CORPORATEFUNDRAISER TOOLKIT

Hello!Welcome to your Fundraiser Toolkit Your amazing journey to Hike for Light has just begun, which will see you leave a lasting legacy on the lives of children living in Vanuatu.

This SolarBuddy guide will provide you with useful tips, resources and creative ideas to help you create an amazing fundraising experience for yourself and/or your team. We’ve also included highlights from our best corporate funders, inspiring stories from passionate teams, and insights from the children who receive your gifted lights.

Part One: Who is SolarBuddy? Part Two: Why Fundraise for SolarBuddy? Part Three: Light Fundraising Challenges Part Four: Sign Up and Get Started Part Five: Tips to Help You Raise FundsPart Six: Start Spreading the Word Part Seven: Promotional Resources Contact Details

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“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Nelson Mandela SolarBuddy, an Australian charity, is uniting a global community with a big dream to gift six million solar lights to children living in energy poverty by 2030, to help them continue studying after dusk and improve their education outcomes.

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Across our planet, 1.4 billion people live in energy poverty. This means that each night many of the world’s poorest and most marginalised are plunged into complete darkness when the sun sets or are reliant on toxic energy sources like kerosene and diesel for their cooking and lighting needs. This situation is especially tough on children and has a profound impact on their health and wellbeing, ability to learn, and economic stability.

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The gift of a simple solar light can have a remarkable positive impact. ● 78% increase in study time

● Improves air quality

● Reduces Co2 emissions

● Families save $$ $

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Meet Fortunate Awina Ghana, West Africa Fortunate Awina from Ghana, in West Africa, was one of the first students to ever receive a SolarBuddy solar light. At the time she was 12 years old and reliant on dangerous kerosene lamps to do her studies at night. Her village had no running water and she would walk or ride her bike up to 30km a day to go to school. Fortunate dreamed of becoming a teacher and after receiving her SolarBuddy light, she believed this could be made possible. The gift of light has literally changed her life and has given her the opportunity to study in a safe, happy and healthy environment.

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WHY FUNDRAISE FOR SOLARBUDDY? Hike for Light is an exclusive executive retreat program to Vanuatu. Unique to the Australian market, this two-day corporate program will leave a long and lasting legacy.

• Experience Vanuatu: This beautiful tropical island is the perfect place to switch off from the office and reconnect with nature, yourself and of course, your team

• The Gift of Light: Experience our engaging hands on program and learn about energy poverty, renewable energy and global citizenship.

• Contribute to a Brighter Future: Illuminate the lives of children and see the impact of your gift with your own eyes.

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Corporate Fundraising Highlight cievents and the Flight Centre FoundationRaised $10,600 In May 2019, 10 members of corporate partners cievents headed to Vanuatu for the inaugural Hike for Light program. Together, they raised $10,600 through a variety of creative means including an easter egg challenge, a bake sale, reaching out to colleagues, family, friends and their networks to support the cause.

“I can guarantee you and your team will be talking about this experience for the next year. I think that’s what a team building experience should really be.” - cievents

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Lights Out Challenge

EDUCATION Help increase study time!

Host A Book Sale

Many schools around the world don’t have access to electricity. How many days can your team go without electricity? Use the money saved to purchase solar lights. Ask your colleagues to sponsor you.

With a SolarBuddy light students are studying 78% longer. Help more children read at night by hosting a book sale with all of your unwanted books and use the funds raised to buy solar lights.

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LIGHT FUNDRAISING CHALLENGES We’re designed a whole host of creative fundraising challenges, aligned to our cause, that will inspire and encourage you and/or your team to champion our cause.

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Walk to Work

Individual Active Challenges

Night Golf Fundraiser

Lobby Peddle Bike Activity

Children living in energy poverty have to either walk or ride their bikes up to 30km a week to get to school. Can you walk or ride to work rather than use the car? Use your Fitbit to track number of steps and get your family, friends and colleagues to sponsor you. This challenge will also have a positive impact on the environment!

Choose an event that would be challenging for you to do. For example, an open water swim event, a triathlon, a hike or a run. Set up a fundraising page and ask people to sponsor you to take part in that challenge. Wear yellow to show that you’re supporting SolarBuddy.

Challenge your colleagues, friends and family to a game of night golf. Have a cheeky punt and bet a $ amount per round, loser pays winner pays SolarBuddy. Go on, it’s all for a good cause!

Create a real buzz in your lobby area by hiring an exercise bike that lights when being peddled. Encourage employees, clients and guests to participate by peddling to keep the lights turned on. Take it a step further and set up a roster. This’ll be a conversation starter, for sure!

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HEALTHHelp improve air quality!

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Recycling Action

Sell Reusable Cups

Give Up Challenge

Champion recycling at your work and in your home. Host a clean-up and consider cash back recycling.

• https://recyclingnearyou.com.au/containerdeposit/• http://scrg.com.au/• https://envirobank.com.au• https://www.mobilemuster.com.au/competition/

Out of 1 billion disposable coffee cups used by Australians each year, approximately 92% go to landfill. Champion the use of disposable coffee cups at work. Purchase KeepCups (or similar brands) at wholesale price and then sell them on at a higher price and use the difference to purchase SolarBuddy lights.

Take part in a “Give up Challenge”. Work out how many hours you spend on your phone, computer or even how much packaged food you consume. Get others to sponsor you for giving up those things you love that may not be good for yourself or the environment.

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ENVIRONMENTHelp reduce Co2 emissions!

