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Before you start raising money... An Oxfam Guide for Schools Make sure the young people you teach get the most out of supporting charities. This Guide looks at good educational practice when fundraising at school, gives you practical teaching ideas, and highlights helpful teaching resources and further support. So, if you’re thinking of raising money for charity, help is at your fingertips.
Before you start raising money... 3 Why do I need this Guide? 4 Choosing a charity 6 What is Oxfam? 11 Fundraising – designing your own activities 16 Oxfam’s fundraising ideas 17 Oxfam and education in the UK 18 Resources and support Poster: A global citizen's guide to changing the world Did you know? The Resources This Guide is designed for ANYONE running and Support section fundraising events who wants to: (p18/19) has Oxfam contact • involve others details, teaching materials • make sure everyone understands why they are and other useful sources raising money and how it will be used of information. • make the most of fundraising activities for developing skills and understanding 2
Why do I need this Guide? If you’re reading this it’s probably Raising money can be a springboard to because you’re thinking about raising help young people become active global More than 5,000 schools have money for charity. Thank you. citizens in a range of ways. It can help raised over £1 million to support them learn more about the global issues Oxfam’s work since 2004. Planning your fundraising carefully will that affect us all, develop essential skills ensure the young people you teach get This money is vital to our work to to help them change the world around the most out of it. overcome poverty and suffering them, and understand more about around the world. the work of charities like Oxfam. And all while they’re having fun! This Guide sets out important questions to think about before raising money for charity, and includes practical tips and teaching ideas as well as pointing you to sources of information and activities to help you and your pupils get the most out of supporting charities. If your school has already raised money, We’ll look at questions such as: Why raise thank you! If you’re money? What’s it for? What else can thinking of raising young people do to change their world? money – this Guide will How do charities use your money? help you make it How can you make supporting charities educational and fun. really educational? So please read on… 3
Charities and schools When working with young people of …thinks fundraising can be used as school age in the UK, Oxfam… a platform from which to educate and Oxfams's primary aim empower, as well as being a legitimate is always to help you to …believes that in the long term response to wanting to do something to educate and empower fight against poverty, educating and help overcome poverty and suffering once young people empowering young people is vital. People a child understands the issues. who are educated, and willing and able to take action to change the world, are crucial to overcoming poverty. Even while The Institute of Fundraising guidelines still at school, young people are able to The Institute of Fundraising* has guidelines about how charities take action that contributes to this fight. should work with schools. Here’s a summary: …knows that many schools raise 3 Presentations given by charities should 3 Young people shouldn’t ask strangers money for Oxfam – money that saves be educational and not allied to any for sponsorship, but seek donations lives around the world and helps Oxfam political party. Contact with young from family and friends. continue its work. Raising money is a fun people needs the head teacher's 3 Schools need a licence if planning and engaging way for young people to see permission. street or door-to-door collections. their actions having a positive impact on 3 Charities may offer gifts as prizes to 3 Charities should thank all of the staff, their world. It can provide the opportunity encourage young people, but they young people and parents involved, should be available to all, not to and respond to any criticisms as soon to learn and practice useful skills, to individuals as rewards for effort. as possible. investigate the global issues that affect us all, and to start to understand the many 3 Charities shouldn’t harass young people to collect sponsorship money, ways they can make a difference to but a time limit should be fixed, and their world. someone from the charity should * There’s a link to the full guidance in the collect funds on an agreed day. Resources and support section. 4
