Fundraise with BCWA!

There are lots of ways to get involved in fundraising for us. Whatever your skills and interests, you can make a difference in helping us to make sure that victims of abuse in the Black Country don’t have to suffer in silence.

You can organise your own event or get involved with one of our fundraising events throughout the year.

We have a passionate and experienced fundraiser to support you and help make the most of your journey with BCWA.

The Key to a New Life

Imagine never having a key to a safe space you can call your own. Never having a place where you feel secure, warm and protected. Never having somewhere where you are sure that no-one will hurt you.

In 2024 BCWA had to turn away over two thirds of people who applied for refuge because of a lack of spaces. This reflects a national shortage of safe house provision.

Help us to:

  • Fit out 10 new refuge flats

Pledge your support by:

  • Sponsoring the fit out of an entire refuge flat
  • Donating flooring, paint, hardware etc. to make each flat warm and welcoming
  • Collecting new and unused items like kettles, cutlery, crockery, towels
  • Fundraising to help us buy home essentials like new washing machines, cookers, fridges and beds
  • Volunteering to clean and decorate new refuge space ready for families to move in
  • Donating high-end prizes or unique experiences for BCWA raffles in aid of the new refuge build
Get involved: contact us

Struggling for fundraising ideas?

Whatever your talents, there are plenty of ways to fundraise for us and have fun at the same time! Here are some ideas:

Wear Purple Day

Get your school or workplace to go purple in October for our annual Go Purple event! Pick out your best purple clothes, have purple face painting, purple nail painting, purple cakes, a purple raffle… you name it, you can turn it purple to raise money for us! Click here to learn more about it.

Calling all daredevils

For all you daredevils and fitness fanatics, why not take on an active challenge: climb a mountain (or three with a Three Peaks Challenge); do a skydive; run a marathon; hold a zumbathon, do a sponsored cycle ride; take part in a fun run or sponsored walk; organise a netball or five aside football tournament.

Organise a night out…

Have fun with your friends and fundraise at the same time by organising a quiz night or bingo night at your local pub; a karaoke night; charity dance; or a night out at the races.

… or a night in

If you would rather stay in, you could organise a board game night, craft night, afternoon tea, a bake-off, Playstation tournament, a ‘come dine with me’ night, or a film night.

Tea and toiletries

Hold an afternoon tea where everyone brings a toiletry for a woman or child in our refuges. It’s a great way to have fun, help someone who needs it, and clear out those gift sets you never used!

Support us while you shop online

You can help us out while you do your online shopping… and it won’t cost you a penny! Over 2,700 well known retailers, including Amazon, John Lewis, eBay and Tesco will donate a small percentage of what you spend to us to say thank you for shopping with them. Just visit our page at easyfundraising to sign up.

Get in touch to discuss your fundraising ideas with our team

Email our team

Fundraising Resources

Here are some resources to help you get started. Our Fundraisers’ Pack includes lots of advice and information on promoting and running an event, fundraising ideas, and details of how your fundraising makes a difference. You can use our fundraiser’s logo to promote your fundraising event.

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