Event materials
Get on board!
Fundraising
Some tips for collecting sponsorship money;
• Make sure your first sponsor is generous - this way the others are more likely to follow suit.
• Take your sponsor forms with you wherever you go!
• If you have a personal reason for supporting The National Autistic Society, share it as people tend to respond well to personal stories.
• Make sure you ask your sponsors if they would like to Gift Aid their donation and if so ensure they fill in all their details and tick the Gift Aid column on the form. Please note to be able to claim Gift Aid we will need the sponsors home address.
This could mean an extra 28p for every £1 donated!
• Thank everyone and keep them involved with your progress and news/photos after doing the walk.
You can alternatively collect sponsorship money online. Just Giving is a quick and easy way for collecting sponsorship from colleagues and friends www.justgiving.com/nationalautistic/raisemoney
Resources to help you organise your own Train Walk
1. Train Walk poster – A4
Helpful to promote your Train Walk - Put up in local supermarkets, offices, schools ….etc.
2. Train Tickets template
Give to your ‘Train Walkers’ to confirm your walk details
3. Train Walk sponsorship form
Give to your ‘Train Walkers’ to collect sponsorship money
4. Train Walk registration and Gift Aid form
Use this form to record your Walkers as they sign up, plus any further registrations on the day of your walk. Return after your event to ensure that we can claim vital Gift Aid.
5. Train Walk certificate
Recognise your ‘Train Walkers’ fundraising efforts
You can also order medals, banners and balloons to support your walk just call
Publicising your Train Walk
1. Branches press release
2. General press release
3. Branches letter to editors
4. General letter to editors
The NAS press team can help you contact your local media (newspapers, TV and radio), to gain potential publicity for your Thomas & Friends Train Walk. Contacting your local media is really easy and the NAS press team will support you every step of the way. You can contact the press team anytime on 020 7903 3593 or press@nas.org.uk
• One month before your Train Walk download the press release template or ask the NAS press team to send you a copy. Personalise the template with the details of your Train Walk.
• Ask the NAS press team for the contact details of your local newspapers, radio and tv stations and then send your press release to your local media.
• A week before your walk, call your local newspaper and invite them to send a photographer along to take pictures of your Train Walk.
• When you’ve completed your Train Walk, use the letter template to send to your local newspaper editor to thank all the people who supported you.
We can’t guarantee that the media will use information provided but we’ll do what we can to help you. We suggest you forward all media communication to the NAS press team prior to the media.