Fundraise to Support Children and Families Nationwide

As a small charity, Potential Plus UK relies on the generosity of donations and fundraising to support children with high learning potential, as well as their families and schools. For over 58 years, the continued support of our community has allowed us to identify and provide vital assistance to gifted children across the country.

Your donations directly fund essential services such as advice calls, assessments, and resources for those who need it most. These contributions help families and schools to safeguard the wellbeing of these children, nurture their unique talents, and foster the resilience and confidence they need to succeed and thrive at every stage of their development.

Your support helps us to further break down barriers for economically disadvantaged children and families, allowing us to offer our Opportunity Access Fund and discounted memberships to those who need them most.

Thank You for Your Continued Support

✔ £3.60 pays for an advice sheet

✔ £36 pays for a telephone call

✔ £60 pays for unlimited access to telephone advice and online resources

✔ £360 subsidises an assessment for a child with a family on benefits

Impact

“Such a valuable service. I felt listened to, understood and more optimistic as a result of my conversation. Brilliant follow up too with resources and recommended reading to further help my child”.

How Can You Help?

Organise a Fundraising Event

A Bake Off
Treasure Hunt
Sports Competition
Concert
Dog Show

Fashion Show
Car Washing or Gardening
Book Group
Walking/Running/Cycling Trip
Film Night
Auction (goods/promises)

Three young teenagers working together on a project

Set Yourself a Challenge

Commit to a challenge and get yourself sponsored!

Complete Couch to 5K
Walk 100 miles in 50/100 days
Read 20 books or the Booker shortlist

Walk a dog for 30 days
No chocolate (or alcohol or biscuits or meat etc) for 1 month
Swim 20/50/100 lengths
Be silent for a weekend

Arrange your event, Create a Just Giving Page and Nominate Potential Plus UK (operating name of National Association for Gifted Children) as your Charity. This will allow individuals to gift aid their sponsorship or donate directly to us.

Have Fun and Raise Money for Potential Plus UK!

Other Ways to Donate

Easyfundraising is the UK’s biggest charity shopping fundraising site. Fundraise for Potential Plus UK with the click of a button and without it costing you a penny! When you shop via https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/potentialplusuk/ with over 3,500 big name retailers including Argos, John Lewis, ASOS and Booking.com, we receive a donation each time. Using easyfundraising does not cost you any extra money.

Paypal Giving

for a direct donation with no charges or deductions (can be made by paypal account or debit/credit card) https://www.paypal.com/gb/fundraiser/charity/66164

Ebay Donations and Sell for a Cause

Why not donate a percentage of your ebay sales to Potential Plus UK? Use ebay’s Charity Search to find Potential Plus UK, then look for “Donate a portion to charity” when you list your item. You can opt to make a donation or allocate a percentage of payment received for an item to us. Ebay will send the donation on to Potential Plus UK and will also credit you an equal percentage of your seller fees. https://www.charity.ebay.co.uk/charity/POTENTIAL-PLUS-UK/66164

Fundraising Stories from Our Community

Isabella and Amanda Challenge55 Swim

Amanda and Isabella after open water swim

Read all about Isabella, aged 4 and her mum who raised money for Potential Plus UK by swimming – 55 lengths in a week by Isabella and 55 lengths a day for a week by Amanda as part of our Challenge55 campaign in 2022 Isabella’s Happy Place – A Challenge55 Story by Amanda Holt

Steve's Cycling Challenge55

Challenge55 took place 2022-2023 to celebrate the 55th birthday of Potential Plus UK. During that year members undertook challenges to raise funds to help us to continue our support work for another 55 years. Chair of Trustees Stephen Ramsden challenged himself to cycle 55km. Find out how that went in his blog What I Learned By Taking Part In Challenge55

The Milton Keynes Go Bright Charity Fun Ride

Go Bright Ride 2018 - decorated horses and riders in motion with permission of IndiePics Photography

The Milton Keynes Go Bright Charity Fun Ride 2018 took place around the Great Linford area in Milton Keynes in aid of Potential Plus UK on Monday 28th May, 2018. Go Bright was the theme and Go Bright the participants definitely did – decorating themselves and their horses in bright purple and other colours. The event was organised by long-standing family members the Parslers. Read more about the event at: The Milton Keynes Go Bright Charity Fun Ride 2018

The 2.6 Challenge

young girl in a superhero stance for the twopointsixchallenge

The 2.6 Challenge took place on 26th April, 2020. It was set up by the organisers of the London Marathon. Potential Plus UK took part in the challenge – with trustees, staff and members basing their fundraising on the theme of 2.6 or 26. Challenges completed included everything from walking 26 miles or running 2.6km to declining 26 German verbs, asking 26 philosophical questions or popping 26 grapes into your mouth! Find out more about the challenges taken in our blogs Calling All Superheroes: Get Involved in the 2.6 Challenge; 2.6 Challenge – Thank You!