How can you watch football and raise money for charity at the same time? It’s easy with a World Cup sweepstake.
They’re a great way to get everyone a bit more excited about the tournament, as well as encourage some friendly rivalry. Many of you will already be taking part in a World Cup sweepstake with your friends or colleagues.
We know that many of you will already be taking part in a World Cup sweepstake with your friends or colleagues. So, why not raise some money for charity while you’re at it?
Sweepstake Rules
If you’ve never taken part in a sweepstake before, here’s what you need to know. Before the tournament starts, cut out the names of each team taking part in the tournament. Each player pays a fee to pick one team at random. If that team wins, that person wins.
If you want to step it up a gear, you could also order an appropriate trophy for the lucky winner – check out the trophy range we have on offer at low prices.
The Legal Bit
If you are going to run a sweepstake at your office, you have to make sure that you follow a few important rules:
- You can allow for some minor admin costs but nothing major.
- You can’t profit off it.
- It can’t be run over more than one location. So if your business has multiple locations, you’ll need a separate sweepstake at each one.
You can find out more about the legal side of office sweepstakes in this useful blog post.
Charity Donation
By adding a donation to charity as part of the sweepstake entry price, you can send a little of that World Cup fever to a good cause.
Many charities have their own kits which you can download or print out from their website. Have a look on Google to see what’s available. Alternatively, you can create your own with crayons or clipart.
Gift Aid
- Gift Aid can only be redeemed on donations where the donor is not receiving any goods or services in return.
- If a portion of the entry price is going to charity, this is not eligible for Gift Aid.
- However, any voluntary donation by participants on top of the entry price is eligible.
Good luck and let us know who you get in your sweepstake!