Fundraising on the Isles of Scilly
Howard Lake | 16 September 2010 | Blogs
Many people across the UK are of course generous supporters of charity and fundraisers. But, on my two trips to the Isles of Scilly, I’ve been most impressed by the extent of fundraising and charitable giving going on on those islands, particularly given the population of just over 2,000.
They must win the prize for the highest density of collecting tins per head of the population!
Walk past any row of cottages, even on the less populated islands like St Anne’s and Bryher, and you’ll almost certainly see a collecting tin at the garden gate, raising funds for a charity.
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Returning from a holiday there last month, here are some of the many examples I came across.
I particularly liked the idea of selling take-away cream teas for charity, the message in a gents’ toilet, and selling wi-fi internet access to benefit the local wildlife trust. With any luck, you might pick up a few ideas from these images too.
There, I’m making you sit through my holiday slides. Some traditions never die…
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.