Fundraising ideas and resources

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From cake sales to skydives, get inspired and find a fundraising idea that works for you. We can help you with everything you need to make your activity go brilliantly. Discover downloadable resources, become inspired by some of the ideas below, or contact your local community fundraising manager for a chat about your own, special fundraising activity.

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Download your guide to fundraising

Download your guide to fundraising with lots of tips and ideas on how to make your activities for Child Bereavement UK a success. Read more

Do your own thing

Want to fundraise in your own way? Read more for inspiration about different and exciting ways to raise money for Child Bereavement UK. Read more

Local business fundraising

Fundraising ideas that can be adapted to suit your organisation. Read more

Fundraising for schools

Schools can play an important role in helping raise funds for good causes. With the help of your school, we can reach so many more children when their need is greatest. Read more

Fundraising for community groups and clubs

Here are just some suggestions on how you can fundraise in your local community groups and clubs. Read more

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Jason Watkins and Clara Francis raise awareness of sepsis and child bereavement in ITV documentary

Child Bereavement UK’s Patrons Jason Watkins and Clara Francis launched a documentary film for ITV1 this week dedicated to their daughter, Maudie, who died when she was two and a half years old.
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Child Bereavement UK wins silver award in Charity Film Awards

Child Bereavement UK has won a silver award at the Charity Film Awards 2023 for its short animated film Puddle Jumping.
President of National Association of Funeral Directors becomes advisor to Child Bereavement UK

John Adams, President of the National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD), has become Funeral Industry Advisor to Child Bereavement UK.

Telling a child that someone has died

It is important to tell a child of any age when someone important in their lives has died, and ideally this is done by someone who is closest to them.
Supporting bereaved children and young people

Children and young people grieve just as much as adults but they show it in different ways. Find out how you can help them and more about child grieving.
Grieving for a child of any age

The agony of losing a child of any age is unparalleled. There is no age or point in time that makes it any easier. No parent expects to face the death of their child and no grandparent expects to lose their grandchild.
When a grandparent dies - the impact on children and young people

The death of a grandparent is often a child or young person’s first encounter with the death of someone important. Parents have a great deal to manage when their own parent or carer dies. There is the grief associated with their own loss, but also the reactions and responses of their children to the death of a grandparent.
Children's understanding of death at different ages

Babies and young children have no understanding of the concept of death yet, long before they are able to talk, babies are likely to react to upset and changes in their environment brought about by the absence of a significant person.
Child Bereavement UK training

Child Bereavement UK designs and delivers training for professionals in health and social care, education, the emergency services and the voluntary and corporate sectors, equipping them to provide the best possible care to bereaved families.
Contact us

Contact one of the Child Bereavement UK centres or get in touch with one of our departments.
When your baby dies

When a baby lives only a short time or dies before birth due to miscarriage, stillbirth or a painful decision to end the pregnancy, people may assume that the loss is not important. This is simply not the case.
UK death & bereavement statistics

A parent of children under 18 dies every 22 minutes in the UK; around 23,600 a year. This equates to around 111 children being bereaved of a parent every day.
Sudden death - including accidents, suicide and homicide

Bereavement can be devastating in any situation, but a sudden death brings additional layers of shock, horror or disbelief. We can help, find out more here.