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Tag: Fundraising

Crowd of people on a field at the Community Festival

A Day To Remember

Last month, the University of Reading’s Community Festival returned for its second year and we had a blast meeting lots of our lovely graduates at our exclusive alumni activities. Held on Saturday 18 May 2024...

Polly on her Donkathon

Everybody Can Do Something

From flying solo around the world, to a Donkathon, to taking in Ukrainian refugees, Polly Vacher is a firm believer that ‘everybody can do something’. CONNECTED sat down with Reading graduate and shortlisted...

Group of school children sitting on a bench wearing resilience rucksacks

Resilience Rucksacks

The ‘Resilience Rucksack’ project will see more than 1000 Year 6 and 7 pupils (aged 10-12) in Berkshire and Oxfordshire receive a rucksack filled with items specially designed to build their mental wellbeing...

Group of students who participated in the telephone campaign, standing on steps on Whiteknights Campus

A Remarkable Show Of Support

The University of Reading would like to say thank you for the generous support we received from you, our alumni community, in response to our Spring Telephone Fundraising Campaign. During February, our wonderful team of...

Photo of a banner on the Palmer Building, reading Together We Are One

Spring Telephone Fundraising Campaign

The University of Reading is launching its 2024 Spring Telephone Fundraising Campaign. Taking place from 5-25 February, this campaign is focused on connecting with our alumni community and raising funds to support...

Cancer’s Hidden Secrets

Innovative research into the behaviour of cancer cells when they migrate to new sites in the body is underway at Reading – made possible by University of Reading graduates and long-term donors, Roger and Jennifer...

A brick wall advertising Time Trap escape rooms

Keeping It Local

Entrepreneurs Katie Falcon-Uff and Andrew Ingle met through mutual friends towards the end of their first year at Reading. Now partners in a successful local escape room business, CONNECTED finds out how they are making...

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Reading FundSpace

Reading FundSpace is the University’s bespoke crowdfunding platform which has been developed for our students and staff to support them in the creation and delivery of their unique and engaging fundraising...

Sanctuary For Ukrainians

Polly Vacher has been many different things during her life: aviator, music teacher, physiotherapist, charity fundraiser and Reading graduate to name a few. But the one constant theme has been helping people and, for...

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A Local Community Champion

CONNECTED speaks to Reading graduate and local councillor, Sarah Hacker, about her fundraising efforts for local charities that are close to her heart, and her commitment to supporting her community. Sarah recalled of...