Thank you!

There are many ways to invite guests to your Coffee Morning.

Here are a few ideas to get you started:

• Set up a Facebook event.
• Put up our event poster and send out invitations. You can download these for free, but there are also in your fundraising kit.
• Set up a WhatsApp or Facebook group.
• Send an email to your colleagues, customers and clients.

You can share your personal Coffee Morning fundraising page at the same time - it's a great way for people to donate if they can't come along on the day.

If your Coffee Morning is open to the public, fill in our form and we'll share the details of the event on our Coffee Morning map.

Now that you've registered to host a Coffee Morning, you'll receive a fundraising kit in the post and a link to your online fundraising page by email.

In your kit, we've included a fundraising game to help raise money at your event. We also have more games you can download for free.

Other helpful resources in your kit include:

• QR code stickers for people to scan and easily donate during your Coffee Morning. QR codes will also be sent to you by email.
• Gift Aid form so you can help raise even more money.

And don't be afraid to think outside the box! There are tons of other ideas to help you raise a little extra money at your event.

Now that you've registered to host a Coffee Morning, a fundraising page will automatically be set up for you and will be sent to you in your registration email.

If you’d like to personalise your page, you can add a photo, a fundraising target and update your bio with more details about your event. You can do this quickly and easily by creating an account. The link to personalise your page will also be in your registration e-mail.

Download our handy guide to using your Coffee Morning fundraising page.

If you can’t find the link to your page, please send an email to coffee@macmillan.org.uk - the team will help you sort it.

• Members of the public are not subject to the food standards regulations or the UK Food Information Amendment, also known as Natasha's law (even if products were to be wrapped in cling film etc).
• Where a school or organisation is "hosting" the Coffee Morning and inviting the public to donate goods, again they would not be subject to this regulation.
• If a school or organisation is a registered food business and supplies their own products they would be subject to the regulation (as for any products they produce).

It is considered best practice to list allergens where possible, but as above not a legal requirement for the public.

For more information please visit the Food Standards Agency (FSA) website.

Gift Aid is a Government scheme that enables charities to reclaim the Income and/or Capital Gains Tax that supporters have already paid. To allow us to claim this back, you must be a UK taxpayer and have paid sufficient Income and/or Capital Gains Tax to cover the amount of all Gift Aid donations made for that tax year.

Donors who have not been charged sufficient tax to cover the Income Tax deducted from their Gift Aid donations are responsible for paying any difference.

Gift Aid can increase your guests’ donations by 25p for every £1 without costing them another penny!

Macmillan is able to reclaim tax on voluntary donations made by your guests once they have:

• made an individual donation
• filled in all the columns on your Gift Aid form
• ticked the Gift Aid box.

Please note, we can’t make claim if any of these steps have been missed.

Only personal donations are eligible for Gift Aid. If you’re paying in a collection, if you’ve made a purchase or if you’ve had a chance to win a prize, this amount is not eligible for Gift Aid.

Please note that Gift Aid does not apply to non-UK taxpayers, Isle of Man and Channel Island residents.