Virtual Fundraising

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the demand for our services is increasing daily. With your help, we can support even more people, and make sure that anyone needing support with their mental health and wellbeing has somewhere to turn to.

What we do

With the UK now facing unprecedented isolation measures and historical restrictions to life, Bath Mind believes that we need to consider more than ever the mental health and wellbeing of our community.

For many with existing mental health problems this is a particularly stressful and challenging time. Bath Mind’s mental health support services are therefore more critical then ever, and a life line for so many in our community. Bath Mind supports the essential mental health and wellbeing needs of hundreds of people across B&NES.

We have adapted these services to include remote support and care wherever possible, however we urgently need funds to enable us to meet the increasing demand for mental health support in B&NES, and help support the strain placed on our services by COVID19 measures.

What you can do

£20 will pay for a someone’s vital phone call to our daytime and evening crisis support phone line
£80 will pay for 4 sessions of 1:1 counselling via phone/Skype
£160 will pay for someone to join weekly Wellbeing coffee mornings and access to our online Get Creative sessions
£250 will pay for a person’s support package for a whole month, including regular counselling/phone support, access to online keep active resources, and tailored nutritional support and recipes from the Food for Thought team.

Please share with us your fundraising activity and don’t forget to tag us on social media – You can find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram!

Virtual Fundraising Ideas

1. Virtual Pub Quiz

Use Skype, FaceTime, Zoom or Google Hangouts to hold a virtual pub quiz. Set up a JustGiving page and ask the participants to make a donation to take part. Save the hassle of thinking of all the questions yourself, see our Bath Mind Quiz below:

Bath Mind’s Virtual Pub Quiz 1

Quiz 1 Answers

Bath Mind’s Virtual Pub Quiz 2

Quiz 2 Answers

It is important that we stay connected with our network of family, friends or colleagues during these challenging times.

2. Virtual Crafternoon

Get together with your favourite people online for a virtual creative afternoon or evening. You’ll be able to do something creative and take some time for yourself, while helping raise funds for better mental health. Set a date and time, find ideas, and ask participants to donate either directly to our website, or if you set up a JustGiving page. Below are some Crafternoon ideas and templates:

Make Paper Bunting

Make A Sock Monkey

Being creative can help focus the mind and boost mood and has been proven to reduce anxiety.

3. Home Workout Wellbeing Challenge

Take on the challenge to keep fit whilst raising funds for Bath Mind! The challenge could be as simple as reaching a certain daily step count or completing a different home workout every day for a week. Simply set up a JustGiving page and ask family, friends and colleagues to sponsor you. You can also connect your JustGiving page with Strava – why not make this a friendly competition amongst friends/colleague?

Regular physical activity doesn’t have to be outside for you to feel the benefits to your wellbeing.

4. Virtual Classes

If you have a skill why not share this with friends and lead an online class through Facebook Live or Youtube? It could be anything from yoga to French, or singing to cooking. Set up a JustGiving page and ask for a donation for people to join. This could be done in groups or 1-1.

Learning something new has been strongly associated with higher levels of wellbeing.

5. Green Fingers Sweepstakes

Choose your favourite plant and encourage your friends to sow seeds at the same time as you. Ask them for a donation, and over time you can watch your seeds change from seedlings into grown plants. The gardener of the plant that bears its first fruit or flower wins half the sweepstake donation, and you can donate the other half to Bath Mind. You could even compete on who sees green shoots first!

Even at this difficult time you can still take some time to enjoy the moment and the environment around you.

6. Online Gigs

If you have a musical talent or have a comedic flair, take it online to a virtual gig through Facebook Live or Youtube. Set up a JustGiving page so that those who join your gig can make a donation.

Music promotes well-being – it elicits happy memories and lifts the mood.

7. Virtual Book Club

Take your book club online or set up your own online book club. Donate the money that you would have spent on drinks and snacks to Bath Mind.

Many of us have been given the gift of time so take this opportunity to read a new book or event enjoy reading again.

8. Inspired Swear Jar

Why not take on the challenge of a Coronavirus inspired swear jar? Put £1 into the jar whenever you or someone in your household says the word “coronavirus” and donate the collection to Bath Mind.

Research into actions that promote happiness has shown that committing an act of kindness once a week, over a six-week period is associated with an increase in wellbeing.

Workplace Fundraising Ideas

Involve your colleagues in any of the above, however below are some specific virtual workplace fundraising ideas:

Silly hat team meeting
Virtual coffee morning
Great British office bake off!
Lunchtime activity – a group yoga session?
Looking for a inter-company challenge? You could do any of the above ideas against other businesses and donate raised funds.

You can take part in a virtual fundraising activity, or just donate!

Many of us are now working from home and all activities/events outside of the house have been cancelled. This may mean that you’re saving money on travel or other expenses. If you can help, please consider donating those savings to Bath Mind.

Donating to Bath Mind

via our Website: www.bathmind.org.uk/product/donate

via our JustGiving campaign: www.justgiving.com/campaign/ bathmind-covid19appeal

If you’re inspired to take up a virtual fundraising activity, please contact Jodie at [email protected] and don’t forget to tag us in any social media posts! You can find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram!

Download your Virtual Fundraising Pack below:
Virtual Fundraising Pack

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Looking for a way to donate? We’ve launched our COVID-19 appeal on JustGiving.

Virtual Fundraising Ideas

We are Bath Mind, a local and independent mental health charity operating in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES) supporting all with their mental health and wellbeing.

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