Ever considered sporting memorabilia as a method of fundraising?

Spirit of Sport has over ten years experience in working with organisations to raise much-needed funds. This includes charities, both small and large, sports clubs who wish to raise money for club or player development, and testimonial/benefit events for current or retired players. In the last two years alone we have helped raise over £370,000 for both our nominated charity and other fundraising organisations.

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Why memorabilia? People are attracted to events and to participate in fundraising activities where memorabilia is available as it offers the buyer/winner something extra. Not only does it have the ‘wow’ factor, but for many individuals they see it as a safe investment for the future. In fact an independent study called the SG100 shows that between 1997 and 2002, the FTSE-100 fell 4% and the value of autographs rose an incredible 139%! Therefore utilising memorabilia can maximise the revenue potential at the event, whether it be a raffle, auction or a promotion.

What can Spirit of Sport offer my organisation? Based on our considerable experience, we can suggest ways in which sporting and other memorabilia can help you. We will also suggest ways in which you can maximise the fundraising potential at events and will support this with a range of documentation that you can use and refer to. We also supply images of items and text for use in promotional flyers or brochures.

The most popular way is holding an auction at a fundraising event. We can discuss the event with you and suggest a number of high-quality items that we believe will raise the maximum amount. Generally, this is based on the audience, total numbers in attendance, and of course what is topical at the time. Auctions can raise thousands of pounds and invariably represent a large percentage of the overall profits.

The procedure is very simply. After a decision has been made on the items required, we send them to you, they are auctioned at the event, and if they sell you pay us the advertised reserve price on our website. There are no hidden costs. If they do not sell, they are simply returned. Items can range from £15 to £1000 so whether it be a school fundraiser or a high profile corporate event, there is something to suit every audience. This is an easy, hassle free way to raise money with NO initial outlay, something that is very important when fundraising.

Click here to view some of the items that can successfully be used at fundraising events.

We are also able to suggest other fundraising ideas such as raffle boards, on-line auctions, joint sponsorship with Spirit of Sport, advertising and supported PR through local papers and radio stations. Around a major sporting event you should always consider running a raffle to win a relevant item of memorabilia. During a Football tournament, many of our fundraisers will select an England signed item. We send the item free of charge and again payment is made after the raffle draw. For example, a 1966 signed print or a signed Wembley seat retails at £200 to £400 so if you sell £2000 or more of raffle tickets you have raised a very good amount!

What are the costs and risks? Basically there is NO RISK whatsoever. We provide all the items FREE OF CHARGE, advise on how to auction, sell and promote them and take any unsold items back.

In short, working with Spirit of Sport provides a no risk fundraising solution

For further information, in the first instance please email support@spiritofsport.co.uk or call our dedicated fundraising manager on 0870 421 1966