Relationships
People give to people. All aspects of fundraising rely on personal relationships. This places a clear responsibility on everyone who represents Hospice at Home in any capacity to promote the charitable nature of our work in an informed way. We believe that informing people about the care we provide, the amount it costs and our reliance on donations and fundraising is fundamental to our success. This is not solely a fundraising responsibility.

We know that families who have benefited from our service are often our most loyal and enthusiastic supporters. Everyone at Hospice at Home has a role to play in informing families about our work. Whilst we must always be sensitive to the feelings of all our supporters and approach them using appropriate mechanisms, we also have a duty to future patients and families to ensure that our needs are communicated.

Cause-Led Fundraising
We believe that our fundraising should be cause led. We raise money to care for patients not to pay nurses. All promotional and fundraising activity should relate directly to this principle.

Supporting Our Supporters
The role of the Volunteer Fundraising Committee is to encourage, guide and support everyone who wishes to organize fundraising events or other initiatives for us.

Thanks
We believe that all donations and practical help should be acknowledged in writing promptly.

Keeping In Touch
We must utilise every appropriate mechanism to reach out to existing and potential supporters to raise awareness and generate financial support for our work. Whilst there is no substitute for direct communication on a one-to-one basis, we need to extend our networks and seek out those in positions of influence to further our cause.

We should never be afraid to ask for help in any form in support of our cause.