Gift Aid Gift Aid is a scheme which allows charities to claim 25p in every £1 of a charitable donation made by a UK taxpayer. Expand Gift Aid is only eligible on a personal donation. We cannot claim Gift Aid on donations from companies, Charitable Trusts, raffles or merchandise. For more information, please read this useful guide from HMRC. Download your Gift Aid Declaration form.
Please can you send a t-shirt / running vest for my fundraising event? Proud to be supporting Birmingham Women's Hospital Charity Expand We do have t-shirts available for adults. We ask for a suggested donation of £5 per t-shirt to cover our costs in purchasing these. Running vests are also available, and we ask for a suggested donation of £8 per vest to cover our costs in purchasing these. For certain events, such as the Great Birmingham Run, we’ll provide you with a free vest for representing our charity!
I would like my money to buy a specific piece of equipment Find out more. Expand We accommodate this wherever possible, but it can take some time for the Fundraising Team to clarify with the hospital wards what items they may need and the cost involved. Please specify this in the 'additional comments' section in the donation form or fundraising registration form.
My donation doesn’t appear to have been banked. How do I check you have received my funds/donation? Expand We can check our systems here to confirm receipt of a donation. If you are concerned that it might not have reached us, please feel free to contact us. If you have posted a cheque to us, please note it can take up to 2 weeks to process cheque payments, but if you have any concerns, please do give us a call.
I would like to be taken off your mailing list How do I go about this? Expand All you need to do is unsubscribe from the email itself, there will be a link at the bottom. Alternatively, you can contact us and a member of our Supporter Care Team can sort this out for you.
Am I allowed to use your logo on posters/leaflets etc that I've made to advertise my own event? Our team can help you personally with any logo requests Expand We do have guidelines in place around the use of our charity logo, so it is always best to contact us first if would like to use our logo to help promote/advertise your fundraising. We can then ensure you have the correct version to meet legal requirements. All printed and digital materials featuring the logo must be approved by your contact point in the Fundraising Team. To request a copy of our logo, contact us.
How do I set up a regular gift? Donating regular amounts is of great long term support to our charity, here's how to set this up. Expand If you would like to set up a monthly donation to us by direct debit, please visit the Donate section of our website. If you have any questions please call our Supporter Care team on 0121 335 8040.
How do I leave a gift in my Will? A precious gift to support the future of Birmingham Women’s Hospital, here's what you need to do. Expand For over 140 years people have been leaving gifts in their Wills to support our hospital which have gone on to help future generations of women, babies and families. For more information please visit Gifts in Wills page {link} or contact our Supporter Care Team.
I want to approach people door to door to ask for donations We advise against this as explained here Expand We do not allow our supporters or their companies to collect cash or sponsorship donations door to door. If someone visits your home claiming to represent our charity please call 0121 335 8040.
Can I organise my own bucket collection? It does depend on where you plan to do this - as explained here Expand In order to hold a bucket collection in a public area, you will need to apply for a licence from the local council where you are planning to collect. There can be a cost to this, and it often requires some time to set up/organise. It is much simpler to hold a collection in a supermarket, or shop where you just need to get the agreement of the Store Manager. You will also need a ‘Letter of Authenticity’ from Birmingham Women’s Hospital Charity as well as our secure fundraising buckets. Please contact us to organise these and please try to give us at least two weeks’ notice.
How can I obtain a quote from the Fundraising Team? It's for a newspaper article about the charity Expand Our Fundraising team will be able to help with these requests. Please contact our Supporter Care Team on 0121 335 8040 or contact us.
Please could you come and collect my tin/bucket? Our tin is full or our event has now finished - what do I do? Expand We don’t currently offer a collection service for our tins/buckets and it is the responsibility of the supporter to return the tin or bucket along with its contents to our Fundraising Office here at the hospital. Having said that, we will always try to help in collecting tins/buckets from a supporter if they are having problems in returning it and if we can find a member of the Fundraising Team who is able to collect. Please contact us to see how best we can support you in returning the tin/bucket to us.
