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Fundraise at your workplace. university or local club

Fundraise at your workplace. university or local club

Get together with your uni mates, colleagues or your club and fundraise for children and young people's mental health.

Join us in our mission to improve children and young people's mental health by fundraising for us with your colleagues, uni friends or fellow club members. Fundraising is a fun and impactful way to make a difference to a vital cause and start an important conversation on mental health.

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Get your exclusive Place2Be fundraising pack

Jumpstart your fundraising with our inspiring Place2Be fundraising pack! Packed with handy tips, creative ideas, and useful resources, it's your key to organising a successful fundraising event and making a meaningful impact on children and young people's mental health.

Get your fundraising pack
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Fundraising resources

We've got lots of extra info and resources to help you have a successful fundraiser, from sponsorship forms and posters to bunting you can make at home!

Our fundraising resources

Fundraising ideas

There are countless ways you can raise money at work, at uni or at your local club! Make sure you keep your fundraiser accessible and inclusive so anyone who wants to take part is able to.

Sweepstake

Sweepstake

Is there a sporting event or a TV show coming up? Simply organise a sweepstake and ask people to contribute money to take part – may the best person win!

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Swear jar

Use this easy fundraising idea and put a jar somewhere in your workplace or university building. Whenever anyone uses a naughty word, they have to contribute some money to the jar.

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Sponsored walk

Take on a walking or hiking challenge and ask friends and family to sponsor you. The more taking part, the more fun you'll all have!

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Fundraise by getting active

From walking and cycling to skydiving and running, we've got an event for you! You can do it as a solo challenge or team up with friends or colleagues. Either way, we'd love to have you join #TeamPlace2Be!

Take part in an event
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Fundraise in your own way!

Get inspired and take a look at our fundraising ideas you can do to support children and young people's mental health!

Look at all our fundraising ideas

How your workplace can support Place2Be

Payroll Giving For Childrens Mental Health Social

Give while you earn

Help improve children's mental health by donating a portion of your salary every payday.

Give while you earn
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Partner with us

Learn more about how your organisation can partner with Place2Be and support children and young people across the UK.

Partner with us
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Gift Aid your donation

Increase your donation by 25% at no cost to you when you donate with Gift Aid

Learn more about Gift Aid

Why fundraise for Place2Be

Fundraising for Place2Be supports our vital work to ensure no child faces mental health problems alone. But it also brings lots of opportunities to your school, nursery, or college, that all contribute to a whole-school approach to mental health.

When you choose to fundraise for Place2Be, you are:

  • improving the lives of vulnerable children across the UK
  • spreading mental health awareness and help us reduce the stigma around mental health
  • building an inclusive and supportive school community.

Why you should fundraise for Place2Be

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Take part in Children's Mental Health Week 2025!

Place2Be's Children's Mental Health Week is taking place from 3-9 February 2025. You can download our free resources and find out how you can raise money throughout the week!

Take part in the week

How your fundraising will make a difference

Every penny and pound you raise for Place2Be goes directly towards providing mental health support services in schools.

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could pay for a drop-in counselling session where children can refer themselves to see a mental health professional.

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could pay for a child to share their thoughts and feelings in a one-to-one counselling session.

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could support two children to attend their first one-to-one counselling session to get the support they need.

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Hear from people we've helped

Read the stories of children, young people, counsellors and school staff across the UK.

Read our stories

How to pay in your fundraising

After you've completed your fundraiser, it's time to donate the money you raised to Place2Be. You can do this online, via bank transfer, or through the post.

Don't forget you can increase your fundraising by 25% when you donate with Gift Aid.

Paying it in online

If you've raised money using an online fundraising page, any donations will come straight through to Place2Be.

You can donate the money you raised on our website.

Paying it in via bank transfer

Contact our Place2Be Fundraising Team on friends@place2be.org.uk if you would like to donate via BACS or Bank Transfer.

Paying it in through the post

Cheque and Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) vouchers can be made payable to Place2Be and sent to the address below. Please include a note with your cheque or CAF voucher letting us know your details and how the funds were raised. Please do not send cash by post.

Fundraising Team
Place2Be
175 St John Street
London
EC1V 4LW

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Contact us

Whether you need some more information, or want to share your fundraising plans, we want to hear it!

Get in touch