Thinking about fundraising? Remember... Involve young people in decisions about • whether to raise money Start with a discussion… • which charity to support • how to raise money What is charity? • what other actions to take. Name some charities and talk about Help them understand that (or research) what they do. • their actions can make a difference Why do charities ask people to • they have the power to change donate money to them? their world - particularly if they work with others What else can young people do • their views matter, and they to help change the world apart should speak up. from give (or raise) money? Ideally, fundraising should take place (see the Global Citizen's Guide to after teaching and learning about issues Help them learn Changing the World on the A3 poster of concern. Young people should choose • and develop skills they can transfer to for some ideas) and design their own responses to what many other areas of their lives, they have learned. • about life in different parts of See the Ladder of Participation (page 15) and Oxfam and the world, and issues that affect Education (page 17) for more about helping young people us all as global citizens, choose how and whether to take action • about their own rights and responsibilities, locally and globally. 5
What is Oxfam? tions give their mone When choosing a charity you’ll want to in stitu y and Peo ple do some research about what that charity o p le Campaigns an does – and help young people understand Pe Poverty isn’t just about lack of d it too. ins resources. In a wealthy world titu ers We’ve provided information about Oxfam it’s about bad decisions made by tio nte here. But whichever charity your school powerful people. Oxfam campaigns ns volu supports, help young people get to grips hard, putting pressure on leaders give with what it is trying to achieve. for real lasting change. time: e.g. mpaigners, things "Working with others to overcome poverty and suffering" : e.g. items to se ca Development Emergencies Poor people can take control, People need help in an solve their own problems, and emergency – fast. We save rely on themselves – with the lives, swiftly delivering aid, eir ll in right support. Fighting poverty, support and protection; and e th we fund long-term work we help people prepare Oxf giv worldwide. for future crises. am le op sh e op P s YOUR COMMITMENT TO OVERCOMING POVERTY AND SUFFERING 6
What does Oxfam do? Things we think young people should understand about Oxfam – try and draw them out: Use the ‘World’ section of Oxfam’s • What is this country like? Include its •• Overcoming poverty is about website for children (www.oxfam. geography, culture, and its people. justice, not charity org.uk/education) for illustrated case • What are the needs of some •• Oxfam works on long-term projects studies and information about some of people in this country? to help people support themselves, the countries Oxfam works in. Note that • How is Oxfam working with them? and campaigns for changes in the Oxfam works in the UK, too. way the world works to make it Oxfam’s purpose is to‘work with others fairer for poor people, as well as For more on our UK work, visit to overcome poverty and suffering’. helping people in emergencies www.oxfam.org.uk What does this mean? •• Everything we do is vital to overcoming Get groups of young people looking poverty – money alone isn’t enough at each country. They should try and •• The link between support your answer the following questions: school can offer, Oxfam’s work, and the results (helping overcome poverty and suffering) Did you know? •• The different meanings of ‘working Oxfam has a school speaker with others’. Many people work with service for schools in England. Oxfam – people in poor communities, Fully trained volunteers offer assemblies governments, people who buy from and workshops about Oxfam’s work Oxfam shops, anyone who raises to overcome poverty and suffering. money, people who sign petitions See the Resources and support or take part in campaigns section for contact details. 7
Money They say that money makes the world go Restricted or unrestricted? round and, well, ‘they’ have a point. You Something interesting (well, we think should make sure that the charity you so!) that a lot of people don’t know about Is this money restricted or choose to support can provide you with charities is that they have two different unrestricted? clear financial accounts. types of funding: We thought you’d like to know about Restricted funding is money given to 1 Raising money for a goat from the where Oxfam’s money comes from, and Oxfam Unwrapped gift catalogue do something specific. For example, in how it’s spent. You could devise a maths response to a particular appeal. 2 Money from a music festival held activity to help young people get to grips for Oxfam with these figures. Unrestricted funding is money given 3 Money from the Commonwealth to a charity in general, and the charity Education Fund for the School Oxfam works with others for a world chooses how that money can best help us Improvement Programme in India where everyone: work to end poverty. Most donations to 4 A cheque sent in response to a TV • is treated as equal 7% (£16.3m) Oxfam are used like this, and this gives appeal about an earthquake • is listened to 7% (£14.5m) us the most flexibility to use your money 5 Raising money for Oxfam by • can provide for themselves and their where it’s needed most. holding a second-hand book sale families 20% (£42.9m) • has good health care and education So, if you’re thinking of raising money for 10% (£22.4m) Oxfam, the way you donate it will make a • is safe and looked after in case of difference to the way we can spend it. disasters 44% (£94.2m) All your money will be well used. • support costs, including office costs, transport etc 10% (£20.9m) • other 2% (£2.0m) Total Charitable Spend £213.2m Answers: Restricted = 1, 3, 4. Unrestricted = 2, 5. 8
