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Fundraise for us
There are lots of ways that you can support people in Scotland to reach their potential through reading and writing. You can fundraise for us at work, at school or in your community.
If you’d like to fundraise for Scottish Book Trust, there’s lots of ways to get involved – and we can support you every step of the way. Don’t forget to create a JustGiving page(this link will open in a new window) and share your journey with friends, families and colleagues to spread the word about Scottish Book Trust and boost your fundraising total!
Join a fundraising challenge
Sign up to walk, run or cycle for Scottish Book Trust, in events such as:
- The Kiltwalk(this link will open in a new window)
- Edinburgh Marathon Festival(this link will open in a new window)
- Etape Caledonia(this link will open in a new window)
'I love walking for my physical and mental health and the Kiltwalk seemed like the perfect opportunity to set myself a challenge and spend more time with my friends in the process. There are four of us doing the walk together (for different charities). I chose Scottish Book Trust because I feel very strongly about promoting reading for pleasure. I've loved reading since I was very young and still get excited by the possibilities that a book can bring. My younger daughter (age 6) has just reached the stage where she can read longer books on her own and it's heartwarming to see how eager she is to sit and lose herself in a story. I would love every child to have that experience so I'm very pleased to be supporting Scottish Book Trust to continue the great programmes that it offers.'
– 2024 Kiltwalk participant
Host your own community fundraiser
Get creative with your fundraising and organise an event that works for you:
- Hold a charity book sale or swap
- Plan a sponsored Readathon
- Organise a quiz night
- Hold a bake sale
- Make and sell cards or bookmarks
- Organise a bag pack in your local supermarket
Louisa, a writer and supporter of Scottish Book Trust, held her own bookshop dash to celebrate the launch of her new children’s book, Rory and the Snack Dragons. Visiting 22 bookshops and libraries in 22 hours, Louisa raised a brilliant £210 for Scottish Book Trust.
Louisa said: ‘We had such fun on our bookshop tour and were made so welcome, and it was great to feel that we were able to raise a little bit for Scottish Book Trust – we benefited so much from Bookbug and Scottish Book Trust projects as a young family.’
Digital resources
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Additional advice and materials
Whether you’ve signed up for an organised event such as The Kiltwalk, or you’ve planned your own community fundraiser, we’d love to support you in any way we can. For example, we can provide Scottish Book Trust t-shirts to wear on event day, as well as collection tins and buckets, leaflets about the different areas of our work and copies of our annual Scotland’s Stories book to give away.
If you would like any materials or advice regarding your fundraising, please feel free to contact Eilidh Cameron, Fundraising Officer by email at [email protected](this link will open in a new window).