How your Education setting can support us

Fundraising – Why it’s a useful leaning tool.

Introduction  

 

At the ADHD Foundation Neurodiversity Charity we believe that education should be for everyone, be fun and ignite students interest.

We are not just a charity that supports individuals, families, schools, businesses and many other organisations but one that even when asking for support tries to do this in a way that will support the work that those who help us do.

We know that 1:5 of your students will be neurodiverse (some prefer neurodivergent), some will have been diagnosed and many won’t. We need your support to help us provide lifespan support, especially to young people.

How students, parents, staff and your education setting can benefit from fundraising projects 

 

  1. It will help build confidence 

Students, regardless of their age or gender are in able to learn. They can gain many leadership skills and confidence through learning and fundraising projects. Being able to manage a project from start to finish and relate it back to a physical item or idea that they have designed helps children of all ages to think through processes and be able to vocalise their steps when talking about it – a valuable life skill.

  1. Helps develop teamwork and team bonding 

Teamwork is essential in the classroom and in the real world and fundraising projects allow require students to do just that. They work with each other, their parents and their teachers to achieve their overall goal. Fundraising at schools allows for the sharing of ideas and helps them learn to compromise.

  1. Provides a sense of value and understanding of opportunities 

When you fundraise, students will be able to see the process and more importantly understand why they are participating in this. Students will then understand the importance of communities and how meeting goals can be vital for success. It allows them to get a sense of belonging in a wider team. These skills are important now more than ever.

  1. It can help make the curriculum exciting 

All fundraising can be aligned to your curriculum and help school staff to better engage students. Whether designing posters, managing donations, writing to local businesses or just presenting ideas, fundraising can be tailored to make lessons in Art, Maths, English etc more exciting and different. This will better engage students.

Working together for the benefit of all. 

The ADHD Foundation Neurodiversity Charity cares about neurodiverse young people but also about their families and those who support them.

We believe that fundraising should benefit not just us but those who fundraise for us. That is why we consider fundraising as a useful tool for the education setting as highlighted above.

 

Our Case for Support

To find out more about our charity and how your education setting can help us change lives for the better see our pamphlet
Education- Case for Support - ADHD Foundation - FINAL
Fundraising can be a fun and engaging way to bring people and communities together. At the ADHD Foundation Neurodiversity Charity, we want you to enjoy fundraising for us and to ensure that you do it safely.

Events 

We have or can pay for spaces in events where people fundraise for us (see below)
Just Running
We have spaces in events with Just Running. Please click here https://www.justrunning.com/ then;
  1. Register yourself
  2. Choose ADHD Foundation Neurodiversity Charity as the Charity you’d like to support
  3. Choose your event
If you agree to the fundraising target, we will approve your place and contact you to arrange for your running top to be sent out. Alternatively, you can pay for your own space and set your own fundraising target.
We would love you to raise money for us and so if you already have a space at an event but would like to raise money for us, please get in touch so that we can help and support you. Please email us at fundraising@adhdfoundation.org.uk

How do you pay the money that you raise in?

For online donations you can use our JustGiving page
Alternatively, if you collect cash and cheques, you can print off our sponsorship form and follow the paying in methods outlined on the form. Please always ask people to tick the Gift Aid box as this helps increase what we can receive.

ADHD Foundation Neurodiversity Charity Sponsorship Form

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