Where does Oxfam get its money from? TRADING Oxfam by numbers Money from sales in £1 raised could pay for ten packets of Oral Rehydration Salts to treat Oxfam shops £74.7m diarrhoea– the cause of frequent yet preventable death in poor and disaster-hit countries. Cost to run shops £56.3m £100 could pay for essential medicines for a whole village for six months. Money made by shops (profit) £18.4m £1700 could pay for building a whole classroom, including windows, blackboards and lights 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 £ Million 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 250,000 people marched in Edinburgh to ‘Make Poverty History’ in 2005. Millions more wore white bands. World leaders made promises we need to make sure they keep. FUNDRAISING Money raised from 1 million people joined the Million Faces petition to control the global arms trade. Soon after 153 countries voted for better regulation. We need to make sure it happens. fundraising £211.8m 17.8 million people signed a Make Trade Fair petition, raising awareness Cost of doing and changing the terms of debate about unfair global trade. fundraising £20.8m COMBINED Trading & Fundraising Income £186.5m Money made Gifts in kind £14.6m from fundraising Other money received £5.6m (surplus) £191m Total money for charity work £206.7m £ Million 0 50 100 150 200 250 0 50 100 150 200 250 9
Involving the community Research skills Charity myths Sometimes, people talk about charities Corruption in developing countries It’s impossible to stop natural and the work they do without knowing means it’s pointless sending money. disasters and wars. It’s a the facts about them. We’ve tried to There are problems with corruption never-ending task for charities. dispel some of the main myths about in some developing (and some As well as providing life-saving emergency Oxfam here. But whichever charity you developed) countries. That’s why Oxfam support to people caught in disaster choose to support, make sure the charity supports local people to press for good situations, Oxfam works with the world’s can assure you that your money reaches governments in their own countries. And most vulnerable communities helping those who really need it. And help young because we work in partnership with local them prepare in case disaster strikes again. people understand this too. organisations, the money goes straight to Poorer countries are less able to cope when the people who need it. disaster strikes, and see more damage and loss of life than richer countries. Oxfam also Charities spend all their campaigns on climate change (the effects Hardly any money reaches the money on administration. of which hit poorer people hardest) and people who need it, or it is spent When you give money to Oxfam, for stricter controls on the sales of arms to on things people don’t really 79p in every £1 is spent directly on prevent conflicts. need... our emergency, development, and For every emergency, development, Working closely with people ‘on the campaigning work around the world. £1 given to and campaigning work ground’ means Oxfam can be sure that 10p is invested (to provide Oxfam with Oxfam... 79p their most urgent needs are identified. long-term security and money if there are many emergencies in one year). administration, human resources, fundraising Often, people will have set up their own 11p is spent on administration, human 11p activities groups and identified their own needs. resources, fundraising activities, and They may just need a vital injection of other ‘management’ that allows Oxfam to 10p invested for long-term cash, advice, or training from Oxfam. run a large yet efficient organisation. security and money if there are many emergencies in n one year e a m -w o r k in g a nd co-operatio 10 T based on 2003 prices
using the web n a geme nt t m a Projec What shall I do? If you’re choosing to support a charity you can either design an activity yourself (or with your pupils) or use activities prepared for you by the charity you’re supporting. Speaking and listening We’ll look at both here. But whichever you do, when choosing or designing an activity, ask yourself… People rest nagem ent Event ma in th Does this activity... Camp, Darfu e shade of a water tan r, Sudan. Ph k at Abu Shou oto: Andy Ba k stable/Oxfam 3 Allow young people to make decisions help support? Start where they about the cause they want to support are to build empathy. and how best to support it? 3 Help young people understand the 3 Help young people understand and work of charities? Persuasive feel enthusiastic about the cause they 3 Develop skills of participation and writing are supporting? active global citizenship, empowering 3 Build in learning about global issues young people? Creative design that affect all our lives? 3 Include ideas about how their 3 Develop key skills such as project individual and collective actions management, speaking and listening, (beyond fundraising) could continue literacy and numeracy? to benefit other people? a n d writin g 3 Make links between their lives and the 3 Include an evaluation? What went lives of people your money could well? What have they learned? Re a d i n g s s skill Busines Advertising experience 11
