Our Fundraising Strategy: £30,000 a year by 2025
The Nonesuch Rowing Foundation (NRF) is the independent charity that directly supports UBBC by issuing grants to the club and its members. With huge thanks to all of our generous supporters, the Nonesuch Rowing Foundation currently raises approximately £14,000 each year from regular donations collected by Direct Debit.
The Nonesuch Rowing Foundation and the UBBC Alumni Committee are determined to build on this hard work to ensure that UBBC remains one of the premier student rowing clubs in the UK.
With this in mind, we have set ourselves a target to raise £30,000 per year by the end of 2025.
WHY £30,000 per year?
At our current rate of income, it would take over 13 years for UBBC to buy a new boat of each class for both the Men’s and Women’s Squads. That means the newest boat in the fleet today will be over 13 years old before we can replace it!
An income of £30,000 per year would allow us to half that time, meaning we could replace boats when they are 6/7 years old, reducing the likelihood that students have to row in old and unsuitable boats, which will enable more students to participate in rowing more often, and to a higher standard.
The graphic below shows the length of time it takes to raise the funds required to purchase each class of boat. The length of the line represents the length of time it takes.
How CAN we do it?
Increase our number of regular donors to 200 (currently 145);
Increase our average monthly donation amount to £10.00 per person (currently £7.37);
Ensure 100% of eligible regular donors contribute gift aid (currently 46%).
How can you help?
If you don’t yet donate to the Nonesuch Rowing Foundation, please consider beginning a regular donation of £10 per month or more. Donations by UK taxpayers are eligible for Gift Aid and tax relief. Follow this link to find out more.
If you already donate with a monthly subscription, visit this link to update to update your regular donation to an increased value: