Fundraising for Local Groups, Regions and Nations
Local groups have many demands on their time. This fundraising information below is not meant to be one more job for rebels, but it is support to save time for those who do want to get involved.
There are fundraising sheets to print on page 18 in section C below which can be used at any event and just using those will make a real difference.
Our priority is growing the movement, so on the streets fundraising should not take priority over outreach and getting sign ups to our Action Network mailing list.
A. General information
Why do we need money? What fundraising do we do? Monthly giving. Sign ups are crucial. Who do we...
1. Why Does XR Need Money?
Extinction Rebellion UK spends around £1m a year on its basic activities, which include: • Suppo...
2. What Fundraising Does XR Already Do?
Fundraising is a crucial role in Extinction Rebellion. Without it we cannot make the impact and ...
3. Funding for Specific Activities
There is often ringfenced grant funding for certain activities in XR. If we do not use this gran...
4. Why Regular Monthly Giving to XR is So Important
In the run up to The Big One in April 2023 some 50,000 people gave one off donations to XR raisin...
5. Why Outreach to Get Sign Ups to XR's Action Network Mailing List Helps Fundraising
XR uses its Action Network emailing lists to send information to people who have previously 'sign...
6. Should you Raise Money for Your Local Group? Your Region/Nation? Or For XR UK?
All local groups, regions and nations are autonomous and will make their own decisions about wher...
B. How-to guides
Bank accounts, card devices, Chuffed, Text to Donate, Social Media, XR Communities
7. XR Bank Accounts. What If You Don't Have One?
It is useful having a bank account for fundraising, particularly if you want to create Chuffed fu...
8. Using donation tins and buckets
You can buy donation tins and buckets online, or make your own of course. Metal or plastic coffe...
9. Contactless/Card Payment Devices
Contactless/card payment devices are very helpful for fundraising, now that fewer people carry ca...
10. Using Chuffed and Stripe to Create Fundraisers for XR
Chuffed is a fantastic way to raise funds, as long as you have a bank account to receive the mone...
11. Text to Donate Fundraising
Text to donate is an easy way for people to donate to XR UK using their mobile phones. XR have t...
12. Social Media fundraising
Social media is a great way to share and multiply your fundraising, particularly for local groups...
13. Action Network Email creating mode with Drag and Drop Option
Creating a Donate Button on Emails in Action Network URL to use for donations for The Big One ...
How to ask for a donation in an email/guide/other document
Here are a few suggestions of text you can use next to a Donate button in an Email Longer form ...
Action Network Email creating mode with HTML (not knowing how to code in HTML)
Creating a Donate Button on Emails in Action Network URL to use for donations for The Big One ...
14. Festivals and Artblockers fundraising
Festivals and Artblockers can get bespoke support from the Fundraising team, please get in touch!...
15. XR Communities fundraising
XR Communities can get bespoke support from the Fundraising team, please get in touch! Contact u...
C. Help and resources
Fundraising as part of your activities, Resources, Training, Telegram and Mattermost support
16. How to include fundraising with outreach and other XR activities
Outreach If you have an outreach interaction that ends with a “sign up” (to Action Network) the...
17 Handy double sided cards with QR codes to both SIGN UP and to DONATE
Little cards (the size of a business card) with a SIGN UP QR code on one side and a DONATE QR c...
18. A4 Posters with TEXT TO DONATE and DONATE QR codes
Download A4 poster You can put the A4 poster into an acrylic upstand like the one pictured (on t...
19. Get more help at the monthly Fundraising workshops
Starting Monday 4 September 2023 we will run fundraising workshops on Zoom for local groups, regi...
20. Get more fundraising help on Mattermost or Telegram
If you have questions after reading these fundraising pages then you can ask for support either o...