Building on the success of last year, Small Charity Week 2024 is being reimagined into a three-year campaign to address the challenges faced by small charities. The aim of this campaign is to help enable small charities to play their full role in our communities and have an even greater positive impact within their communities.
What makes a small charity?
A small charity is a voluntary organisation with a social or charitable purpose with an annual income of less than £1 million. Small charities are often led by people with lived experience who have deep understanding of the cause of their organisation.
The EPT has a small but mighty team who cover the daily operations of the charity, many of whom have personal experience of ectopic pregnancy.
What impact has The EPT had over the last 25 years
The EPT is dedicated to ectopic pregnancy – We are the leading charity focusing on ectopic pregnancy in providing such extensive general information and ongoing peer support for anyone affected by the condition.
Covering 25 years of dedication in one paragraph would be an impossible task. So as an overview of our work over that time, we asked the members of The EPT team to choose some of the activities that stood out to them on our 25th anniversary last October.
More recently, we have been working tirelessly on our ‘Think Ectopic’ campaign that has now seen nearly a quarter of all Early Pregnancy Assessment Units sign up to be Think Ectopic Champions. To stay connected with The EPT’s activities, you can also visit our blog.
What challenges do small charities face?
Cost of living pressures, layered on top of the lasting effects of the pandemic, means inequalities in communities are widening. This is leading to increased demand for small charities’ services. In parallel, the costs of delivering resources and services to those who need us are going up and raising funding is more challenging. As a small nonprofit charity, we do not receive any government funding and rely solely on the generosity of our donors and fundraisers.
How to get involved
This week, we are asking our community to get involved and support our small charity by bringing our voices together and raising awareness of the vital work that we do. By sharing our content, sharing why The EPT matters to you and what resources we offer, you are helping us stay heard and connected.
- Share your EPT story: We invite you to share why The EPT is important to you on your social media and tag us. Using the hashtags #SmallCharityWeek and #MyEPTStory will help us see your contribution and share as many as we can.
- Make a donation: By becoming a donor you are helping us support those affected by ectopic pregnancy in their darkest hours. There is no donation too small (or too big!) and you can amplify your contribution by becoming a regular donor. Thank you for anything that you are able to donate to keep our services going.
- Fundraise for The EPT: Our wonderful team of fundraisers work tirelessly to raise funds and awareness of the charity. Our annual 80 in 1 challenge, which is completing 80 miles in 1 month for the 1 in 80 pregnancies that are ectopic, will take place in August. You are welcome to browse our many engaging fundraising opportunities on our website.
- Become a corporate sponsor: If you are a business that would like to nominate The EPT as your charity of the year or would like to become a sponsor, please contact us so that we can work together to make a difference to anyone affected by ectopic pregnancy.
However you choose to support the week, tag us in your posts or follow our content across our social media channels:
Thank you
Without the support of our community, we simply would not exist and we extend our sincere gratitude for every single contribution you have made to the running of this charity. Every share on social media, click on our website, pound raised or donated, and recommendation to others makes a huge difference.
We endlessly prove that together, we really are stronger.
