Fundraise at School

stem4 is a charity which relies entirely on donations to fund our essential work with secondary schools. We are so grateful for every single fundraising day, sponsored activity and charity event that schools are able to hold for us and are happy to provide anything we can to help, such as sponsorship forms. To download or order fundraising materials please visit our Fundraising Materials & Ideas page.

Need some inspiration, or unsure how to get your school to get involved in fundraising? Here’s how!

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Think Positive, Go Purple!

Our ‘Think Positive, Go Purple’ fundraising initiative encourages your school to take the opportunity to combine raising money with promoting wellbeing for your own pupils.

With our support, you will be able to pair fundraising activities like purple-themed mufti days or sponsored events with self-run wellbeing events such as assemblies which encourage positive thinking.

You could also take advantage of our ‘connect4stem4’ campaign, which encourages everyone to connect with someone for 4, 14, or 40 minutes and donate some money to stem4 for participating. Through ‘Think Positive, Go Purple’ you will not only be fundraising to help us provide support for teenagers, you will also be demonstrating to your own pupils that their mental health is cared for.

Of course, we have a wealth of resources to help you along the way, including educational resources, an A-Z of fundraising ideas, branded collection boxes, posters, leaflets and merchandise. To find out more, or to receive the materials you need to ‘Think Positive, Go Purple’ at your school please contact education@stem4.org.uk.

But when? 

  • Why not make us your school or house charity of the year? With more and more schools now choosing to focus their fundraising efforts into a year-long project, picking us as your charity of the year creates something staff, pupils and parents can all get behind, culminating in achievements and a school-charity relationship that feels genuinely worthwhile. By working together for a whole year, your school can make the most of ‘Think Positive, Go Purple’, and help as many teenagers as possible.
  • World Mental Health Day is observed on 10th October every year – a great day to get your students involved in thinking about the mental health of themselves and others.
  • Local Charities Day falls in December – what better way to celebrate than by fundraising for us!

First Give

Local secondary schools can also support stem4 by nominating us as one of your chosen charities when taking part in the First Give philanthropic programme. If your students choose us, a member of our staff will be happy to help your students prepare their presentation and provide them with resources.

Or, if your school is further afield, you can book an appointment for a Skype call with our Education Coordinator at education@stem4.org.uk

Raise funds through online shopping!

The school and parent community can support stem4 by signing up to Easy Fundraising or by shopping at AmazonSmile. These initiatives raise funds for us at no extra cost to you! We would be very grateful if schools would kindly share this in their newsletters – find out more.

Thank you

stem4 is truly grateful for all the support we continue to receive from schools. From fundraising at proms to organising charity football matches, to selling handmade Christmas decorations, we are delighted that these efforts have allowed schools to have fun whilst raising awareness and money to support teenage mental health at the same time.

Help us support teenage mental health