 In the last few years demand for our work has continued to grow whilst funding has become more and more difficult to secure, and everything has become so much more expensive! We work with thousands of children and young people every year, mostly in the North East and we are reliant on securing grants and fundraising to keep going. Our work engages, enables, and empowers young people through creative projects to grow and evolve, whilst existing as an early intervention; providing safe spaces to scaffold towards good mental health and a positive future. We are firmly committed to making our youth theatre activities, youth projects, digital content and performances free to access or very low-cost to ensure everyone can enjoy them. It takes a lot of resource to run Mortal Fools young people’s programmes whilst offering high quality meaningful creative experiences to our young people; from hiring experienced staff who share our values to creating high quality, inclusive events, performances and films, to offering pastoral and mental health support to our young people when they need it- it all adds up. We hate asking for donations at a time when things are so tough, in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis and we know, many in our community are not in a position to donate or fundraise right now (and that’s ok – we totally understand)! However, we wanted to highlight across this blog post, the ways that you – our wonderful Mortal Fools community, can help us – through donating, fundraising for us, championing our work, advocacy and more! Read on!  Donating directly Donating directly is one of the easiest and most impactful ways for an individual to support our work as a children’s charity supporting North East young people. You can become a regular donor or make a one-off donation and every little helps. You can play an important part in the futures of children and young people during an incredibly challenging time, when the demand for our work and support is increasing. By donating or financially supporting Mortal Fools, together we can make a tangible difference and positively impact the lives of young people. And if you’re a business – you can download our Invest In Mortal Fools resource by clicking here; it’s full of options if you’d like to sponsor a specific programme of our work. This is a great way to impact a cause close to your heart such as improving access to arts, mental health or early career opportunities. Get in touch with [email protected] to discuss a bespoke sponsorship. And of course, a big thank you to everyone who has donated and supported us over the last few years, alongside our growing base of regular donors!  Easy Fundraising This remarkable tool means every time you shop online you can earn money for Mortal Fools at no extra cost to you. Easyfundraising partners with over 7,000 brands who will donate part of what you spend to a cause of your choice: brands like ADSA, eBay, John Lewis & Partners, Argos, ASOS and Booking.com. In just a few minutes you can set up an Easy Fundraising account and start fundraising for Mortal Fools. Click here to register – and make sure you select Mortal Fools as your chosen cause to fund raise for. By downloading the Chrome extension to your browser or the app to your phone, you’ll be surprised by how much you can raise through your regular shopping and their inbuilt donation reminder. So far, we’ve raised £840.49- can you help us reach £1000? Fundraising Challenges Take on a fundraising challenge for Mortal Fools. This is a fantastic way to raise money by doing something you love, or by setting yourself an ambitious goal and the options are endless…
To discuss ideas, get in touch with [email protected]. We’ll be more than happy to support you and help you get the word out! Through your Workplace Businesses are increasingly interested in aligning their organisation's values with those of their customers and staff. This often means supporting charities through funding, promoting and incentivising staff to volunteer. Many businesses want to hear from employees at all career stages about what matters to them, so why not recommend Mortal Fools to your employer or nominate us through a workplace initiative, such as Charity of the Year? There are many benefits to investing in Mortal Fools as a local Northumberland-based charity that is helping to tackle the youth mental health crisis, improve access to the arts and develop workplace skills for young people. And if your workplace only works with charities signed up to a specific scheme – sign post us to the scheme and we can register! Drop [email protected] an email and let’s chat!  Gifting a MELVA license MELVA: mental health and wellbeing education through storytelling Businesses and individuals can sponsor MELVA & give the gift of mental health education through storytelling to primary school settings for academic year 2024/25. For businesses passionate about ESG and evidencing corporate social responsibility, MELVA is a tangible, measurable and high impact way to demonstrate an investment in children and local communities. Individual schools can purchase MELVA for £750 per academic year but in the contemporary landscape of ever-changing school budgets, sector cuts, increasing children’s needs and worsening mental health, the cost of the programme can be prohibitive for many settings. By sponsoring MELVA, businesses can place this effective, high impact mental health resource directly into the hands of the children who need it most. MELVA is used in over 65 North East schools, which has been made possible through generous corporate sponsorship from the likes of Ryder Architecture and Muckle LLP Check out our guide to MELVA for businesses and professionals:  Commissioning our CONNECT training CONNECT is our training and professional development programme for organisations, teams, and individuals. By commissioning CONNECT training you not only receive high-quality training in areas like leadership, communication, presentation skills and resilience, you also help fund our work with young people, as all the income goes directly back into our young people’s programmes! If you’re connected to a business or organisation – you could commission our training, you could book yourself on to one of our open sessions as an individual or you could download our training brochure from our website and recommend us into your network or to the leadership in your organisation! Our CONNECT training uses a unique combination of techniques from actor training, theatre practice, business development theory, and the social sciences to lead participants through a practical training process of identifying personal strengths, increasing knowledge, and developing new skills. In addition to training – we also run-away days and team development days! As an active member of our Mortal Fools community If you're unable to donate or support us financially, you can support us in a variety of other ways at no cost:
BIG THANK YOU! We can’t thank our Mortal Fools community enough for championing our work and helping us help our members. We couldn’t do it without you! If you’d like to find out more about what your contribution can support, have a look at the inspiring case studies and helpful reports and guides on ‘Our Impact’ page. You can also download our Impact Report too – which gives a great summary of our work across 2023! 
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