Door-to-door fundraising

Find out all you need to know about NDCS door-to-door Fundraising below.

1. Door-to-door fundraising is proven to be one of the most effective ways for NDCS to find new regular supporters for the charity and to raise awareness about issues facing deaf children.

2. For every £1 NDCS spends on door-to-door fundraising, we raise £3 to help deaf children and their families.

3. NDCS fundraisers wear purple tabards with the NDCS logo and charity number clearly visible. Our registered charity number is 1016532. Our Scottish registered charity number is SC040779.

4. As representatives of the charity, all our fundraisers are strictly vetted and go through a rigorous recruitment process as well as ongoing training and development.

5. It is incredibly important to us that our fundraisers act as knowledgeable ambassadors for NDCS and therefore we go to great lengths to ensure all of them are trained appropriately and behave professionally and courteously.
   

6. NDCS fundraisers are only provided with an identification badge after successfully completing training.

7. Fundraisers carry information about NDCS and should be able to answer any of your questions about the charity.

8. It is not permitted for our fundraisers to accept cash donations or cheques. If you would like to make a cash donation online you can do so here or you can make a gift over the telephone by calling our Fundraising team on 0845 231 1617. Gifts can be posted to us at The National Deaf Children’s Society, 15 Dufferin Street, London, EC1Y 8UR.

9. NDCS is very grateful for any regular contribution that you feel comfortable with making. There is no minimum amount. However, to join our supporter scheme, contributions have to be at least £24 per year. You can set up a regular gift for the amount of your choosing online at any time or by calling our Fundraising team on 0845 231 1617.

10. A licence is required for NDCS to undertake door-to-door fundraising. Licences are allocated by the Local Authority or Metropolitan Police for local residential areas. No NDCS fundraiser will work in an area in which a licence has not been granted.

11. NDCS has accredited membership of the PFRA (Public Fundraising Regulatory Association) who monitor and self regulate all fundraising of this type. In addition we are a member of the FRSB (Fundraising Standards Board Scheme) which covers all forms of fundraising.

12. NDCS could very well be fundraising in your area. Just as our services for deaf children are all over the UK, NDCS also fundraises all over the UK.

13. Our fundraisers do not work after 8.30pm and visits can only be made up to 9pm if the appointment is agreed with the resident from a prior conversation. These are in line with the guidelines set down by the Public Fundraising Regulatory Association (PFRA) of which we are members. We are aware that people may feel uncomfortable answering to a caller of an evening, especially when dark, but in our experience evening is also the best time to talk to the most people about our work.

14. Find out where we are working this month. Last minute changes sometimes have to be made to where our fundraisers are working, so if you have been visited by one of our fundraisers and your postcode area is not on this list, please don’t panic. Call our Fundraising team on 0845 231 1617 and we can help.
    

If you are interested in becoming an NDCS door-to-door fundraiser, please call our Fundraising team on 0845 231 1617. Read Jenifer’s story to find out more about what it is like being an NDCS door-to-door fundraiser.

If you have any questions, feedback or concerns about an NDCS fundraiser please call our Fundraising team on 0845 231 1617