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Car Draw Participating Charities 2011

fsi — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:19:38 +0000

These are the small charities* taking part in the Car Draw 2011. Please click on the links below to find out a little more about them and what they do. If you would like to purchase an online ticket on their behalf then please choose them from the list by following this link:

Education for All

Down’s Heart Group

Action for Brazil’s Children Trust (ABC)

Target Tuberculosis

Crossroads care essex

Friends of Parc Eglos

South Yorkshire Community Foundation

Community H.E.A.R.T.

Headway Devon

The MSRC

LAMP Luton Accommodation & Move On Project

Droitwich Ferret Welfare

Old Mill Foundation

The Cathedral Archer Project

Daisy Chain

Gwalior Childrens Charity (Help Children of india)

1st Whittingham BP Scout Group

The Guildford Rotary Eye Project

Ostomy Lifestyle

LivLife

Bahay ng Pag-asa (House of Hope)

Families against neuroblastoma

Hope for Children

Nepal Village Foundation (UK)

Classrooms in the Clouds

fat fluffs rabbit rescue

Celtic Music Radio

People And Dogs Society (PADS)

Your Sanctuary (Surrey Womens Aid)

Dentaid

Twinkle House Multi-sensory Studio

Onside Independent Advocacy

Lifelites

Kangaroos

Uganda Concern UK

BCRT – BIG CAT RESCUE TRUST

CARES

Suzy Lamplugh Trust

NACCPO

Solihull Hebrew Congregation

visyon

Resolve International

Bobath Centre for Children with Cerebral Palsy

Progress Theatre

The Animal House Rescue

Young Lives

The Sickle Cell Society

Spitalfields Crypt Trust

West Sussex Mediation Service

The Sussex MS Treatment Centre

The Aintree University Hospital Charitable Fund

Letchworth Arts Centre

Rifco Arts

Warley Woods Community Trust

South Yorkshire Eating Disorders Association

The Family Centre (Deaf Children)

STAR4Africa

Positive East

Bully Free Zone

Hospital Radio Bedside

The Lary Project

Friends of O.S.C.A.R.

Horsham & Southwater Community First Responders

Childlife

Bristol Crisis Service for Women

International Development Partnerships

Rural Community Action Nottinghamshire

Children Today Charitable Trust

St. Alban’s PCC

Moray HandyPerson Services

Women + Health

South West Thames Kidney Fund

MOVE Europe

Exeter Leukaemia Fund (ELF)

Media Community Network Ltd

Two Lochs Radio

BulliesOut

Chinese Information and Advice Centre

LUCIA: Life Uplifted by Change in Africa

RAPID UK

ELOP – East London Out Project

Oxfordshire Community Foundation

Migraine Action

RCVS Charitable Trust

Northampton Hope Centre

Different Strokes

Wandsworth Carers Centre

Tameside Oldham & Glossop Mind

Home-Start Guildford

Kent Peoples Trust

Cirencester Housing for Young People

Karmic Angels UK

Little Aid

Gloucestershire Chinese Resource Centre

Acle sg

My Voice London

Soar Valley Music Centre

The Children’s Air Ambulance

Workington and District Amateur Musical Society

Fair Mobility

The Wessex Autistic Society

Pragathi Cafe Sri Lanka CIC

The Gbemiga Trust

Art in the Park

The Whiteley Homes Trust

Hughes Syndrome Foundation

Ethiopian Schools for the Poor – English Alive Academy

Sheffield Mind Ltd

Shropshire Cat Rescue

Muslim youth Helpline

Family Holiday Association

Sunshine Children´s Centre Charity

Love Is All We Need

Hospital Broadcasting Service

Chickenshed

Friends of Clutton School

24×7 special needs holiday trust / Centre Algarve

Trinity Youth Association

African Prisons Project

7th Dudley Scout Group

SeeAbility (The Royal School for the Blind)

HERIB (Hull & East Riding Institute for the Blind)

ELATT

Bobath Centre for Adults with Neurological Disability

BUDS

Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse Counselling Service

Bury Society for Blind & Partially Sighted People

Prince Bishop Community Broadcasting Limited

St Joseph’s School PTA

inspiration418trust

The Laura Crane Youth Cancer Trust

Hospital & Prison Ministries (Trade as:Hospital & Prison Action Network )

Peterborough Soup Kitchen

Mental Health Helplines Partnership

Stow Disability Association

Integrated Neurological Services (INS)

African Revival

Viva a Vida – UK

ARCh (Assisted Reading for Children in Oxfordshire)

Home-Start Arun

Doorway

Friends of Newbridge on Wye School

WAIT UK

Ann Craft Trust

The Oasis Partnership

ReachOut!

