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Fundraising for Communication Matters

Thank you for looking at this page and for your help and support for Communication Matters.

As a charity, we rely heavily on donations and fundraising to be able to meet our aims to increase awareness about AAC, improve service standards, encourage research and influence government for change.

If you are planning to fundraise in our name, please contact the office as we can help promote your event.

There are many ways you can help (big or small)! Scroll down for some ideas:

JustGiving

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Give As You Live

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You can send one-off donations, set up monthly donations or create your own fundraising page on these sites. For example, you could do a sponsored run and direct people to your page to raise money for us.

It’s very easy to do: just click on JustGiving or Give as You Live to start fundraising for us!

ChariTable Bookings

CharitableBookings.com is the travel and lifestyle platform with a social purpose. Book at over 28,000,000 accommodation listings in partnership with Booking.com and Expedia with a price match promise. They help raise unrestricted funds for thousands of charitable causes at no additional cost to you.

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Give as you Live

Go shopping online via Give as you Live – every purchase you make raises funds for us and it won’t cost you a penny more. Sign up now!

Donate here

PayPal Giving Fund

Set us as your favourite charity on PayPal (Charity name: ISAAC UK) – this means you can choose to donate £1 to Communication Matters whenever you checkout using PayPal. Set us as your favourite charity now, just click on the heart symbol underneath our name! Your support is really appreciated, thank you.

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CM Cupcake & Natter Packs

Why not hold a Cupcake & Natter event in your school, workplace or home?

You can order a fundraising pack for just £1 – it contains a flyer, cupcake recipe and 24 CM cupcake toppers. Contact our office at [email protected] to order your pack.

More information here

Communication Matters Merchandise

We have lots of CM goodies for you – why not buy something for yourself or as a gift for someone. You can also bulk-buy to sell at your fundraising event!

  • Wristbands – £1 each
  • Fridge magnets – £1 each
  • Car stickers – £1 each
  • Ceramic badges – £2 each
  • Button badges – 50p each
  • History of CM book – £3 each

All profits are 100% donated to Communication Matters.

Please contact our office to purchase merchandise. We can also loan you a CM collection box by post. Please let us know if you would like to borrow one.

Thank you again for considering supporting CM!

Here are some other ways you can fundraise for Communication Matters at any time!

  • Set up a Facebook Fundraiser
  • Give as you Live raises free donations when you sign up and shop online
  • AmazonSmile donates a % of your Amazon shop to your chosen charity
  • Livestream a challenge
  • If you enjoy playing video games then Gaming for Good is for you!
  • For those fitness fanatics why not connect your Strava account to your fundraising page?
  • Host a virtual Comedy, Music or Quiz Night, Cooking Class or Craft Night, share those skills!
  • Have an ‘At Home Sports Day’ and get sponsored to do a challenge.
  • Ask your local supermarket to make CM their local ‘drop a token’ charity appeal
  • Check out this A-Z of Fundraising Ideas

If you’d like to run a fundraiser or have your own ideas, we can help you! Get in touch on [email protected] or 0113 343 1533.

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