We are open for face to face appointments and remote appointments are still available. Our Dove Buddies groups are up and running in multiple locations and we have a new weekly Bereavement Support Group in Burslem

Fundraising

BEING A CHARITY IS ALWAYS A CHALLENGE AND ALTHOUGH WE DO RECEIVE SOME FUNDING TO DELIVER OUR SERVICES, WE ALSO RELY HEAVILY ON DONATIONS AND OUR OWN FUNDRAISING TO KEEP OUR CORE SERVICES RUNNING. DID YOU KNOW THAT A SUBSTANTIAL PERCENTAGE OF OUR SERVICES ARE NOT FUNDED? THAT IS WHY WE NEED YOU TO #HELPUSFLY
 

GET INVOLVED

If you would like to get involved by supporting our charity, there are a number of ways you can help:

Support our fundraising by making a donation via our JustGiving Campaign CLICK HERE to donate!


We need to raise £50,000 to help deliver our services in 2020-21 – this would allow us to continue providing grief counselling & support  through COVID-19 and beyond

  • Make an online donation via Facebook, JustGiving or PayPal
  • Support the Dove Service while shopping at Amazon
  • Participate or Volunteer in our fundraising events
  • Create a fundraiser on our behalf via JustGiving or Facebook
  • Get your organisation involved with a fundraising event, or name us as your Charity of the Year
  • Leave us a legacy in your will

Why not try one of these fun activities as a way of fundraising on behalf of the Dove Service:

  • Arrange a Bake Sale
  • Get sponsored to Skydive
  • Do a sponsored Swim or Bike ride
  • Organise a Quiz Night with a Raffle
  • Get sponsored to run a Marathon or Half Marathon

We appreciate that fundraising is not so easy during a pandemic, so how about organising a VIRTUAL fundraiser instead?

Set your fundraiser up via JustGiving and #Helpusfly today! Click HERE to SET UP your fundraiser!

Some ideas may include…

  • Virtual Bike Ride

  • Virtual Walk

  • Virtual Raffle Fundraiser

  • Online Auction

To download a Sponsor Form, just click on the link below:

#HELPUSFLY – SPONSOR FORM

HOW YOUR COMPANY CAN HELP US…

As a company you may have had some of your employees who have been helped by us or you might think that we are a suitable partner to help fulfil you organisation’s corporate social responsibility. You could #Helpusfly by

  • Get your organisation involved with a fundraising event, or name us as your Charity of the Year
  • Organise a raffle with the 1st prize being a ‘duvet day’ – giving a member of your staff an extra day off
  • Would your company like to officially sponsor an event or our Annual Conference?
  • Please do get in touch with our Fundraising Team if your company would like to help us email us at Enquiries

To download a Sponsor Form, just click on the link below:

HELPUSFLY – SPONSOR FORM
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FUNDRAISING PACK

Whether you’re involved in a school or college, club, pub, place of worship, sports association, community group, or just want to get together with friends to raise money, we would love to hear your fundraising ideas. You don’t need any special talents, just a desire to make a difference!

Not sure where to start? Why not take a look through our Fundraising Pack , which contains information and ideas on how to start fundraising for the Dove Service:

  • How the money you raise will #Helpusfly
  • Organising your own event
  • Community & School fundraising ideas
  • Fundraise at work – Social responsibility
  • Some of our favourite fundraising ideas
  • Promoting your event
  • To register your event and for additional support, contact our Fundraising Team via Training & Events

To download our Fundraising Pack, click on the link below:

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FUNDRAISING PACK (PDF)
Fundraising Reg
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The Dove Service
The Dudson Centre
Hope Street
Hanley
Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
ST1 5DD

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Head Office:

Monday 9am-5pm
Tuesday 9am-6pm
Wednesday 9am-5pm
Thursday 9am-5pm
Friday  9am-4pm

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