Association for Glycogen Storage Disease

Paul Sartori Foundation

PKD Charity

SMILE Appeal – Saving Mothers’ and Infants’ Lives through Education

The Studio ADHD Centre

LEAP

Race on the Agenda (ROTA)

AOPM

Agnew Community Association

City of London Migraine Clinic

Follow this link to purchase a ticket for any of these charities.

*100% not-for-profit organisations with an annual raised voluntary income of less than £1.5 million

The Great Big small Charity Car Draw is kindly supported by:

The FSI. Registered Charity Number: 1123384.
Licensed by the Gambling Commission www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk
Licence numbers: 019816-R-302937-001 (remote) and 019816-N-302938-001 (non-remote)
Promoter: Pauline Broomhead, The FSI, Level 2, Ingestre Court, Ingestre Place, London, W1F 0JL

Car Draw unsuccessful payment

fsi — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 13:53:56 +0000

Sorry, your payment has been unsuccessful and you have failed to buy a ticket for the Great Big small Charity Car Draw 2011.

Please try again via the following link:

www.smallcharitycardraw.co.uk/tickets

The Great Big small Charity Car Draw is kindly supported by Zurich.

Successful Payment

fsi — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 13:49:36 +0000

Congratulations. Your payment has been successful and you are now in with a chance of winning a brand new Fiat 500 in the Great Big small Charity Car Draw 2011. For every £2 ticket sold, the charity receives £1.90! So, get your friends, family and colleagues involved and raise money for small charities at the same time as being in with a chance of winning a stunning new Fiat 500.

You will receive your unique ticket number(s) directly into your e-mail account. Please do contact the FSI if this does not happen.

Your tickets will be entered into the draw that takes place on 25^th October 2011 at the FSI’s Forum for small charities. The winner will be contacted and the winning ticket number will be put on http://www.smallcharitycardraw.co.uk

Good Luck!

The FSI

The Great Big small Charity Car Draw is kindly supported by Zurich.

Car Draw Charity Support Materials

fsi — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:11:24 +0000

Here you’ll find support materials to help participating charities of the Great Big small Charity Car Draw.

1. Additional Information

- Step by Step Guide for Charities - the how, what, where and when of the Great Big small Charity Car Draw 2011

- Frequently Asked Questions – your questions answered!

- Car Draw Timeline – Key Dates and Deadlines

2. Marketing Support

- Top Tips for Selling Tickets – how to maximise the funds raised in 2011…including tips from last year’s top selling charity

- Car Draw Logo

- The Prize FIAT 500 – why the FIAT 500 is quite so amazing!

- Car Draw A4 poster 2011 - includes the necessary Zurich logo. Customisable to your own charity using the poster word template and following the instructions found below.

- Poster Word Template - word template to print over the A4 poster

- Instructions of how to print your personalised poster

- Win a Fiat Information Statement - print this out on card to hand out to your supporters. It explains just how purchasing a ticket will benefit your charity

- For charities with experience of sending HTML emails, we have produced an editable HTML email template which you can use in your email marketing. To download the HTML file, right click here and choose ‘Save Target As’.

To insert this into an email in Outlook, do the following:

Open a blank email, delete any signature that appears

Click ‘Attach file’
Navigate to the cardraw.htm file and select it
Click on the down arrow next to the ‘Insert’ button
Click on ‘Insert as Text’

3. Taking part offline?

- Car draw Paper Ticket Record - If you’re taking part in the car draw offline, you can use this form to keep track of your paper tickets. It’s especially useful if you have lots of volunteers selling tickets for you and will make completing your returns form (required) very easy

- Return Form - If you’re taking part in the car draw offline, you must complete and return this form with your Ticket Stubs, Money and unsold tickets by 30th September 2011.

The Great Big small Charity Car Draw is kindly supported by

The FSI. Registered Charity Number: 1123384.

