Relief Chest Scheme
How do I get started?
Supporting an existing Relief Chest
- 1Click the ‘Search for a Chest’ button in the main menu or scroll down to the ‘Search for a Chest’ section of the home page.
- 2Type in the name of the Chest that you would like to support. Click ‘Find Chest’ and relevant results will display below the search box.
- 3Click the ‘View this Chest’ button.
- 4This will take you to the Chest’s page, where you can make a donation, and view fundraising progress.
Creating your own Relief Chest
If you would like to do your own fundraising, please go to our Individual Relief Chest Scheme (IRCs) website to find out how you can get involved.
What is everydayhero?
An everydayhero supporter page is your tool to spread the word, inspire support and raise funds for a cause you care about.
Everydayhero is an online fundraising platform, which you can use to collect your sponsorship. Your fundraising page will be set up automatically when you register to fundraise for your chosen Relief Chest.
If you have already registered, you can access your page and by entering the log in details you supplied when you signed up. You can share your page with friends and family to encourage them to donate to you.
Your unique supporter page can be personalised with a profile photo and personal story – why the cause you care about matters to you. You can also keep your friends and family up to date with your fundraising activities by posting updates, images and videos which you can share across Facebook and Twitter. It’s a blogging platform for all of your fundraising progress!
You can ask anyone to help you with simple sharing buttons – you can share over email or your social media networks. Donors can leave a message of support or encouragement and you can send them your thanks all from one place. And don’t worry – all donations are processed by everydayhero and passed on to the charity you support automatically. It’s as simple as that.
Frequently asked questions
Everydayhero processes your donations on behalf of the Masonic Charitable Foundation. Your donations are securely processed and remitted to the Masonic Charitable Foundation every 2 weeks in accordance with our payment schedule. You can relax in the knowledge that your donation is processed via a state of the art compliance payment system.
Gift Aid adds 25p to every £1 donated, at no extra cost to the donor. It’s a Government scheme that enables charities to claim this ‘extra money’ from tax that people have already paid.
You can find out more about Gift Aid here.
everydayhero
The dedicated everydayhero support team are available if you need help with your fundraising page, making a donation, or anything else relating to everydayhero.
Take a look at their FAQ website for all the technical advice, as well as their top tips for giving your fundraising a boost!
If you can‘t find what you’re looking for, please email help@everydayhero.co.uk
Relief Chest Scheme
If you have any questions about the Relief Chest Scheme, please email us at reliefchest@mcf.org.uk or call 020 3146 3333.
Using fitness devices with your fundraising
Fitbit
Our fitness integration is a great way to show off your hard work to your donors – especially if you’re training for a big run. You can learn how to connect your Fitbit to your everydayhero account here:
Strava
Our fitness integration is a great way to show off your hard work to your donors – especially if you’re training for a big run. In order to connect your Strava account you’ll need to be logged in to your everydayhero account and have authorised everydayhero to your Strava account.
The video below will take you through the steps you need to take to connect your account. If you need more detail you can view our step by step article here.
MapMyFitness
Our fitness integration is a great way to show off your hard work to your donors – especially if you’re training for a big run. In order to connect your MapMyFitness account you’ll need to be logged in to both your everydayhero account and your MapMyFitness account. Secondly, you’ll need to make sure your MapMyFitness account is “Public” so everydayhero can display the information on your supporter page.
Manual updates
If you’d prefer not to use a fitness app you can still easily keep track of your miles through your fundraising page by manually updating it using the simple steps below. That way your friends and family will still be able to see how you’re progressing.
More information
Your can find out more on the everydayhero Knowledgebase site.
How your support helps
