Your guide to fundraising for us

Nothing brings teams together quite like a bake sale! Discover some of our top ideas for fundraising in the workplace. 

• Dress down day. Trade the power suit for a tracksuit for a day. 
• Bring your dog to work day. But first, make sure you and your colleagues know how to prepare your dog to go to work with you.
• Bake sale. Why not take some dog-friendly bakes for the dog owners?
• Dress in Dogs Trust yellow. It looks good on everyone. Trust us. 
• Hold a raffle. Your colleagues could donate prizes to be won. 
• Sponsor a colleague. How much tea can they really make?
• Swear box. There’s always one! £1 per cuss can really add up.
• Payroll Giving. Payroll Giving is a simple and effective way for you to donate to Dogs Trust on a regular basis. Because your donation is taken from pay before tax, it means every £1 you give it will only cost 80p (or maybe even less!) and the tax man pays the rest! Discover more about Payroll Giving. 

Other ways of fundraising

• Street and supermarket collections. Organised collections can be an invaluable way to collect much needed funds for the dogs in our care. However, they do require a certain amount of planning. Street collections and any collections in a public place require a licence from the local council. The first step is to contact them to apply for a licence. Then we will be able to allocate you an ID badge and collection box. Permission needs to be gained from supermarkets or any other privately owned site in order to collect. Our volunteer fundraisers do not partake in house
  to house collections.
   
• Celebration giving. Are you having a special birthday party or anniversary this year? Make your day extra special by raising funds for our faithful friends. Contact our Fundraising team to request collection boxes and gift envelopes today.
   
• Weddings favours. Support our work to help dogs on your special day with our unique wedding favours. As you choose your menu, table decorations and colour schemes, go one step further to personalise your day by choosing to make a donation to us on behalf of all of your guests.

We're encouraging all of our supporters to fundraise with us in the most sustainable way possible so we can protect our planet for humans and animals alike. 

• Recycling. Ensure that there is a recycling option at your event and that it is accessible and clearly labelled with what can - and can’t be, recycled. Try to only use items at your event you know can be recycled, and encourage all to clean the items before they pop them in the recycling bin. 
   
• Plastic-free and Paper-free. We know that plastic is bad for the environment, particularly for animals. We are striving to eliminate any single-use plastics from our events, such as straws, water bottles and cutlery in favour of recyclable items. Use digital for invitations, handouts and tickets instead of printed ones.
   
• Make it reusable and don't laminate it. Opt for unlaminated signage as laminated paper can't be recycled. Make signage generic so it can be used time and time again for future events. 
   
• Ask the venue for their sustainability info. Using an external venue may mean some sustainability practices will be out of your control, but you can ask them about their own sustainability practices around recycling, plastic usage, energy usage (do they use renewable energy to power the venue?) and their food waste policy before working with them. 
   
• Food/beverage. Meat consumption is one of the biggest drivers of the climate crisis, so we recommend that all events are vegetarian, or vegan. This also makes an event more inclusive for those who have a meat-free diet.
   
• Source locally. Try to source locally organic-grown produced food and drink and reduce food waste from the event. Think about what you would do with any leftover food – can it be donated to a local homeless shelter or food bank?
   
• Transport. Encourage people to use public transport where possible. If you think many will drive to your event, can you encourage a car-sharing service?
   
• Incentives for going green. Reward your guests for green initiatives. Those who car share can get priority parking, or a free raffle ticket for everyone using public transport.