We are the official charity of Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust.
The Trust is the largest provider of community NHS health care across Sussex. Our expert teams provide essential medical, nursing and therapeutic care to adults, children and families - serving a population of 1.3 million people and caring for 9,000 people every single day.
Together with the kind support of the community, we raise funds to provide the Trust with grants to cover the costs of projects which go above and beyond what the NHS core funding provides for.
Right now, the Trust’s hospitals and services out in the Sussex community are under unprecedented pressure as we respond to COVID-19. As always, our dedicated Trust staff are going above and beyond to make sure they can continue providing excellent care to those who need it.
Thank you to everyone who is supporting us.
Learn how we use your donations to support the Trust, how to get in touch with our Charity Office and how to make a complaint.
We are here to support the Trust to deliver excellent care at the heart of the community, by granting funds above and beyond what core NHS funding provides for.
We fundraise locally to provide grants to the Trust to cover costs which the NHS core fund would not. With the kind and generous support of the community raising and donating vital funds, we provide grants to:
We rely heavily on public support to raise funds to make grants to support worthy projects across our Trust. We raise funds through a number of ways including:
We are also able to support our staff, volunteer and patients by receiving and distributing gifts in kind from individuals as well as local and national companies.
Donations to our General Fund are particularly useful to the charity, enabling us to direct funds to where they are needed most. All donations are greatly appreciated, and we will always endeavour to fulfil donor wishes to support a particular service or site if possible.
Read our annual reports and the impact we have had on the Charity Commission website.
Rosie Hemming, Fundraising Manager
Rosie joined the Trust in 2019 as our Fundraising Manager. Rosie previously worked for four years in the Fundraising Team at a Sussex based HIV charity, specialising in challenge and mass participation events to raise charitable income to sustain an inpatient unit and outpatient services.
Rosie has a Degree of Law and a Masters Degree in Human Rights, completing her dissertation on the impact of human rights on the HIV pandemic. In her spare time, Rosie enjoys practicing yoga and writing for her women’s wellbeing blog.
Our Charity Office is always here to provide you with support, advice and fundraising resources throughout your fundraising journey.
Call us: 01273 266040
Email us: sc-tr.charity@nhs.net
Write to us: Sussex Community NHS Charity, Brighton General Hospital, Elm Grove, Brighton, BN2 3EW
Facebook: @scftcharity
Twitter: @scft_charity
Instagram: @scft_charity
We, Sussex Community NHS Charity, respect your concerns about privacy and value the relationship we have with you. This Privacy Notice describes the types of personal data we collect about our supporters, how we use this information, with whom we share it, and the rights of our supporters regarding our use of this information. We also describe the measures we take to protect the security of the information, how long we retain it and how our members can contact us about our privacy practices and how to exercise their rights.
Purpose of the processing and the legal basis for the processing
We collect your personal details for the purpose of administering your donation and communicating with you about your donations and fundraising activity. If you have opted in to receive marketing communications from us, we will also use your contact details to send you updates about the charity, our work and upcoming opportunities to get involved.
We only collect this information with your consent.
Your details will be entered into our secure systems that allow us to make sure your donations are administered correctly and that you are contacted with relevant information.
No information is processed outside of the UK.
Your personal information will only be held for as long as is legally required, or as long as we have your consent.
If you would like to opt out of marketing communications, or for your personal data to be erased, please contact the Charity Office.
Sussex Community NHS Charity is a registered member of the Fundraising Regulator, The independent regulator of charitable fundraising in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The Fundraising Promise outlines the commitment made to donors and the public by fundraising organisations which register with the Fundraising Regulator. Those who register with the regulator agree to ensure their fundraising is legal, open, honest and respectful. The standards for fundraising are set out in the Code of Fundraising Practice.
We will commit to high standards
We will be clear, honest and open
We will be respectful
We will be fair and reasonable
We are committed to maintaining a high standard of fundraising. If it happens that we do not meet our own high standards, or our donors’ expectations, we want to hear about it to correct any issues as quickly as possible, ensuring they never happen again.
There are a number of ways you can contact us and tell us your thoughts:
Call us: 01273 266040
Email us: sc-tr.charity@nhs.net
Write to us: Sussex Community NHS Charity, Brighton General Hospital, Elm Grove, Brighton, BN2 3EW
Please include your name, address and contact telephone number in your email or letter so that we can get back in touch with you quickly.
We commit to respond with the outcome of our investigations in writing within 28 days of receiving your complaint.
We will securely keep a record of your complaint and how it was investigated for 24 months, unless you request your information be destroyed. The details of your complaint may be shared with the Fundraising Regulator.
Who else can help?
If you are unhappy with the outcome of our investigation of your complaint relating to our fundraising practice, you can contact the Fundraising Regulator to investigate the complaint.
You must contact them within two months of receiving a response from us.
There are a number of ways you can contact the Fundraising Regulator:
Alternatively if your complaint is related to another area of our work and you do not feel satisfied with our response, you can contact the Charity Commission
The Charity Commission P O Box 1227 Liverpool L69 3UG
Tel: 0845 3000 218 www.charity-commission.gov.uk
Join our community of supporters! You can get involved in a number of ways:
Your donations to our charity are hugely appreciated, and go a long way to support our staff, volunteers and patients.
You can make a donation through the following methods:
If you have a preference for whether your donation is allocated to our general fund or a specific service, please mention in the donor message or get in touch.
Gift Aid allows charity’s like us to make your donation go even further by claiming an additional 25p on every £1 you donate which is eligible for Gift Aid.
Before we can claim the Gift Aid on your donations, you must complete a Gift Aid declaration to confirm you are eligible. You will be asked if you would like to complete a Gift Aid declaration when you donate through JustGiving or when you make a cheque/cash donation.
You can learn more about Gift Aid on the gov.uk website.
Gifts in kind provide our Trust with essential goods and services, and so save money. They can also help us to raise funds, when prizes are donated for raffles and other fundraising activities. If you would like to donate items or services, we would love to hear from you.
Before delivering a gift in kind to our wards, please contact our Charity Office. Whilst we are incredibly grateful for the gifts donated to our sites, we are not able to accept everything.
We are committed to upholding excellent fundraising standards, in line with the Fundraising Code of Conduct, and we ask all our fundraisers to do the same. Please read the important information below before starting to fundraise.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch with the Charity Office. We are here to provide advice and help to our supporters.
Once you have collected in funds, we ask that these are donated to the charity within 28 days. If a JustGiving Fundraising Page has been used to collect donations, the money will come directly to us. Otherwise you can pay in funds raised through the following methods:
From 5k fun runs to world famous marathons, from hospital fetes to fundraising galas - there are events for everyone to get involved in to help raise funds for Sussex Community NHS Charity! Click on the links below for further information.
Check back soon for more upcoming challenge events
Event not listed above? That's ok, you can take part in any challenge event to raise funds for our charity. Once you have your place in the the event, get in touch with our Charity Office and we will provide you with support and resources to help you turn those steps run, laps swam or miles cycled into funds to support your local NHS.
Check back soon for upcoming fundraising events
Thank you for your interest in supporting us to raise funds to enhance NHS care in your community.
Corporate partnerships are a great way to support a charitable cause, whilst boosting employee morale and raising your companies profile.
There are a number of different ways businesses support us:
Check out the sections above for information on how to donate and fundraising tips/resources to get started.
To discuss a corporate partnership, please don't hesitate to get in touch with our Charity Office. We would be delighted to chat through your ideas.
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