Help us to continue to support thousands of older people by organising a DIY fundraising event for Age Action and asking friends, colleagues, and family to support your efforts. By organising an event, not only will you raise vital funds for our work, but you will also raise awareness of our work in your community!
You choose whatever you would like to do – the only limit is your imagination and we are here to support you to reach your target. Find further information on the supports we can provide below!
How to Organise an Event for Age Action
Step 1: Plan For Success!
WHAT? Will your fundraiser be big or small, at home or at work, in school or in your community? Think about where you will get the most support your efforts. Keep it simple and make it fun! 50 Ways to Help Age Action
WHEN? Decide on a date and time! If you need a venue - book it now! Tell people you are raising funds for us to get venues for free and ensure as much money as possible is raised!
HOW? Put together a plan – what needs to happen, when and by who. When things go off-track, as they sometimes do, simply go back to your plan and you will be able to get back on track easily!
Step Two: Tell us about it!
Once you have an idea and a start to your plan – tell us about it by emailing us at fundraising@ageaction.ie
We will send you a letter of authorisation that you can use to get prizes and support for your event and we can supply you with branded merchandise, t-shirts, collection buckets etc.
Step 3: Put Your Fundraising Plan into Action for Age Action!
Now your event is approved, its time to get to work on making it as successful as possible!
Finalise the details NOW, make sure your dates and times don’t clash with major events, gather prizes, confirm venues, get celebrities involved and start promoting your event through posters, local papers, radio and other local networks.
Money Matters! Don’t forget to work out a budget and keep costs as low as possible to help you raise more funds! Ask for goods and services to be donated –people are happy to help!
Time is of the Essence! Work out a timeline for your event that lists all tasks and when they need to be done. Give yourself plenty of time and never put in deadlines for the day before an event!
Legalities! Check out the legal requirements for your fundraiser at an early stage! Do you need a garda permit, insurance or a raffle licence? If in doubt our fundraising team are only a call away to offer advice and support! Call us on 01 475 6989.
Step 4: Lodge the funds you have raised!
When your event is over you can lodge all funds raised online by debit or credit card via our website’s donations page, by sending a cheque/giro to us or lodging the money in your local Permanent TSB branch.
Always tell us when you are lodging money so we can track it back to you!
If you are unsure about this just contact our fundraising team and they will be happy to help guide you.
Step 5: Feel Proud of your Actions!
Whether your event is big or small, it will make a real difference to older people in Ireland! We are so grateful to anyone who takes on a fundraising challenge to support our work!