Engage
Engage with Raising Funds
Raising Funds: Engaging with the issues; not the duty.
It would be a missed opportunity to separate the raising of funds from one of our aims, which is to galvanise Christians to greater practical and political engagement with the issues and injustices of poverty. So, give and raise funds as an active engagement with these issues rather than as a duty or perceived obligation.
We do have a briefing note on how you could practically raise funds for Micah Challenge by auctioning on eBay. Why not auction a dinner party; odd-jobs for the afternoon; a rendition of your favourite poem; fasting for a day; or whatever else you feel is a talent you possess. Have fun. What to do with funds raised?
Micah Challenge UK does not seek to set itself up as an independent organisation. We are a coalition, a movement of like-minded people and organisations, who have come together to help engage and enable more churches and more Christians to speak out and take action against the injustice of poverty. So our hope is that Christians across the UK will be made aware of the injustice of poverty through Micah Challenge UK and then engage more deeply with the work of our member agencies - they are the ones that are working directly to make a difference on the ground.
For this reason we would encourage you first to consider sending your financial support to one or more of our member agencies.
Of course the movement and a campaign like this needs funds to keep running.
We need to cover the costs of all the resources we develop and the funds have to come from somewhere. Currently Micah Challenge UK is funded by its member agencies. Our work could not be done without their financial support.
However, where your choice is to fund the Micah Challenge movement detail of how to do this can be found on our donation page.
We are part of the global Micah Challenge movement, and as a commitment to this international group, any monies we receive as donations will be split as follows. 30% will be given to support the international movement through one or more of the Southern national Micah Challenge offices - they are typically under great pressure, with very few financial resources. The remaining 70% will contribute towards the direct costs of our work here in the UK.
