Edinburgh Marathon

We have to pay for our places in the various events along with advertising packages to promote our places to the public. For some of the most popular events, this can be very expensive.

To ensure that we contribute as much of your money as possible towards research into kidney disease we, like other charities, have to set a minimum sponsorship target.

Once you’ve signed up, you’ll be added to the official event console to claim your charity place with the event organisers. You will be sent a separate link via email and will need to complete this to secure your place. After you’ve completed both steps, you’ll be all set to for the big day, all that's left to do, is to train and fundraise.

By signing up through Give Tap or Enthuse your online fundraising page is automatically set up for you.  You can personalise your page, add photos, talk about what you're doing and why, set a fundraising target and then send your page link to your friends, family and colleagues so that they can sponsor you easily and securely.

All money donated online is received directly into our bank account which means you do not have to spend time collecting in any money raised.

If you do not wish to use the automated page you can also set up your own using another online fundraising platform such as Enthuse or Just Giving and you can also collect donations offline.

Our policy like that of many other charities, is that Gift Aid is not included in sponsorship targets.

We have suggested that you aim to raise a minimum fundraising target.

We know that times are hard at the moment, and you might be feeling worried about fundraising, but we will be here to support you every step of the way with your fundraising. Every pound you can raise will go towards vital research to and really will make a difference to people living with kidney disease.  

Any questions about fundraising or the event, please contact supportercare@kidneyresearchuk.org or 0300 303 1100 

Thank you for all of the hard work you've put into your fundraising, this will help us continue to fund research into kidney disease. Now all that's left to do is send it in.

Pay in your money online

If you’ve been collecting money through our own fundraising pages, a Give Tap, Enthuse or Just Giving page then the money will be sent to us automatically.

If you are having issues setting up your fundraising page please call our Supporter Care Team on 0300 303 1100.

You can pay in your money by telephone

Call: 0300 303 1100 to make your donation.

Send in you money by post

Please send your cheque made payable to 'Kidney Research UK' to:

Supporter Care Team

Kidney Research UK

Stuart House

City Road

Peterborough

PE1 1QF

If you have received one of our fundraising toolkits, you can complete the banking form found within the pack and enclose with your cheque/s.

Raffles can be a great way of raising some additional money for your challenge. However, there are some strict rules governing how they can be run.

The simplest way to hold a raffle within the rules is to hold it alongside another event; a pub quiz for example. You will need to sell the tickets during your event, and the raffle has to be drawn and prizes given out on the same night. If you do a raffle this way, you won't need a licence.

If you want to hold a raffle on its own, you will need a specific licence so please get in touch with: events@kidneyresearchuk.org

Yes absolutely, if there are two or more of you doing an event, then you can get together to raise your money. Just remember that sponsorship targets are per person.

If you are going to fundraise with a friend or as a team all we ask is that you let us know as soon as you can. Please contact: events@kidneyresearchuk.org

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