Designing your own fundraising activities Even the simplest of fundraising activities Guide to designing activities can provide opportunities for developing young people’s knowledge and skills, and 1. Find out what your class already know. keep people in poverty. Wars and for exploring values. But to get the best Start from where they are. Make links ‘natural’ disasters can also contribute. educational value from your activities, it’s between their lives and the lives of Overcoming poverty is a matter of others around the world. justice, not charity. important to use them as opportunities to 2. Be sensitive to the backgrounds of 5. Make people from other countries or challenge any stereotypes that come up, young people. Remember that young cultures ‘real’ to young people. Help them promote empathy towards - rather than people (and teachers!) in the UK may understand that young people in poor pity for - people in need, and to be aware themselves be poor, may be asylum communities are in many ways just like of young people who may themselves be seekers, or be from, or have relatives in, them: they may play football with their affected by the issues you are covering. poorer countries. friends, want to go to school to learn and 3. Challenge negative stereotypes about get a good job, worry about their families, These pointers will help you. And the poor people. Make sure young people love listening to music etc. Making Resources and Support section at the understand poor people aren’t sitting connections between young people in the back of the Guide has links to some about waiting to be rescued by people UK and young people in other countries relevant materials. in richer countries. They have their own can help avoid stereotyping. ideas about their needs, and can often 6. Remind them that not all poor people Did you know... make the changes they want to see in live in rural settings, nor do they all their own lives. live in Africa. Help young people to he the Oxfam Education website Why do all t live (www.oxfam.org.uk/education) 4. Help young people understand that it’s understand that Africa is a diverse poor people ? contains hundreds of free not just a question of being lucky or continent, and also that people living in Afric a case studies, lesson plans and unlucky as to whether some people are in poverty may live on any continent teaching ideas that explore poor and others are rich. Often, there (you could talk about poverty in the issues about poverty, are historical, political, or environmental UK). Explode any racial stereotypes that to help you. factors (usually a combination) that present themselves. 12
Are poor people lazy? Why do people hurt each other? Space Cadets Food for Thought Teachers at Billericay Secondary A Primary school in Poole teamed up School in Essex designed a novel way with their local Oxfam shop to buy to get pupils thinking about life on this school dinners. Young people learned planet – by creating a new one, Planet about how many people their age X. Pupils imagined their ideal planet: around the world don’t have school its environment, how people would dinners – and they drew their favourite treat each other, and other things that dinners on paper plates. It made a would be important there. They used colourful display for the shop window, art, writing, maths, fashion, music attracting people to the shop to buy and drama to present their ideas about many school dinners from Oxfam Planet X. In order to help make their Unwrapped. Trafalgar school ch Square: N elson Man ildren for dela pass vision a reality, young people decided to them to ta ke to the es his whi te band to G8 Alice Dunhill/O raise funds for Oxfam. The Oxfam Unwrapped... xfam for Schools fundraising pack contains a load of ideas for raising My Mum says we’re poor. Did you know... money. But careful planning Why aren’t we raising Oxfam has a free guide, should help you ensure any money for my family? Teaching Controversial Issues, activity to support a charity r? e people poo to help you deal with these works as an engaging, issues in the classroom. educational, active global W h y a r e s o m See the Resources and citizenship activity! Support section. 13
