Fundraising
The National Literacy Trust empowers people from disadvantaged communities with the literacy skills they need to succeed in life.
Our research shows that poverty and low literacy are interlinked: by the time a child is 10.5 months old communication delay linked to poverty can already be detected. This lays the foundation for a lifelong pattern of literacy inequality impacting on earnings, health and wellbeing. But this is not inevitable – with your support we can break this cycle of poverty and low literacy by:
- Setting up tailored literacy hubs in the most disadvantaged communities, specifically designed to tackle the unique challenges people are facing in the area.
- Supporting schools through resources and programmes which are designed to boost children’s literacy.
- Campaigning to make literacy a priority for politicians and parents.
Find out more about what you can do to support us below.
How you can support us
Whether you're an experienced fundraiser or a complete novice, you're all welcome and we have a range of ideas below for how you can show your support!
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Whether you want to run, hike, cycle or try something a little more unusual to raise money for our work, we've got the event for you!Learn more
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Why not get creative and organise your own fundraising event in your local community? We're lucky to have many amazing community fundraisers - read their stories to...Learn more
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Donate today and help us empower even more children with the literacy skills they need to succeed in life.Learn more
Make a difference with your everyday shopping
Join us in our mission to change lives through literacy across the UK! By signing up as a supporter through easyfundraising, you can help raise free funding for vital literacy programs through your everyday online shopping.
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Fundraising success stories
Our fundraisers are incredible - they dedicate huge amounts of time to raising money to give children living in the UK's most economically disadvantaged communities a brighter future. Read about their incredible efforts here...
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Community fundraiser Hew shares his tips for running a successful charity pub quiz.Read more
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Among our intrepid Arctic explorers last year was Leah Attwood, Publishing Operations Executive at Penguin Random House. She has kindly agreed to give us an account of her...Read more
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Eliyanah Lubanzu is only 8-years-old and she has already written her first book, The Super 8 Adventures: The Day The Aliens Invaded. Eliyanah has generously offered to...Read more
Fundraising guidelines
Thank you so much for fundraising for the National Literacy Trust. To make sure your fundraising is legal and safe, please take a look at our fundraising guidelines before organising your event or activity.
- General fundraising guidelines: Includes information on using our logo, handling other people's data and how to plan and organise your event safely.
- Fundraising health and safety: How to make sure you keep yourself, and anyone involved in your fundraising event, safe.
- Lotteries and raffles guidance: There is specific guidance on how to organise a fundraising lottery or raffle - have a read through before organising yours.
If you have any questions about the information above, please do not hesitate to reach out to us via email: fundraise@literacytrust.org.uk. Any formal complaints about our fundraising activity will be dealt with under our complaints policy.