The entrance fee of £200 doesnt have to be from your own back pocket using your beer money, oh no! get your mates to sponsor you and even get companies to sponsor you - £100 pounds for a car door.
Raise Money Online With Justgiving!
To raise sponsorship for Spinal Research you can use JustGiving - http://www.justgiving.com/ - and get friends to email you online.
You can raise cash for the charities and also for your personal expenses, but you have to be very clear which is which. Donations to your chosen charities should go through a Justgiving account. On Justgiving everyone gets to see a total of how much you've raised and everyone knows their donation is going straight to the charity. The other advantage of raising money in this way is that you will not be chasing people for promised payment, or carrying cash. Gift aid is also available on all donations.
What about personal costs of the trip?
Making a trip this long can be quite expensive even if you are watching the pennies. It is fine for you to get sponsorship to cover your costs from commercial sponsors, but anything you raise beyond your basic costs has to go to the charities you are supporting. One idea is to get sponsors to pay for your petrol or your visas. A good idea is to let people donate by the litre of petrol on your website to buy miles on your trip.
