Follow these easy steps:

1. Fill out the Community Fundraising Application Form online, or print and return this form. We need to know about your activity to keep our Charitable Collections Licence. You can read through the T1DFC Fundraising Guidelines here.

2. Get approval – once we’ve received your application, we will get back to you to confirm that your event or activity meets our fundraising guidelines and issue you with an Authority to Fundraise letter. You can use this letter to help your outreach to local businesses or other prospective donors.

3. Bring it to life - If you’re planning an event, contact the Family Centre so we can help support you. You can set up your own fundraising page here, which you can personalise and share, where people can donate and support you.

4. Money matters - Once you have held your event or activity, remit your funds to the Family Centre, or your supporters may have used your fundraising page.

5. Celebrate and don’t forget to thank your supporters - You did it! Give yourself a pat on the back, and thank anyone who donated, attended, or sponsored. Never underestimate the value of gratitude. Let them know that we will put their support directly to good use. Collectively, you’ve done an amazing thing!

Every donation makes a difference at the Family Centre.

- $20 supports a child to attend our Kids in the Kitchen workshop

- $50 provides subsidised training to a babysitter to look after a child with type 1, giving mum and dad vital support

- $100 pays for 10 kids to attend a Family Centre social excursion

- $500 buys the food for an adult nutrition workshop

- $1000 provides a family with support and services for a whole year

Be sure to let your supporters know what their donation can do. Spread the message.

You can set up your own fundraising page including images, updates, your own story, and the ability to share on social media. Your supporters will receive an automated receipt for their donation. Get started here.

Almost anything! Start by thinking about what you enjoy and what skills you have – and don’t be afraid to get creative! You could consider:

- Birthday giving in lieu of gifts

- Free or fancy dress day at school or work

- Host a morning tea

- Participate in a marathon

- Challenge yourself to a bungee jump

If you’re holding an event, you can boost your fundraising by including a raffle, silent auction, or by selling our merchandise.

We LOVE our community fundraisers and are grateful for your support. Every donation goes straight to work connecting, supporting and inspiring our type 1 community.

When completing your Fundraising Application Form please specify if you are interested in receiving supporter marketing and promotional material and if you would like to purchase Family Centre merchandise for sale at your event.

There are some things that remain your responsibility, such as organising adequate insurance and applying for any necessary permits and approvals.

Social media is easy, quick, and certainly not to be skipped, but remember that a personal approach is most effective. Be sure to also send personalised messages or emails directly to your potential donors, and definitely pick up the phone and tell people what you’re doing – it’s the best way to get support!

Social media tips:

- Use short, compelling messages, and make them inspiring!

- Try including a statistic or some personal information about why you are inspired to support the Family Centre.

- Include a link to your event or fundraising page. We suggest using bitly.com to shorten the link (extra tip, sign up with bit.ly for free and you can customise your links)

- Visuals help to catch the eye, so include an image or video. You can even record your own short video, or use Facebook Live!

- Engage with people if they respond, thank them for their support or answer their questions.

- Create a Facebook event for your fundraiser.

- Tag specific people to get their attention.

- Use hashtags!

Family Centre: #type1diabetesfamilycentre #type1familycentre #wearefamily #forthekids

Type 1 diabetes: #type1 #t1d #type1life #type1strong #type1warrior #type1diabetes

Perth: #perth #perthisok #perthlife

When your fundraising activity is approved, we will send you the logos that you can use. To maintain our brand integrity, use of these logos is strictly on the condition that they are not stretched or distorted, and the colours are not changed.

It’s important that your event is distinguished from official Family Centre events, so you cannot label your event with our name. For example, see our do's and don'ts below:

Do: Charity Quiz Night, in support of the Type 1 Diabetes Family Centre

Don't: Type 1 Diabetes Family Centre Quiz Night

Do: Bob’s Annual Fun Run, supporting the Family Centre

Don't: Family Centre Fun Run