KB)

2009 team leaders – Top five tips

Here's some fantastic advise from 2009 Trailwalker and Trailtrekker team leaders on how they reached their fundraising targets.

Read the full in-depth advice with many more tips and ideas from these team leaders:

2009 Team Leaders – How we reached our target (PDF 110KB)

• “As a team we presented to our division a short and eye opening overview of the challenge and what this means in practice.”
• “The key to raising our money this year was to offer our suppliers to become one of three corporate sponsors.”
• “We have had our best results organising small easily manageable events. We have always found that giving something back to our donors pays dividends.”
• “We launched the Justgiving page in January and every time we completed a training walk we updated the page with notes and pictures.”
• “If there is one piece of advice we can give to teams for 2010, it would be to spread the message as far and wide as possible, people are really interested in what you are doing.”

So there you have it – set up an online fundraising page, consider what events you can organise, get your company involved and keep your sponsors up-to-date! Easy!

Related links

• Trailwalker
• Trailtrekker