Fundraise at your nursery or primary school
Fundraise at your nursery or primary school
Raise vital funds for children and young people's mental health by fundraising at your nursery or primary school.
Join us in our mission to improve children and young people's mental health by fundraising for us at your nursery or primary school. Fundraising is a fun and impactful way to raise money for a vital cause and spark an important conversation on mental health.
On this page, you can find:
- our fundraising pack, full of everything you need for your fundraiser
- some fundraising ideas for your nursery or school
- why you should fundraise for Place2Be
- how your fundraising makes a difference
- how to pay in your fundraising to Place2Be.
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 packFundraising ideas
There are so many fun ways your nursery or primary school can fundraise! Keep your fundraiser accessible and inclusive so all the children who want to get involved can.
Encourage and welcome baked goods from different cultures as your fundraiser.
Host a talent show and let children show off their talents, either individually or as part of a group!
Have a sponsored day where children can wear what they feel comfortable in.
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 ideasWhy 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.
Choose us as your Charity of the Year!
You can support Place2Be all year long by choosing us as your Charity of the Year. It's a great way to get the children at your nursery or primary school together, have lots of fun and raise money for children and young people's mental health.
Contact us about Charity of the Year
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
Get inspired by reading the stories of our incredible supporters!
Meet our fundraising SuperstarsHow your fundraising will make a difference
Every penny and pound you raise for Place2Be goes directly towards providing mental health support services in schools.
could pay for a drop-in counselling session where children can refer themselves to see a mental health professional.
could pay for a child to share their thoughts and feelings in a one-to-one counselling session.
could support two children to attend their first one-to-one counselling session to get the support they need.
Read the stories of children, young people, counsellors and school staff across the UK.
Read our storiesHow 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
Contact us
Whether you need some more information, or want to share your fundraising plans, we want to hear it!
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