Ambassadors 2020/2021

As we approach the end of this year *sigh of relief* we set our vision on how we can continue to make an impact in 2021 (Our 35th year!). Our goals include: increasing our “Young Leader Programme” participants to 40 by July, developing our “KEEN Buddies” programme, and increasing our “Friends of KEEN” numbers.

Part of the fun of being an ambassador is having the freedom to come up with creative ways to help us raise money, with full support from our team.

During the second half of this year, we have seen fundraising events be heavily impacted by the pandemic - an article by the European Funding Association reported a £10 billion funding gap for UK charities in August. Despite the hardship felt by everyone this year, those most affected are those we are trying to help; loneliness and isolation were growing problems in our society without social distancing measures.

There are obvious hurdles to helping out in the current climate, but fundraising is possible!

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This could include:

  • Zoom raffles

  • Doing a sponsored run over a few weeks, or even a month using a running app

  • “Frock swap” - where people pay entry to enter into a clothes swap (Via Depop if socially distancing)

  • Gaming/Movie marathon live-streams

Could you be our next ambassador?

More inspiration can be found online. For ideas, try a google search and see what you can find!

Looking ahead, we prepare for “Giving Day” - a 24-hour fundraising marathon (Details dropping very soon). There are other exciting events around the corner, and we can’t wait to hear your thoughts and ideas! Tell your friends and have a brainstorm. Now is the time where your impact can make the biggest difference. Check out our ambassadors page , and feel free to get in touch with us. We’re in this together, we hope to meet up soon at one of our future events; in the meantime, get fundraising!

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