Get Your Charity Involved

The Kiltwalk is a unique fundraising vehicle that allows all charities to receive every single penny – plus a 50% top-up*.

Raising funds for your charity or local cause is easy! And thanks to Sir Tom Hunter and the Hunter Foundation**, 150% of all the money that your supporters raise comes to you.

Benefits to your charity

• No event costs – Getting involved in the Kiltwalk is completely free, so all of the money your supports raise goes to your charitable projects and not tied up on event costs.
• 150% of fundraising – Kiltwalk is a powerful enabler for Scottish charities and local causes to use for fundraising. All money raised comes into the Kiltwalk and is then paid out in full to your chosen charity, as well as an extra 50% provided by The Hunter Foundation**.
• Unrestricted funds – All fundraising made by your Kiltwalk supporters will come to you to use across any charity related project you wish.
• Inclusive fundraising event – Kiltwalks are inclusive walking events that allow all the family to get involved. Many charities get their service users involved. See an example of how ENABLE get involved in the Kiltwalk.
• Kiltie Charity Boost – Recommend the Kiltie volunteer programme to your network of charity volunteers and generate £1.40 for every hour they volunteer at the Kiltwalk.

How to get involved

• Register your charity* – Complete the charity or local cause registration form so that you are visible in the Kiltwalk registration process and your supporters can easily select you as their chosen charity. Once we complete our checks, we will send you login details to our ‘Charity Dashboard’ which allows you to monitor your Kiltwalk sign ups and fundraising. *please note that it can take up to three working days to complete charity registration.
• Charity Toolkit 2020  –– Encourage your supporters to sign up and start spreading the word, plus find plenty of other tips in the, brand new for 2020, Charity Toolkit. Please note, updates are coming to the Tookit very soon to reflect the massive news from Sir Tom at the Platform! In case you missed it, charities will now receive 150% of all Kiltwalk fundraising. 
• Promote the Kiltwalk using some of our picture highlights. 
• Promo Codes – Want to make it even easier for your charity supporters? The Kiltwalk can set up discount pincodes so can offer money off Kiltwalk registration fees at a price point that works in with your charity budget. Whether it’s 5% or 100% off registration fees, many Scottish charities have found that pincodes are an excellent way of encouraging walkers to sign up and fundraise for their charity. Download a promo code order form here. 
• Subscribe to the Kiltwalk Charity network – Want to keep up to date on all Kiltwalk Charity updates and events? Sign up to the Kiltwalk charity network and you will receive updates from us as well as invitations to new events such as The Platform.
• Fill in our Kiltwalk Charity Case Study Template and tell us what makes your charity or cause special. We will then share this with our thousands of followers.
• Recommend volunteering with the Kiltwalk to generate additional funds for your charity.
• Check out our best practice guide for engaging potential corporate sponsors. 

There are lots of ways to get involved and the Kiltwalk team are here to help you. For any queries or for more information, please contact our Charity Relationship Manager, Stuart Sharp on 0141 611 7919 or email: stuart@thekiltwalk.co.uk

*Please note that the 50% fundraising boost applies up to a limit of £5,000 per walker and subject to trustee approval.

**The Hunter Foundation 50% uplift to your fundraising is funded by The Hunter Foundation (THF), supported by any profits generated by THF’s Annual Dinner.