fundraising

The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in many major fundraising events and initiatives to remain on hold or become rescheduled. However despite the pandemic in place, this doesn’t have to stop people fundraising. As such, event organisers can continue to hold fundraising events and practices, whilst being mindful of government regulations. Here are Handband’s top tips and ideas to keep you from raising funds during this difficult time.   Continue reading →

Most eleven-year-old birthday parties are a little different than the one hosted by Jules Murray. While most youngsters are inviting friends over for jelly and ice cream, Jules was amassing a team of artists, ready to help save Africa’s endangered rhinos. Jules is a South African living in Hong Kong, but her wristband-based fundraising campaign is already making waves as far afield as Australia. Her fundraising activities began when she brought her schoolyard chums together to paint portraits to auction off to raise proceeds for endangered African rhinos. Continue reading →

We all get enthusiastic about starting an awareness campaign or fundraising for a cause close to our hearts. But many go off half-cocked and don't achieve their goals as a result. This leads to a whole lot of hard work for little return which can turn off the very people you're trying to raise funds from.  So how do you get started properly? Fundraising Questions There are a few questions you must answer first. What is your fundraising plan - without a plan you'll achieve little. How much fundraising do you need/want? - have a goal and be realistic, then work backwards from there. Who will do what? - don't leave tasks to chance or try to do it all yourself.  Involve others and win them over so that they will become evangelists for your cause. What are you fundraising the money for - have a very specific goal in mind (a new wheelchair for 7 kids.) When do we need the fundraising by? Too soon and you'll struggle, too far and you'll lose momentum. Continue reading →

A University of Windsor law student has launched a wristband sales campaign with half of the proceeds going to benefit the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. Aaron Lewicki decided to start selling the bands commemorating the University of Windsor’s 50th anniversary after visiting the university’s bookstore last year looking for school merchandise to give out as Christmas gifts. After finding out that the silicone rubber wristbands weren’t available, Lewicki, who encountered the bands when he was studying at the University of Waterloo, decided to bring the bands to Windsor himself. “Our varsity teams at Waterloo sold them as fundraisers and I decided I’d sell them to benefit the breast cancer foundation,” said Lewicki. “My mother has always been a big supporter of the organization Continue reading →

Did you know? The average person sees some 5000 advertising or promotional messages a day - including banner ads, billboards, tv ads, and so on. So how to get awareness for your campaign in a way that won't costs millions, stays in people's minds for longer than 5 seconds and actively grabs attention? Simple really! Handband promotional wristbands are brilliant for exactly that because they come in cool colours, everybody loves wearing them - even adults and you print all sorts of things on them.  They stay around for ages the typical wearer has it on for 2 1/2 weeks. It especially makes sense for a charity because no one minds wearing something quite cool for a good cause. They're cost effective, easy to re-order, easy to distribute and you can simply give them away or charge a modest fee. Continue reading →