Fundraising with the teamwork challenge
We have deliberately created the sledge pull to use the unique moment of the Scott Centenary to create benefit for young people; specifically to raise funds for adventure and exploration activities and to create these opportunities in areas where they do not so readily exist. Fundraising for the Teamwork Challenge is optional. Our fundraising aims
The principal aims of the Teamwork Challenge are to: 1. Raise funds for adventure and exploration activities within your school or group. 2. Raise funds for charities that you nominate. 3. Raise funds to support the museum and educational outreach work of the Scott Polar Research Institute. We suggest that the funds you raise are divided as follows
How do we raise funds ? By collecting cash, cheques, by online donations and using our donate by text service. Participants can use sponsorship forms, posters and letters, emails, e-flyers and word of mouth to promote their fundraising. Schools can do non uniform days, bag packing at Sainsbury's, letters to local companies and other organisations, such as chambers of commerce, and a great many more similar initiatives. You are only limited by your imagination. How much to raise ?
We recommend that each participant be tasked to raise a small amount, and suggest that fundraising be tackled as a team task. We suggest £100 for the team as a teamwork project target to represent the Scott Centenary. It could also be £111 per team, so including the the last eleven miles. It could even be as little as simple as a £1 per person entry donation. How do you gather and receive the funds raised ? We will set up online fundraising with bmycharity and also a donate by text service for you. You can also collect cash or cheques. You will be required to keep accurate records of these, and where relevant to gather the information that enables gift aid to be reclaimed. Funds raised will need to be paid to the Scott Centenary Sledge Pull donations account. This is a restricted access account which is controlled by signatories from the Scott Polar Research Institute and the organisers of the Sledge Pull. Gift aid will be reclaimed as appropriate and then the funds will be distributed to you and the other charitable causes. |        |
Who are our Charity Partners?
We ask that 15% of the that you raise be donated to the Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI). The Institute, set up after Scott's death, is a well known and long established centre for research into both polar regions. |  |
What are other schools doing?
Click the 'case studies' button on the top right hand side of the page to hear about how students all over the country have raised funds, completed the teamwork challenge, organised their adventures and benefited from the whole experience. |  Put your fundraising toward a Duke of Edinburgh expedition |
Fundraising Terms and Conditions
The sledge pull is designed to be a fundraising event. Fundraising is optional but desired.
You can handle your fundraising independently and / or by using the online donations account and donate by text facilities that we have set up for the sledge pull.
The organisers reserve the right to make a charge of 10% of funds raised up to a maximum of £100 per organisation, team or participant in order to meet the costs of administering the fundraising, distributing funds and claiming gift aid etc.
This is considered a fair way to meet these costs without making the event entry fee excessive.
When signing up you will be asked to confirm that you:
1. Agree to fully account for all funds raised directly by your participants.
2. Agree to endeavour to collect Gift aid forms from all donors if at all possible. This adds 22% to funds raised so is worthwhile.
3. Pay all funds raised to the Scott Centenary Sledge Pull Donations Account for distribution from there.
4. Agree that 10% of the funds you raise, up to a maximum of £100 can be used by the organisers to meet administrative costs of the fundraising.
5. Agree that 15% of funds raised will be passed to the Scott Polar Research Institute for their museum outreach and polar educational work.
6. Declare which other charities you would like to receive the benefits of your fundraising.
The sledge pull is designed to be a fundraising event. Fundraising is optional but desired.
You can handle your fundraising independently and / or by using the online donations account and donate by text facilities that we have set up for the sledge pull.
The organisers reserve the right to make a charge of 10% of funds raised up to a maximum of £100 per organisation, team or participant in order to meet the costs of administering the fundraising, distributing funds and claiming gift aid etc.
This is considered a fair way to meet these costs without making the event entry fee excessive.
When signing up you will be asked to confirm that you:
1. Agree to fully account for all funds raised directly by your participants.
2. Agree to endeavour to collect Gift aid forms from all donors if at all possible. This adds 22% to funds raised so is worthwhile.
3. Pay all funds raised to the Scott Centenary Sledge Pull Donations Account for distribution from there.
4. Agree that 10% of the funds you raise, up to a maximum of £100 can be used by the organisers to meet administrative costs of the fundraising.
5. Agree that 15% of funds raised will be passed to the Scott Polar Research Institute for their museum outreach and polar educational work.
6. Declare which other charities you would like to receive the benefits of your fundraising.
