Donate
Can you make a one off or regular donation?
Here is what your money can do:
£5 will provide essential care items for a child on playscheme
£10 pays for resources for a parent carer wellbeing activity
£20 will provide 1 hour for a family support worker to help families at risk of isolation
£70 funds specialist nursing training on a health need enabling young people to access our activities
£200 will pay for a fun & inclusive full day workshop from a professional provider
Fundraise
Thank you so much for choosing to fundraise for Embrace. Fundraising can be a fantastic way of having some fun, whilst giving something back to a small charity. There are so many ways to fundraise! From taking part in an organised event like a 10k or half marathon, to having a bake sale, charity garage sale, or taking part in a sponsored event. The list is endless!
Whatever you decide to do, Embrace can help out as much as needed – we have plenty of merchandise such as wristbands, stickers, banners, posters and collection tins available for you to borrow, and we will always try and be there at events if you would like a charity representative.
There are lots of fundraising websites such as Just Giving and Local Giving that make fundraising even easier. The pages are quick and simple to set up and you don't have to worry about collecting cash and getting the money to as, as it's all done automatically! Embrace are always on hand if you do need some help getting your page set up.
Here are some easy ways that you can help fundraise for Embrace:
Interested in helping to come up with fundraising ideas and supporting our events? Then perhaps you would like to join our Fundraising Committee? We meet online every other month and it is a great opportunity to get involved! If you would like to know more, or join today, please email fundraising@embrace.org.uk Thank you!
Selling your unwanted items on Ebay? Did you know you can donate some or all of the profit to Embrace? Items that benefit charity may sell faster, even at a premium price! Donate 10% or more and your item will feature an attention-grabbing charity ribbon—it may even be listed in the Charity Shop. Plus, you reduce your seller fees.
Fee free donations on Instagram and Facebook: you may have seen that it's even easier to donate and set up a fundraiser on Facebook or Instagram! Facebook Birthdays mean that when you have a birthday coming up, you can easily set up a birthday fundraiser that you ask people to make a small donation to. This is great if you don't need any gifts, and it is a great way to get your friends and family involved in raising some money and awareness of what Embrace do!
Donate as you shop! Give back at NO EXTRA COST to you, when you do your online shopping via Easyfundraising! Sign up to Easyfundraising and see your favourite brands donate to your favourite charity whenever you shop with them. There are over 7000 brands including John Lewis, Amazon, Tesco, Tui and Trainline to name just a few!
Join the Giving Lottery: Buy a ticket for just £1 a week and be in with the chance of winning £25,000! 60% of your money goes to good causes - 40% to your chosen cause (Embrace) and 20% to a fund supporting good causes in the UK. It's a fantastic way to give back whilst being in with the chance of winning up to £25,000! It's a win win in our view!
Send a charity e-card: With DontSendMeACard every e-card you send saves time, helps a charity, and reduces carbon! A great way to help the environment and support your local charity. PLUS no worries with postage and it's guaranteed to arrive on time! So for those special occasions for your loved ones, send a card on DontSendMeACard today!
If you have a printer, you could also be helping to raise money for us, by donating your old ink cartridges! We partner with Recycle4Charity, and collect old or unwanted ink cartridges. Once we have filled the box we send it off to them and get up to £2 per cartridge back in donations. Another super easy way to give back without costing you anything extra! All you need to do is drop off your cartridges to our office or arrange for someone to collect!
Volunteer
The best way to begin! Start volunteering with Embrace – we promise not only will you be giving something back, but you will be getting so much out of it too. From making friends, to learning new skills, this will help you stand out from the crowd when you apply for future university courses or other jobs. We have had many volunteers over the years, who have gone on to become teachers, doctors, physiotherapists, nurses and so on! We take volunteers from the age of 13 and there is no upper age limit. Our oldest volunteer is over 70!
Once you have volunteered with us, there may be opportunities for paid roles once you have some experience. You can volunteer either with families or at playschemes or clubs; this then opens up career progression from play workers all the way to group leaders and family support assistants! There is so much scope for personal and professional development working with Embrace, so do not hesitate to get in touch