Volunteer Commitment

Fundraising

Currently, the fundraising target is £699 for each individual. Volunteers must reach this target before they go away. But fear not - there is a committee member dedicated to helping you fundraise and every volunteer last year reached above this with one volunteer managing to fundraise a phenomenal £2000!

Where does the money go?

• All the money fundraised in the name of BVDA goes towards the project:
  
• The money is spent on building materials, teaching equipment, basic food and accommodation and sometimes includes a donation to the charities we work with
• The money cannot be spent on Flights, Injections, Travel before or after the project, admin, the running of BVDA or visas

Ideas for fundraising include:

• Sponsored walks/ runs
  
• Club or band nights
• Street collection. Bag packing
• Themed dinner
• Raffles
• Applying to trust funds and companies

There is also an admin fee of £30 which covers our publicity and admin costs. This guarantees that all our volunteers fundraising money goes towards their projects.

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Deposits

• To commit to a project, there is a deposit of £295 and this will be collected in two instalments throughout the year
• The purpose of this deposit is to provide the charities we work with with funds to set up the projects before volunteers arrive and to ensure that each volunteer can raise the target amount
• This deposit is fully returnable so long as the volunteer reaches the fundraising target

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