Licensed by the Gambling Commission www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk

Licence numbers: 019816-R-302937-001 (remote) and 019816-N-302938-001 (non-remote)

Promoter: Pauline Broomhead, The FSI, Ingestre Court, Ingestre Place, London, W1F 0JL

Car Draw Charity Page

fsi — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:06:57 +0000

Step by Step Guide for Charities

Step 1:Register to take part

•Firstly you will need to register with the FSI community, within which you can then register to take part in the car draw. It is free to register. Your organisation will need to be 100% not-for-profit with a raised voluntary income of less than £1.5 million to take part.

•You can participate online, offline (paper tickets) or both, just identify your preference in the registration.

Step 2a: To take part online

•Once you have registered in the community, you will shortly (within two working days) be sent an e-mail from the FSI with a link to your unique charity payment page.

•You can then send your individual charity purchasing page link to your supporters and they will be able to buy tickets online to support your charity, simply by clicking the buy tickets button and completing their details. If payment has been successful, your supporters with then receive an e-mail with their ticket numbers.

•You can find useful information about the Great Big small Charity Car Draw and tips to help you make the most out of the project at www.smallcharitycardraw.co.uk.

Step 2b: To take part offline

•Once registered, the FSI will send you the number of paper tickets you requested and you can start selling them for £2 each (please allow 3 working days for the arrival of the tickets as they are sent out with second class stamps).

•Make sure you fill in the information requested on the ticket stubs otherwise the ticket will be void.

•You can find useful information about the Great Big small Charity Car Draw, tips to help you make the most out of the project (including a form to help you keep track of your tickets) at www.smallcharitycardraw.co.uk.

Step 3: Promote your tickets to increase your fundraising

•Write a news story on your website and in your newsletter.

•Add a signature to the bottom of all emails that lets everyone know about the Great Big small Charity Car Draw and where they can buy a ticket.

•Set up a link to direct supporters across to buying the tickets through your charity profile page on the FSI website (if you are participating online).

•Send an email to volunteers and supporters (don’t forget to tell them where they can buy tickets!).

•You can find useful information about the Great Big small Charity Car Draw, and more top tips to help you make the most out of the project by clicking on the resources tab above.

Step 4: End of Draw

•On 16^th September 2011 the draw closes and you must stop selling offline tickets. Online tickets will no longer be available to buy.

•If you participated online, you don’t need to do anything apart from stop advertising tickets.

•If you participated offline, you must send sold ticket stubs, money from ticket sales, unsold tickets and your returns form back to the FSI by the 30^th September 2011. If you do not send these back your tickets will not be entered into the draw and the sales will be void.

•The draw will take place on 25^th October 2011 at the FSI’s Forum for small charities and the winner announced and contacted. The winning ticket number will also be placed on FSI website.

•After the draw you will be asked to complete an end payment form confirming your charity bank details. Once this has been completed, the FSI will transfer 95.2% of ticket proceeds to the participating small charities.

See Frequently Asked Questions to find out more .

*100% not-for-profit organisations with an annual raised voluntary income of less than £1.5 million

The Great Big small Charity Car Draw is kindly supported by

The FSI. Registered Charity Number: 1123384.

Licensed by the Gambling Commission www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk

Licence numbers: 019816-R-302937-001 (remote) and 019816-N-302938-001 (non-remote)

Promoter: Pauline Broomhead, The FSI, Level 2 Ingestre Court, Ingestre Place, London, W1F 0JL

Car Draw Charity Terms and Conditions

fsi — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:00:31 +0000

Here, you’ll find all the information, rules and guidelines for charities about the Great Big small Charity Car Draw.

Terms, Conditions & Guidelines for Participating Charities

Lottery Rules

The FSI Lottery Policy

Key things for participating charities to remember:

• ALL tickets must be sold for £2.

• Tickets must not be sold to under 18 year olds or vulnerable persons and can only be sold in England, Scotland and Wales.

• You must stop selling tickets by 16th September 2011.

• You must send all unsold tickets, ticket stubs and money to the FSI by 30th September 2011 or the ticket numbers will not be entered into the draw and the sales will be void. Please note that the FSI will not accept cheques from your supporters.

• The FSI is the license holder (licensed with the Gambling Commission; no. License number 019816-R-302937-001 (remote) and 019816-N-302938-001 (non-remote)) and promoter of this lottery and this fact must be stated in all advertising.

• Advertising must be conducted in a legal manner – please see information on the Committee of Advertising Practice website www.cap.org.uk/cap/advice_online/advice_online_database/ and view the Advertising rules for charities document.

• Tickets cannot be sold on the street and it is the responsibility of the charity to ensure that ticket sales are conducted in a legal manner.

