Ashley Westpfel Regional Fundraising Manager

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Fundraising Through Schools Universities
Ashley Westpfel Regional Fundraising Manager
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Independence
7,000 Children helped to date
70,000 disabled children are watching childhood
pass them by. All they need is the right
mobility equipment, the right training and the
right advice at the right time.
Helping Children be Children
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Whizz-Kidz

• Turn over of 4.5m
• The Regional Team
• 3 people, 2 based in London, 1 Remote worker in
  the Midlands.

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Schools
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Working with schools

• History of schools supporting Whizz-Kidz
• Strong synergy with schools
• Potential growth
• Increased Awareness
• Size of Market

TOTAL Primary 22156 Secondary 4209
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School Starz
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What is School Starz?
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Be Proactive

• Multi fundraising team approach
• Eventers
• Corporate Partners
• Whizz-Kidz Beneficiaries
• Volunteers

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Volunteer Youth Speaker
Raise Awareness
Purpose
Activities
Raise Money
Seek out talks
Volunteer Youth Speaker
Give Presentations
Skills
Communication
Spare Time
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Universities
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Universities

• 116 Universities in UK
• 166 Higher Education Institutions
• Methods of raising money
• RAG Raise and Give
• Apply for Grants Specific Tangible

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Universities

• Benefits
• Brand Awareness
• New Audiences
• Able to engage them in other activity
• Challenges
• Difficult to build a relationship with
• Hard to ensure that they stay on message
• Reputation of the charity
• Merchandising Costs

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The Results

• Schools
• 42 increase in schools supporting Whizz-Kidz
• Universities
• Consistent and regular support from a number of
  Universities.

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• Thank you
• Questions