Community, Events & Challenges
Events and fundraising
Thank you for considering fundraising for AMR Action UK. We’re reliant on the energy, enthusiasm and imagination of our supporters to raise the funds we need to help people impacted by resistant infections and influence policy and practice change.
Your good deed in helping us raise funds and increase awareness of AMR will help us to support more people affected by AMR.
Need a bit of inspiration of what to do?
Take on a challenge
Whether something you can do at home such as a sponsored silence or even a game-athon, or organising your own active challenge, you can ask for sponsorship and raise money for us.
Sports events
If you are interested in taking on a physical challenge to support us, we are registered with runforcharity.com. Pick any of their events, and you can fundraise for us alongside others, with all the admin managed for you.
Create an Event
Feeling creative? Get stuck in baking or crafting and sell the products of your labour to fundraise. Alternatively, host a party, pub quiz or workshop to show people your skills, charge entry and you’ve got a fun evening and money for a good cause.
We suggest setting up JustGiving page to collect and keep track of your donations. – Step-by-Step Guide to Creating a Successful Fundraising Page | JustGiving
Let us know if you’ve set-up a fundraiser, need some support doing so or need some inspiration – contact us at Fundraising@amr-action-uk.org
Donate in memory
Remember someone special
Losing someone is never easy, so thank you for considering a gift in memory of your loved one. Your gift will help support those currently affected by AMR and protect others in the future. With your support we will continue providing information and advice as well as pressing for the changes that are needed in our healthcare systems to prevent avoidable harm.
Ways to remember and give:
- Set up a funeral collection so those attending a memorial service can give a meaningful gift in memory of the person you all loved.
- One-off or regular donations on a special date. Whether it’s an anniversary or a birthday, choosing a day to remember your loved one each year can be a comfort. Make a one-off gift in their memory or set up an annual direct debit to keep their legacy going.
- Set up a tribute fund, where friends and family can add memories of someone who is deeply missed. You can do this via sites like MuchLoved.com who make it easy to share stories with friends and family, organise events or celebrations to remember them and to fundraise in their memory.
- Take on a challenge or hold an event to share your loved one’s story and help raise awareness of AMR.
If you have lost your loved one to AMR and would like to share their story with us to be used in future campaigns for change, please contact Jeni Bryant, jennifer.bryant@amr-action-uk.org
Grief support
Whoever you are grieving we want to feel supported. If you need help coping with your loss you can visit:
Trusts and Foundations
AMR Action UK is fortunate in having enjoyed long-term relationships with a variety of Trusts and Foundations, both big and small, who understand the threat of AMR to families and communities, and the vital role our charity pays in addressing this challenge. We have worked with funding partners across the four nations of the UK.
Having been supported by large funders such as the National Lottery, Garfield Weston and Oak Foundation, we have in place all of the processes that funders would expect to successfully deliver programmes, as well as managing both grant and impact reporting.
To contact our Trusts and Foundations lead email: fundraising@amr-action-uk.org
Corporate Partnerships
We are determined to do all we can to support patients and make change happen, but with a small core team and no government funding, collaboration with passionate, creative, like-minded organisations is critical to our success. Our work to tackle antimicrobial resistance is made possible through the support of partners – support that is essential in helping us to deliver impactful programmes, advance research, and drive systemic change. We greatly value their interest in our work, their willingness to engage at a practical level, and their shared commitment to financial support for our work.
We are keen in the next stage of our growth to also reach out to more potential corporate partners with a large UK footprint. Our successful partners are likely to understand the CSR implications of AMR (some people describing it as “bigger than climate change”), and the impact that the growing threat of AMR will have on the future of their businesses, and on their employees. AMR Action UK is laser-focussed on changing the AMR landscape in the UK, preventing avoidable deaths and minimising long-term harm. We have a lean delivery model, including totally remote working with no unnecessary overheads. We can therefore provide an incredible return on investment for those who donate to our cause.
Our Partnerships Manager is Christopher Penny, christopher.penny@amr-action-uk.org, 07356 287396.
AMR Action UK has received funding from the organisations listed:
GSK has provided funds to AMR Action UK via a sponsorship arrangement for the delivery of its objectives and educational activities, including the development of this website.