• You must be a small charity to benefit from this lottery – this is a 100% not-for-profit organisation with an annual raised voluntary income of £1.5 million. If the charity is not of this income size and a winning ticket is picked, it will be null and void. The FSI will make random spot checks on size of charities participating. If you wish to find out more information about small charities and why the FSI supports them, please do get in contact.

• Tickets will only be sent out in batches of 500 at a time. Once an organisation has been sent 1,500 tickets no more will be sent out to them until batches of their completed ticket stubs have been received in the office.

The Great Big small Charity Car Draw is kindly supported by

Car Draw Supporters

fsi — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 09:52:51 +0000

Step 1: Pick a charity

Make sure the small charity you want to support is registered in the draw or select one of the fantastic small charities already participating here. If the charity you wish to support is not registered, why not send them an email and encourage them to take part.

Step 2: Pick type of ticket

Choose to buy online or contact the charity to buy paper tickets from them in person. Note: not all charities will register for both options.

The winning ticket will be drawn on 25th October at the FSI Forum for small charities.

Step 3: Spread the word

For every £2 ticket sold, the charity receives £1.90! So, get your friends, family and colleagues involved and raise money for small charities at the same time as being in with a chance of winning a stunning new Fiat 500!

Step 4: Cross your Fingers

The draw will take place on 25th October 2011 at the FSI’s Forum for small charities. The winner will be contacted and the winning ticket number will be put on http://www.smallcharitycardraw.co.uk

Have a look through our Frequently Asked Questions and our downloadable step by step supporters guide if you’d like to find out more.

*100% not-for-profit organisations with an annual raised voluntary income of less than £1.5 million

The Great Big small Charity Car Draw is kindly supported by

The FSI. Registered Charity Number: 1123384.

Licensed by the Gambling Commission www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk

Licence numbers: 019816-R-302937-001 (remote) and 019816-N-302938-001 (non-remote)

Promoter: Pauline Broomhead, The FSI, Level 2 Ingestre Court, Ingestre Place, London, W1F 0JL

FSI Challenge 2011 Participating Charities

fsi — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 10:13:41 +0000

The Small Charities supported this year…

Ostomy Lifestyle - support people affected by stoma surgery (resulting in a colostomy, ileostomy or urostomy) ensuring that they are able to lead a full and active life.

Our Sansar – is a young development NGO run by a team of volunteers, working on a number of projects helping communities that do not receive help from other sources.

The Cathedral Archer Project (CAP) – is a day centre that helps people who are homeless. Homelessness can include sleeping rough, occasional hostel spaces, camping on friends’ floors and sofas, and squatting. The CAP is a place of safety and warmth, where homeless and vulnerable people will be welcomed and supported. Service users include alcohol and substance abusers, street workers, people with learning difficulties and disabilities, refugees and failed asylum seekers from a variety of backgrounds and ages.

The Cure Parkinson’s Trust - has one bold aim, to cure Parkinson’s. Our research profile is dynamic and we have become known for our trailblazing approach which has uncovered new targets in the treatment of Parkinson’s.

India Direct – is a small UK charity based in Cheshire, run entirely by volunteers who have a heart for the poor and have donated time and skills to achieve something real and lasting for India’s poorest people – the Outcastes and Untouchables (Dalits). We have a team of 7 Trustees and a small band of helpers.

The FSI - everyday small charitable organisations support individuals, families and communities and positively touch the lives of millions. On a daily basis thousands of these organisations struggle to remain open. The FSI delivers expert knowledge, strategy and support to them free of charge so their futures are secure and their users protected.

St Wilfred’s PTA - need to build a new school for our 400+ children, aged 3-11, and have taken on the task of raising the £300,000 required towards it. We want to Make A Difference and are racing towards the finish line to raise as much as we can.

Village Aid - strongly believes that African people are best placed to deal with the problems in Africa. We help them by providing resources and capital so they can develop solutions. Village Aid works closely in partnership with locally based grassroots organisations that are at the heart of the communities which they support.

Platform 51 – supports girls and women as they take control of their lives. Girls and women are at the heart of all we do. Our activities, services and campaigns are about things they need and want. We give them a platform to have their say and challenge discrimination.

Friends of the Peak District - works to protect and enhance the landscapes of the Peak District National Park and surrounding area. Despite its national park status, the Peak District is fragile and remains vulnerable to a wide range of threats. We are the only charity dedicated to protecting it.