Why? Tools to help you... Too much CO2 in Why? the atmosphere, 1 Explore an issue caused by our A ‘Why-why-why Chain’ will help young lifestyles and Climate change Why? people think about the causes of a industry has affected the weather particular problem. This deep understanding in the region helps them recognise areas they might not Not as much know much about (so they can investigate rain as usual People in this them further) and ultimately helps them area are not identify what needs to change to solve No government Issue prioritised by the the problem, and the part they can play in government or private that. This partially filled in example shows because of their water provider religion in the area you how it can work. No pipes Not enough water and in the village What to do infrastructure Start with an issue – identify a problem. ? Write it down. Ask young people to think Not enough money to afford about what causes that problem. Write storage tanks those ‘first-level’ causes down. Then ask No water them to think about what causes those storage causes. And so on. They should begin to facilities see different levels of complexity. Use a No expertise completed chain to develop children’s or materials understanding of the causes they identify ? to build and (are they right in their assumptions?) maintain and to plan action to help overcome a tank the problem. 14
2 Involve young people learning. When designing activities, you 3 Curriculum links The ‘Ladder of Participation’ model should aim to be working on one of the Educational fundraising activities can (below) is a helpful reminder about the top rungs to help your kids get the most cover many aspects of the school importance of involving young people out of them. Be aware of the teaching curriculum. The obvious areas are in their own learning. The higher your style(s) the young people you teach are Citizenship and PSHE/PSE in England and teaching style is up the ‘ladder’, the used to, and try and move up the ladder Wales, and in Scotland the fit with the more young people are empowered from where you think they are at present, Curriculum for Excellence – particularly in and engaged through guiding their own a rung at a time. developing responsible citizens – is clear. But, depending on how you design and run your teaching and chosen activity, The Ladder of Participation young people can gain knowledge and skills in many curriculum areas. For Pupils make decisions, initiate design and run their own projects. example, well-designed activities can help young people: develop confidence, Pupils initiate, design and run their own projects. Work in prepare to play an active role as citizens, partnership with teachers to make decisions. respect the differences between people, Teachers have initial idea. Pupils involved in planning and doing exercise responsible personal choice, at every step. and develop participation, enquiry and communication skills. Projects designed and run by teachers. Teachers fully consult pupils at each stage. Teachers design, run and delegate. Pupils give limited input. Teachers tell pupils what to do and say. Pupils have no understanding of the issue/why they are doing what they are doing. 15
Oxfam’s fundraising ideas There are some Oxfam initiatives which As a great introduction to Oxjam, a set of provide excellent ways to raise money and music lesson plans suitable for all ages get young people learning in fun ways. and closely linked to the Music curriculum is available from www.oxfam.org.uk/ Oxfam Unwrapped Gift Catalogue education, search for ‘music’. There is now an Oxfam Unwrapped… for Schools fundraising pack available. Disaster responses It’s free, of course, and contains lots of Schools often respond amazingly quickly curriculum-linked activity ideas to help to support Oxfam’s vital work when schools raise money to buy gifts from there’s a disaster somewhere in the world. the Unwrapped Gift range. There’s also Your response to the appeal following the a DVD, plus colourful posters and other Indian Ocean tsunami in December 2004, useful tools for making fundraising for example, was incredible. educationally fun. Order your free copy by calling 0870 410 5030. When there’s a major disaster, Oxfam Education usually produces an assembly Oxjam Music Festival and/or lesson plan within three days, Each October people across the UK are to help you explore issues raised and encouraged to do something musical to think about how and whether you want raise money for Oxfam. Schools can get to respond. You can find these on the involved by organising concerts, discos, Oxfam Education website (www.oxfam. or even recorder recitals to raise money org.uk/education) along with other to help end poverty. Find out more about materials to help you in our Disasters and Oxjam: www.oxfam.org.uk/oxjam Emergencies section. 16
