Every donation to VAO Foundation helps us provide compassionate, practical and inclusive support to individuals, families and communities experiencing hardship, disadvantage, vulnerability or difficult life circumstances.
Your generosity can help a young person access mentoring, support a vulnerable family with essential items, provide skills and employment training, assist someone facing homelessness or help an individual experiencing a personal crisis regain stability and hope.
No contribution is too small. Every donation helps us reach more people and create meaningful, lasting change.
Donations support the development and delivery of our charitable programmes, community initiatives and emergency assistance. Your contribution may help us provide:
We are committed to using donations responsibly and directing resources towards activities that provide genuine benefit to the individuals, families and communities we serve.
Through our secure online payment page, you may be able to:
All online donations will be processed through a recognised and secure payment provider.
Our secure online payment page is coming soon. In the meantime, email donations@vaofoundation.com and we will guide you through your donation securely.
VAO Foundation will never request your full debit or credit card details by email, telephone, text message or social media.
Please donate only through the official payment link displayed on www.vaofoundation.com or shared through VAO Foundation's verified communication channels.
Never send confidential banking information, passwords, PINs or full card details by email or social media.
A one-off donation can provide immediate support when it is needed most. Whether you donate as little as £1, £1,000 or more, no amount is too small and no amount is too large. Your contribution can help us respond to urgent needs, deliver community programmes and provide essential support to vulnerable people.
Every gift makes a difference.
Make a One-Off DonationRegular donations help us plan ahead, develop sustainable programmes and provide consistent support throughout the year. Giving weekly, monthly or annually helps us respond more quickly to urgent needs, plan with greater confidence, support more families, maintain essential community services and build long-term training and empowerment projects that create lasting change.
You can change or cancel your regular donation at any time through your chosen payment provider.
Give RegularlyThroughout the year, VAO Foundation may organise fundraising campaigns for specific causes, community projects and urgent appeals — emergency food appeals, back-to-school support, winter clothing and homelessness support, festive-season family assistance, skills training, mental health initiatives, women and single-parent empowerment, youth mentoring, community outreach and emergency crisis support.
Each campaign will explain its purpose, intended beneficiaries and how the funds raised are expected to be used.
View Current CampaignsFinancial donations are not the only way to support our work. We may accept new, safe and good-quality items for distribution through approved programmes: non-perishable food, new clothing and footwear, toiletries, sanitary products, baby products and nappies, school supplies, bedding and household essentials, laptops and suitable digital equipment, children's books and new toys for seasonal campaigns.
Please contact us before delivering or sending any goods, so we can confirm what is currently needed, whether we have suitable storage and where items should be delivered. We may be unable to accept used, damaged, unsafe, expired or unsuitable items.
Contact Us About Donating GoodsOrganise your own fundraising activity. Individuals, families, schools, workplaces, community groups and organisations may raise funds through sponsored walks or runs, birthday fundraisers, community events, bake sales, sports challenges, workplace and school fundraising, online campaigns, charity dinners or product sales with an agreed percentage donated.
Please contact us before using the VAO Foundation name or logo in any public fundraising campaign. Our team can provide guidance, confirm whether the proposed activity is appropriate and provide written authorisation where required.
Start a FundraiserBusinesses can sponsor a programme, event or campaign; make one-off or regular corporate donations; provide goods or professional services; support staff volunteering; fund skills, education or employment initiatives; donate equipment, technology or venue space; offer work experience, mentoring or employment opportunities; choose us as a charity partner; support matched-giving or payroll-giving; or fund a named community project.
Corporate sponsors may receive appropriate recognition through agreed website, event, campaign or promotional opportunities, subject to the nature and value of the partnership.
Become a Corporate PartnerWe aim to make donating simple, convenient and secure. Available payment methods may include debit or credit card, secure online payment platforms, bank transfer, standing order for regular donations, approved fundraising platforms and corporate payment or sponsorship arrangements.
All online payments should be processed through recognised and secure payment providers. Official donation instructions should only be followed when they are displayed on our website, issued through our verified communication channels or provided directly by an authorised representative of VAO Foundation.
Make a Secure DonationDonors who prefer to contribute by bank transfer may use VAO Foundation's official bank account once the account details have been published or provided by an authorised representative.
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Payment ReferencePlease include your name or campaign reference where possible
Please verify all banking information through www.vaofoundation.com or by contacting us directly before making a payment. Never send confidential banking information, passwords, PINs or full card details by email or social media.
Where applicable, donors may receive an email confirmation or payment receipt from the payment provider used to complete the transaction.
Corporate sponsors and donors requiring formal acknowledgement should contact us with their full name, organisation name where applicable, payment reference, date of donation, donation amount and the campaign or programme supported.
Please do not send confidential banking information by email.
VAO Foundation is committed to responsible financial management, appropriate governance and oversight, clear records of donations and expenditure, protecting donor information, avoiding misleading fundraising claims, reviewing the impact of our programmes and providing appropriate updates on major campaigns and projects.
Where funds are raised for a particular campaign or purpose, we will aim to use them for that purpose. Where a campaign raises more than is required, or circumstances prevent the original activity from proceeding, remaining funds may be redirected to a closely related charitable purpose or another area of greatest need, subject to applicable requirements and organisational approval.
You can support VAO Foundation even when you are unable to make a financial contribution:
Your donation can become food for a family, training for someone seeking employment, mentoring for a young person or practical assistance for someone facing an unexpected crisis. Together, we can help people move from hardship towards greater stability, confidence, independence and hope.
Donate today and become part of the difference.
Donations & fundraising: donations@vaofoundation.com · Corporate sponsorship: partnerships@vaofoundation.com · www.vaofoundation.com
