A fundraiser is a way to get people together, raise funds for a charity close to your heart, and above all, it can be a way of honouring your loved one. People have been fundraising for Féileacáin in loving memory of their beautiful babies, we know how important this is to you and your family. We have been on the fundraising end too, and we know how much you want your baby’s name to be spoken and heard, and we want to say that we hear you. And we want to be there for you and support you throughout the process because we know, for many of you, this is so much more than a fundraiser!
Fundraisers and donors are the backbone of Féileacáin. These are the people that keep the whole organisation going. The funds raised provide so many people with the most precious memories with their babies, and this, as you may know, is truly priceless. Fundraisers are so important, not only for raising funds, but for spreading the word and allowing a place for people to grieve and talk about their babies. So many of the people who have come to Féileacáin throughout the years, only did so after hearing about Féileacáin through a fundraiser. This support is immeasurable to us, so we are grateful to you all for so much more than funds.
To safeguard the fundraisers and comply with Charity Regulations we have some guidelines which we require all fundraisers to adhere to:
- If you would like to organise a fundraiser, and before you get started, please contact Féileacáin by emailing fundraising@feileacain.ie to let us know about your fundraiser. This way we can help support you and keep a record of your fundraiser should we receive any enquiries.
- The use of the Féileacáin logo is not permitted without prior consent.
- Féileacáin must be notified of any public collections and a Garda Permit must be obtained. Garda Permits for Fundraising | The Wheel
- Féileacáin encourages online fundraisers/donations where possible using iDonate | Charity Fundraising Ireland | Donations | Fundraising or by clicking on the “red” donate button on the top right-hand corner of our website’s homepage. If this is not possible, we can provide you with secure, tagged collection boxes, which should be opened by an official Feileacain representative and counted with you after the fundraiser.
We will ask you to cosign the amount counted with the representative. A receipt will be given and signed by both parties.
- When using sponsorship cards, we would ask them to be returned after use (either used or unused)
- We would ask that any funds raised would be transferred or handed over to Féileacáin within 30 days of completion of the fundraiser.
- Sometimes after a fundraiser people would like a cheque presentation done. We always love to meet fundraisers when we can and if possible, we will. It is our policy that we will only take a cheque presentation photo either after or during the transfer of funds. It is not possible to take a ‘presentation photo’ prior to organising the funds to be transferred.
- We try to keep track of all fundraisers so we can thank you and support you along the way. If we have somehow missed your donation, please call us as we may receive your funds and not been sure how to get in touch.
- If you are making a bank transfer to Féileacáin, please put your name as the reference followed by an email to fundraising@feileacain.ie with details of your transfer.
- Please note, Féileacáin do not permit door to door knocking.
- We are happy to support with fundraising materials. Please feel free to discuss this with a Féileacáin team member.
- If Féileacáin are approached enquiring about a fundraiser which we were not aware of, we will endeavour to make contact as soon as possible. This will be to touch base and to see if we can help and make sure we can verify all fundraisers organised.
We know there can be a lot of paperwork and we are so grateful to you all for continuing to support us. Your trust is imperative to Féileacáin, and to all the services Féileacáin deliver, which is why we treat this with the utmost importance.
Féileacáin is bound by the Charity Regulator and must be aware of all fundraising activities in its name.