I am not happy with the way my fundraising has been dealt with I am not happy with the way my fundraising has been dealt with Expand I would like to make a complaint. Please contact us via post, email, telephone or our contact form and we will be in touch.
I would like to raise funds for Birmingham Women’s Hospital Where do I start? Expand If you already know what you’d like to do to raise funds for our hospital and have either signed up to a third party event or are organising your own event please complete our fundraising registration form{link to registration form}.Once you have completed and submitted this form, a member of the fundraising staff will be in touch with you within 48 hours to discuss your plans, help with free materials we can send to you and allocate a direct point of contact for your fundraising going forwards. If you aren’t sure what to do, but know you’d like to raise funds for our hospital, we can give you lots of ideas, such as giving something up for a week or a month, arranging a quiz night, organising a cake sale, hold a name the bear competition and many more. Alternatively, you might with to join one of our Birmingham Women’s Hospital's organised events, all displayed on our Events pages {insert link} on our website. Please either email us or call us on 0121 335 8040.
What are the regulations surrounding raffles? Raffles are a form of lottery and therefore have additional rules - we'll explain here Expand Supporters must pay to enter and there must be at least one prize. Raffles that do not require a license are a ‘Small Raffle’ or a ‘Private Raffle’. Small Raffle Tickets cannot be sold to anyone under the age of 16 years old. Tickets are sold at the same price (If tickets cost £1 you cannot have a ‘special offer’ of e.g. Five for £4). Tickets must be sold on the day of the draw only (Not in the days leading up to it) and the results made public on the same day. You can spend a maximum of £500 on prizes (Donated prizes’ value does not count so you can have as many donated prizes as you like). You can have a gift voucher as a prize but not actual cash. All proceeds must go to Birmingham Women’s Hospital Charity. Private Raffle Tickets are sold to people who are members of the same club, or who live/ work on the same premises. The raffle can only be promoted to the members or to people on the premises. You will need to email your Local Authority for a ‘Society Raffle’ if Tickets are sold over a longer period of time (more than one day). Tickets will be sold to the general public. Just let them know when the raffle is happening, what prizes you are offering and how many tickets you hope to sell and they will advise you on the type of licence you will need and any costs that will be incurred. For detailed information please see the Institute of Fundraising website
Can I support a specific ward or appeal? Yes, here's how... Expand Yes! You can support the charity as a whole, a specific Ward or Department or our current Appeal. Just let us know where you want the money to go in the comments section on your Registration Form
How will my entry help? This is how your entry helps. Expand For every £1 you play each week, 50p comes back to our charity. This means that thanks to our lottery players, our patients are the real winners. Your support will ensure we can be at the forefront of what is possible for our women, babies and their families.
What are the terms and conditions? View the terms and conditions here. Expand There’s no limit to how many winners we have each week, or how many times you win as long as you’re in the draw. All you need is three or more digits of your numbers to match in the same positions as the digits in the winning number sequence. For example, if the winning number sequence was 123456, the lottery number 163057 would be a 3-digit winning match; because 3 digits are positioned in the same place in the sequence. You must be 16 years old or over to enter our lottery. Minimum entry is £1 per week. Winning numbers are drawn on Friday and displayed weekly on our Unity Lottery page. The promoter of this lottery is Miranda Williams, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospitals Charity, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, B4 6NH. Registered Charity Number 1160875. Licensed by Birmingham City Council - Registration No.6746.
How are the winners selected? This is how winners are selected. Expand Every Friday, the lucky winners are selected at random.Winners have to match 3, 4, 5 or all 6 digits of the winning number in the correct place in the sequence. 3-digit match = 5 entries into the next draw. 4-digit match = £25. 5-digit match = £1,000. 6-digit match = £25,000Don’t forget, you can increase your odds of winning by signing up to more than one chance each week.The winning lottery number will be published on the results page of the Unity website. Our Fundraising Team will contact you if you win and your winning cheque will arrive in the post. For practical help and support on problem gambling, contact GAMCARE on 0808 802 0133 or visit www.begambleaware.org if needed.