Discover how you can get involved with STRM – SEND the Right Message Charity, from fundraising to raising awareness.
We are registered with the Fundraising Regulator, the independent regulator of charitable fundraising. The regulator sets and promotes the standards for fundraising practice.
As registered members, we aim to adhere to the Fundraising Promise and the Code of Fundraising Practice, ensuring our fundraising is;
We are devoted to supporting SEND families to maintain our support services, and you can help us raise money to support our work.
The money you raise goes straight back into the charity’s work in supporting some of the most disadvantaged people in society.
STRM depends on donations and the assistance of people like you to continue providing support services and training for families living in Southend, Castle Point, and Rochford districts where a child has been identified as having specific educational needs and/or disabilities.
Before raising funds for STRM, you must read this information, as charity fundraising is regulated by law. Please also refer to www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk and www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk to ensure you comply with any fundraising codes of practice relevant to your event.
STRM – SEND the Right Message Charity is a ‘by parents and for parents’ charity whose aim is to support families with children and young people (0-25) who have Specific Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND)* in Southend, Castle Point & Rochford Districts.
A charity registered in England.
Charity Number 1193572
*Suspected or diagnosed
£5 donation provides the membership fee for one family for a year.
The £10 donation provides the membership fee for two families experiencing financial difficulty for a year.
£15 provides a parent carer with an online or in-person support session
£30 provides a parent carer with specialist talk or training session
£60 enables us to provide one-off support sessions like the Cost-of-living Crisis Sessions
£75 provides a parent carer with a Disability Benefit appointment or Family Remedy appointment
£156 provides a child or young person with a place at our Bouldering Club for eight weeks.
First, thank you’ for choosing to fundraise to support STRM – SEND the Right Message Registered Charity.
If you want to raise money, we can send you our fundraising pack and support you in raising awareness of your event.
We can also provide collection buckets and sponsorship forms to help you with your fundraising activities.
An easy way to raise money and support for STRM is by placing one of our collection pots in your workplace or a restaurant, pub, or hairdresser you may visit regularly.
Get in touch on [email protected]
• Staff engagement and morale
• Positive brand association and Corporate social responsibility
• Increased networking opportunities
• Team building
Put charitable giving at the heart of your workplace. Give As You Earn is simple to implement and enables employees to give straight from their salary before tax, which means each donation goes a little bit further but costs your employees less.
Sponsoring one of our events is a fantastic way to support us with excellent brand awareness amongst your customers and our supporters.
Here are our top corporate fundraising ideas to engage your team and raise money for a good cause.
• Raffle
• Bake sale
• Bingo
• Pub-style quiz
• Auction
• Shave your head/wax your legs challenge
• Sponsored silence
• Fancy dress/dress down day
• Manager baby photo competition
• Office sweepstake
• Sports day
• Film night
• Spare change bucket
• Guess the number of sweets in a jar
• Bring lunch to work – donate what would have been spent eating out
• Foreign coin exchange
Get in touch if you would like to support us
Raise funds for STRM when you shop online!
Is there an easier way to support us?
If you shop online with retailers like Amazon, Argos, John Lewis, Tesco, iTunes, or eBay, then why not sign up for easy fundraising and raise money for STRM at no cost to you or us?
Supporting STRM could not be easier; it takes just three simple steps:
Use Easyfundraising’s Donation Reminder!
This is a browser extension plug-in that, once you have downloaded it, pops up automatically when you shop to let you know when a donation is available on a brand’s website.
Enjoy the feeling of making a difference, and have fun!
Here are some fundraising ideas.
Organise a pub quiz down your local – you could even approach local businesses to donate a prize.
• Ask family and friends to donate money instead of gifts for a special occasion.
• Take on a sponsored challenge – from a skydive to a marathon, there is always a new challenge you might like to try.
• Organise a charity evening, like a dinner or bonfire night, with your friends, church, or rotary club.
• Hold a Christmas carol concert or Pancake Day fundraiser, or similar
• Organise a raffle
Whether you are a student or a staff member, everyone can get involved with fundraising at your school.
• Hold a non-uniform day, and ask pupils to donate a pound to participate.
• Organise a talent show with students (and staff) showcasing their talents to a paying audience.
Rally your work colleagues or customers to pull together and make a difference.
• Hold a raffle with work-themed prizes.
• Organise an office tournament. Friendly competition is great for team building, whether it’s a football match or a bake-off.
• Have a dress-down day in the office in exchange for a small donation.
Click here to contact us for our fundraising pack.
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STRM were lucky enough to have their application accepted and continue to raise funding for our Bouldering Club.
Here is an existing campaign that you can also contribute towards:
Facebook covers all donation processing fees when you start a non-profit fundraiser on Facebook.
Note: If you have blocked the Meta page, you won’t see the Meta donation on your fundraiser. The donation will still be made.
A message will pop up that congratulates you on creating your fundraiser. From there, you can invite your friends to donate, share your fundraiser in your Feed, or donate to the fundraiser yourself.
Donating foreign coins to our charity is a great way to make a little extra money to support us. Please bring it along to one of our support sessions or our office at Labyrinth House, or if you have a large amount, we can arrange a collection for you.
• Help us by donating any currency
• All foreign coins and banknotes
• Any old UK or Irish money
• All current UK coins & banknotes
• Any obsolete currency (pre-decimal)
Get in touch to arrange to drop off at our office. Contact: [email protected]