Oxfam and education in the UK Oxfam has been working with teachers in Education that makes a difference – education for global citizenship the UK and producing teaching resources for more than 30 years. Our Education Skills: Values and attitudes: Team is full of experienced educators and • Critical thinking • A sense of identity and award-winning resource designers. • Ability to argue effectively self-esteem • Ability to challenge injustice and • Empathy Why is Oxfam interested in what’s taught inequalities • A commitment to social in schools in the UK anyway? • Respect for people and things justice and equity • Co-operation and conflict resolution • A sense of value and Simply put, we think quality education for respect for diversity the 21st century should empower young Knowledge and understanding of key • A concern for the environment people so they can contribute to making issues that affect us all: and a commitment to sustainable • Social justice and equity the world a better place for everyone. development • Diversity • A belief that people can Oxfam believes that developing certain • Globalisation and interdependence make a difference skills, understanding, and values are key • Sustainable development to helping young people understand, • Peace and conflict thrive in, and change their world as well A far more detailed as contributing to everyone’s shared Curriculum for Global future. We call this education for global Citizenship including key citizenship. It’s good for young people, learning objectives for different and good for our planet. It’s much age groups is available to less complicated than it might sound. download free on the Oxfam It's cross-curricular, and uses many Education website (see the methodologies that are recognised to be Resources and support section for more details). best practice in teaching. 17
Resources and support There’s a lot available from Oxfam and Institute of Fundraising guidance on working Teaching support: from other sources too. with schools: http://www. institute- Oxfam Education website: of-fundraising.org.uk/NR/ www.oxfam.org.uk/education General support: rdonlyres/07C71E83-69F7-4491- Packed with For any Oxfam-related query, or to request 9852-E17E652B0B9C/0/ hundreds printed copies of our general fundraising FundraisinginSchools.pdf of free case guidelines, including legal issues, studies, sample sponsorship forms, and tips for Oxfam Unwrapped…for Schools lesson successful fundraising. This great free pack offers lots of plans, activity and teaching ideas to help you interactive Phone us: 0870 333 2700 educate while raising money to buy teaching Oxfam Unwrapped gifts for people who resources Or write to us: need them. To order your copy call: (including the BAFTA-winning Mapping Oxfam GB 0870 410 5030 Our World) and tips for teachers for John Smith Drive bringing global issues to life in the classroom. Oxford Sign up to receive our termly Education OX4 2JY E-newsletter and get updates The Oxfam Email us: oxfam@oxfam.org.uk about new Education website is Our website: www.oxfam.org.uk materials and used by around activities straight 50,000 people Online practical fundraising guide: to your inbox. each month. www.oxfam.org.uk/get_involved/fundraise Feedback on this Guide and your teaching and fundraising ideas: please email education@oxfam.org.uk 18
Oxfam Contact Oxfam or visit Go Givers Catalogue the Oxfam Education is a site for for Schools website for more teachers, online: www. information and parents oxfam.org.uk/ to book. and young publications people at More than Get Global! is an Primary 400 specially excellent resource for school, selected teaching resources to browse helping young people offering many lesson plans and activities and order securely online. To order a aged 11-18 design related to good citizenship. The young printed copy contact us on the General and implement action to make a difference person’s site is full of colourful characters Enquiries contact details on page 18. to a cause of their choice. Download it free and brings issues to life. www.gogivers.org online from the Oxfam Education site, or Oxfam School Speaker Service buy a printed copy (£15) from the Oxfam Available in England only at present, Catalogue for Schools. fully trained volunteers will Giving Nation offer a good free run assemblies pack helping you explore fundraising, or classes about volunteering,and the importance of Oxfam and charitable activity with young people of all the key global ages. It includes a great ‘Portfolio Skills issues to do Chart’ to help young people identify skills with overcoming they’ve used. Get more information and poverty and order your copy from: www.g-nation.co.uk/ suffering. teachers/ or email info@g-nation.co.uk 19
Contact us Oxfam can provide you with a variety of support for teaching and learning, and for fundraising. Phone us: 0870 333 2700 Write to us: Oxfam GB John Smith Drive Oxford OX4 2JY Email us: oxfam@oxfam.org.uk Our website: www.oxfam.org.uk Website for teachers: www.oxfam.org.uk/education We welcome your feedback on this Guide and your ideas for great activities that help young people get active and change the world. Please email your thoughts and ideas to education@oxfam.org.uk Oxfam GB is a member of Oxfam International. Registered charity no. 202918. BC142097. inhouse 3516. BEBC code: 00270482 Photography: Jon Mullis (Coventry Observer); Crispin Hughes/Oxfam. When you have finished with This booklet is printed on this booklet please recycle it 100% recycled paper
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