LivLife - gives people the chance to live a life they’ve chosen. We offer the communities we work with education, support and training to get them out of poverty and to where they want to go. Be it IT skills, tailoring, languages for tourism or business skills, we have a solution. Our centres in Tanzania are free for the local community and are hub of the communities we work in.

Uganda Development Services - UDS empowers people, young and old, to escape poverty. We provide access to a world of information through our Development Centre in Kamuli and we train communities to improve their livelihoods. These practical solutions to poverty help people improve their livelihoods and health.

Tameside Oldham and Glossop Mind - Tameside Oldham and Glossop Mind is an innovative charity that works with people with mental health issues. Our mission is to be an organisation of excellence with an ever changing and diverse range of activities and services that promotes psychological and physical well-being, stimulates recovery and leads to social inclusion within mainstream society.

SYEDA - Syeda is a regional charity that supports anyone suffering from an eating disorder and their carers. We use a wide range of services tailored to suit individual and family needs which include:-

Telephone helpline
Support Groups
Counselling & Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Complementary Therapies
Dietetics
Mentoring & Befriending
Workshops & Training

ReachOut! – creates, develops and supports dynamic mentoring relationships. Our student mentors inspire Manchester’s young people to learn new skills, broaden their horizons, aim high and be the best they can be. ReachOut! mentoring is based on our core values; by addressing the specific needs of each person, we build our mentees’ competence and help develop character.

Karmic Angels - are now in their 3^rd year and are just starting their 4^th school build in less than 2 years in the bush in the Gambia, West Africa. We also place orphan children into education at the schools, support football academies and supply equipment for the health sector.

Migraine Action - provide information and support to migraineurs and their families throughout the UK and overseas. Migraine Action strives to provide an excellent patient led, compassionate and empathetic support community for individuals affected by migraine.

Down’s Syndrome Derby - The charity exists to make a positive difference for individuals with Down syndrome in East Midlands. We do this by working with the individuals, families and the professionals involved in their development.

Asylum Welcome - exists for people fleeing persecution and danger in their own countries, who seek refuge in Oxford and Oxfordshire. Our work is to reduce poverty, suffering and social isolation and to enable asylum seekers and refugees to live with the respect and dignity to which they are entitled.

Baobab Centre for Young Survivors in Exile - Through psychotherapy and practical support the Baobab Centre supports child, adolescent and young adult survivors of extreme organised violence who are refugees or asylum seekers. Most are alone having lost close family in war and political violence.

Ann Craft Trust (ACT) is a national charity committed to safeguarding disabled children and vulnerable adults from abuse. We provide the following services:

Training, Consultancy, Seminars, Workshops and conferences
Membership
Research, Publications and Books
Information and Advice
Serious Case REview
Campaigns

Car Draw Home Page

fsi — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:48:27 +0000

The Great Big small Charity Car draw 2011 is now CLOSED!

The Great Big small Charity Car Draw has been drawn and the lucky winner will soon be taking delivery of a brand new FIAT 500.

We are pleased to announce that the winner is Wendy Roach who bought her ticket from the 7^th Dudley Scout Group.

Congratulations go to our winner!

Thank you to all charities that took part and to their supporters that made it another successful year. Here are some of the highlights:

* 193 charities took part in 2011 Great Big small Charity Car Draw.

* 41,377 tickets were sold at £2 each meaning £78,781.80was raised for small charities.

* 17.66% of the sales were online and 82.34% were offline/ paper ticket sales.

* The average amount of funds raised from the car draw per charity was £423.25. This is a good increase on last year’s £327.88 average.

* The top selling charity this year was The Animal House Rescue who raised £5,980 (£5,692.96 with 95.2%). Congratulations to them!

The next top selling charities were:

2. Daisy Chain – £5,474

3. Karmic Angels – £2,804

4. Letchworth Arts Centre – £2,426

5. Chickenshed – £2,124

23 Charities raised over £1000

Well done to all of you that took part, you’ve made it the biggest Car Draw yet!!!

Here is the link to complete our online survey about the Car Draw. We really value your feed back so that we can try to make the Car Draw even better for next year.

The Great Big small Charity Car Draw is kindly supported by:

Christmas Challenge 2011

fsi — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 13:34:38 +0000

We’ve launched a brand new small charity Christmas Fundraiser for 2011! For more information visit: www.smallcharitychristmas.org.