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Fundraising Events

$2.50 a day Challenge

Speed Dating

Trivia Night

Nominate SolarBuddy to be your charity of choice at your next networking conference, event, gala, and work dinner. Set a fundraising target for your event, direct your guests to donate through your GoFundMe page throughout the evening and see how close you get by watching the tally increase in real-time.

Unfortunately, more than 3 billion people live below the poverty line, on less then $2.50 a day. Challenge yourself to only spending $2.50 a day and use the money you save to put towards your fundraising target.

Host a speed dating / friendship making challenge in the dark. All funds raised on the night through door fees, drinks, and donations to go towards your target. You could even assemble solar lights as part of the activity, it’s a great ice-breaker and all assembled lights will be gifted onwards.

Many local pubs host weekly trivia, ask them to support SolarBuddy by gifting 40% of the takings (entrance fee + donations). Take it an extra step by organising an energy poverty related trivia category.

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ECONOMIC Help families save $$!

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SIGN UP AND GET STARTED The most successful fundraising campaigns are those that have a team leader. The team leader helps to guide and encourage the team on their intended purpose. Different tasks may be allocated to different team members, but the team leader will stay across all team activities.

SolarBuddy recommends creating your own team profile using a GoFundMe page, to make it easy to share via email and social media. The page is simple to use and SolarBuddy is already set up as a charity to fundraise for.

Create your GoFundMe page:

1. Visit https://www.gofundme.com2. Click on ‘Start a GoFundMe’ located at the top right hand corner.3. Sign up through Facebook or email address.4. Set your fundraising target, enter a title, and choose ‘SolarBuddy.org Ltd’ as your charity of choice. 5. Write your fundraising brief and share! See key information below for details.6. Link your page to all your social media platforms.

Here is an example of what you can use in your fundraising brief:

We believe all children have the power to change the world! And they can do it with the gift of light…

Children living in energy poverty are reliant on toxic kerosene for lighting, which is terrible for their eyesight and respiratory health. Unable to study in the evenings, they’re less likely to develop the skills they need to break the cycle of poverty they are born into.

By participating in Hike For Light we are determined to raise funds for solar lights to help children in Vanuatu have access to lighting after dusk to assist with their studies.

You can help by donating to support our fundraising challenge! Every donation, no matter how big or small helps, and will go directly to purchasing solar lights.

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TIPS TO HELP YOU RAISE FUNDS For every $50 you raise you will be gifting one solar light to a child, transforming their life. Online donations through GoFundMe will take care of collection and payment and allow you to focus your energy on fundraising.

Online DonationsAll online donations through GoFundMe will automatically keep track of money raised, while payment is made directly to SolarBuddy. GoFundMe is an interactive platform and you will be able to see donations made in real-time, plus receive and respond to messages of support from sponsors.

Offline Donations What about offline donations? No doubt you’ll have colleagues, friends and family who just want to give cash and leave it to you to process the donation. We recommend collecting all the loose change, banking the money and making a payment to the team’s GoFundMe page.

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START SPREADING THE WORD Spread the word far and wide! One simple way to do this is by getting your team leader to set up automated EDMs to send out through your networks.

Media TipsIf you’re taking part in a public event, get in touch with your local paper or share it on your local radio. Media outlets are usually more than happy to support a good cause, plus it’s a great way to let them know how people can get on-board to help.

Social Media TipsShare your story online! If people can follow you on your journey they are more likely to engage and donate to support your cause. A good way to do this is to have regular updates on your fundraising page, blog, instagram, Facebook, twitter or weekly emails. Post pictures, stories, challenges, goals, and wins.

To help increase your reach, use these hashtags: #SolarBuddy #charity #fundraising #solarlight#SDGs #energypoverty#innovation#education#empowering

Don’t forget your local community, they’re usually more than happy to support a good cause. • Rotary clubs• Lions clubs • Community groups • Sports clubs • Office suppliers (cleaning

companies, printing and landscaping)

• Local businesses• Local councils

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PROMOTIONAL RESOURCES To make your fundraising journey workload a little lighter, we have provided some assets and templates that you can use to help spread the word.

• Email template to colleagues• Email template to media

Email to colleagues We want to end energy poverty for children in Vanuatu! And we’re doing it with the gift of light …

Across our planet, 1.4 billion people live in energy poverty. This means that each night many of the world’s poorest and most marginalised are plunged into complete darkness when the sun sets or are reliant on toxic energy sources like kerosene and diesel for their cooking and lighting needs.

This situation is especially tough on children and has a profound impact on their health and wellbeing, ability to learn, and economic stability.

That’s why we’re fundraising for SolarBuddy to help them achieve their big dream to gift six million solar lights to children living in energy poverty by 2030, to help improve their education outcomes.

We would appreciate your donations to support our fundraising challenge! One solar light is $30. Every donation, no matter how big or small, helps and will go directly to purchasing solar lights.

Email to the media We want to end energy poverty for children in Vanuatu! And we’re doing it with the gift of light …

Across our planet, 1.4 billion people live in energy poverty. This means that each night many of the world’s poorest and most marginalised are plunged into complete darkness when the sun sets or are reliant on toxic energy sources like kerosene and diesel for their cooking and lighting needs.

This situation is especially tough on children and has a profound impact on their health and wellbeing, ability to learn, and economic stability.

That’s why we’re fundraising for SolarBuddy to help them achieve their big dream to gift six million solar lights to children living in energy poverty by 2030, to help improve their education outcomes.

Will you support our fundraising journey and help shine a light on energy poverty?

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THANK YOU! We’re here to support you in your fundraising journey in any way that we can, so if you get a bit stuck for ideas or want some extra tips or

tricks please contact us.

Contact Us: Ph: 07 3257 7380Email: enquiries@solarbuddy.org

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