How the Bring Alive 75 Challenge works

"Bring Alive 75," invites corporate teams to embark on a unique fundraising journey that not only fosters team spirit but also contributes to a worthy cause. This event is set to benefit Brightly, a local charity dedicated to supporting children and young people aged from newborn to 25 years who are under the care of Children's Service.

Each team that signs up to take part in the challenge will be given between £75 and £750 (this will depend on the fundraising initiative you have in mind). Participants are encouraged to think outside the box, tapping into their diverse skills to grow this money as much as they possibly can within three months.

Participants will be able to showcase their fundraising initiatives on various platforms, fostering community engagement and awareness. From creative online campaigns to on-site events, the possibilities are endless, providing teams with the flexibility to tailor their efforts to their strengths and interests.

The culmination of Bring Alive 75 promises to be a celebration of both corporate camaraderie and philanthropy and we hope you will be part of it.

Launch date

We are launching this challenge on Friday 28^th June 2024, and we would love you to consider taking part. You can join at any time, however, from the date you register, you will have three months to grow this money.

Getting Started

1. Get your team together and nominate a team captain. You can enter as many teams as you like provided all team members work for the same organisation. There must be between 2 and 10 members in each team.
2. Sign up today by clicking on this link https://brightly.je/bring-alive-75-challenge-form/

We will then be in touch with you to discuss your starting investment which can be anything from £75 - £750.

Brightly will:

Use our social media and website to promote your fundraising if you wish us to do so.
Provide support and help with ideas.

A few suggestions on how you can use your £75 - £750 investment

We look forward to your unique ideas but just to get you thinking here are a few options. However, we are sure that you will come up with a novel and winning idea!

Auction

Running a marathon

Ball/dinner

Raffle***

***Please note that if you decide to go with a raffle then tickets can only be sold to members of staff, no friends, family, or the public can purchase tickets***.

Benefits of taking part

Boost staff morale by offering the opportunity to work together as a team.
Teams will engage in friendly competition.
Increased awareness of your business by linking with a local charity.
Fun and engaging PR and social media opportunities.
Networking potential with other participating businesses.
Help to fulfil your Corporate Social Responsibility objectives.
Know that you are making a huge difference to Jersey children and young people whom we support and who are under the care of the Children’s Service.
Increased engagement with clients, customers, or suppliers.
Raise the profile of your workplace.

Recognition

An award will be given to the highest achieving team (based on the return on investment) at the end of each round. (First round will close the end of December 2024)

How the money you grow can help

£100 - Crisis funding – food or electricity vouchers or 18^th/21^st birthday vouchers for care leavers
£500 - Well-being e.g., doctor, dentist, optician costs, gym membership, etc
£1,000 – Financial or material help to encourage and assist with independence e.g., driving lessons, household items
£5,000 - a grant towards the costs of setting up a first home for two care leavers
£10,000 - Nursery funding – for 15 pre-school children of care leavers to attend for one month

Who we are

Brightly is a small, independent Jersey charity that provides support to children and young people aged from newborn to 25 years who are being supported by Jersey’s Children Service (currently circa 1,200 children and young people). These children and young people are:

living in residential care, foster care, or with extended family
have been in care (care-experienced)
acknowledged as being on the edge of care, being on the Child Protection Register, being identified as a Child in Need, or the child of care experienced parent/s.
on an Early Help Plan

In our last financial year, we supported circa 400 children and young people with 571 funding awards.

Among other things, we help with education and training, health, and well-being, and moving towards independence. Our support includes anything from nursery placements for the children of care leavers, food vouchers in times of crisis, memberships for Jersey Zoo, and other attractions that allow quality family time. For care leavers, we will also help fund, over and above statutory allowances by the Government of Jersey, the cost of college courses, work clothes, tools, and medical fees. We also fund the cost of items for when they move into their first home, which is a very exciting, but big and expensive step.

All money raised by Brightly either stays in Jersey for the benefit of island residents or can be applied in cases where local children and young people (covered by our remit) are cared for off-island.

We do not support applications for goods or services that are included in grants or benefits from the Government of Jersey.

We receive no government support and rely upon the generous support of the Jersey community. Bring Alive 75 is a new fundraising initiative for us and we hope you will be part of it.

For more information, please visit our website www.brightly.je

Contact details

If you have any questions then contact our Fundraiser, Wendy Nerac, by email: wendy@brightly.je or call 07797 856127.