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  1. FAQs

Game on FAQs

We have answered some frequently asked questions here. If you have other questions, or would like some support on holding your gaming event, please contact the fundraising team: [email protected]

Getting started

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All you need to do to get involved is to sign up and set your challenge (we are sorry, but GameOn4CBUK is only open to participants aged 18 and over).

Sign up on JustGiving and set your date. Gather your squad together or go solo. Stream it all on Twitch, or live Tweet it.

 

🎮  Click here to sign up and create your JustGiving page





If you’re registering on behalf of a team, you can register using a team name, or you can all register individually.

When you hold your event is totally up to you; just choose to have your event at a time that suits you, whether you’re playing as an individual, as a team or a large group.

Once you've created your own GameOn4CBUK profile page, you can send a link to your friends and family which will tell them how to sponsor you and donate to Child Bereavement UK online. 

If friends and family want to support you with cash, that’s not a problem, you can pay it in via your page or send a cheque with a completed (sponsorship form: will be a link to Sponsorship on page 2 GameOn4CBUK) to:

GameOn4CBUK
Child Bereavement UK
Unit B
Knaves Beech Way
Knaves Beech Industrial Estate
Loudwater Bucks
HP10 9QY

Have a look at our (fundraising tips here link to Fundraising tips tile on GameOn4CBUK page 2) for ideas to help you boost those donations.

Published: 8th August, 2020

Updated: 17th October, 2022

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Streaming your event

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JustGiving has this handy guide on setting up the stream:

Did you know that you can live stream and collect donations at the same time by linking your Twitch account and your GameOn4CBUK Just Giving page? 

Don’t forget to connect your Twitch account to your GameOn4CBUK stream.

Click here for Twitch streaming tools

Published: 7th July, 2020

Updated: 16th November, 2020

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Promoting your event

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You can find everything you need to host your game and tell everyone you're taking part in GameON4CUBK in aid of Child Bereavement UK here. https://www.childbereavementuk.org/gameon4cbuk-tools

Streaming overlays: Use our GameOn4CBUK overlays on your Twitch channel. You can download these and add as an image to your streaming software.

Social Media graphics: Our GameOn4CBUK social media graphics are great for promoting your challenge and keeping everyone in the loop about your fundraising. Remember to link your Just Giving Page and use the hashtag #GameOn4CBUK 

Explaining how donations help: Let your viewers know how their donations will help our work supporting bereaved children, young people and families with this useful information.

Published: 6th June, 2020

Updated: 28th September, 2021

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Fundraising tips

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Your fundraising will help Child Bereavement UK to continue supporting bereaved children, parents and families across the UK.Click here for more information on how we use the funds you raise.

Here are some ideas to help you make the most of your gaming challenge and maximise sponsorship

  • Boost your profile: Make sure to add an image and an event, and use your profile to tell your story.

  • Set a fundraising target: Don’t be afraid to think big and keep everyone in the loop about your progress.

  • Link your Twitch: Enable your supporters to watch and donate easily by connecting your Twitch account to your fundraising page.

  • Start the donations: Pump prime your fundraising by donating to yourself. It’s a great way to begin your fundraising.

  • Use our tools and downloads: We have plenty of fundraising tools and downloads to help you with your fundraising stream. Check them out here. Link to GameOn4CBUK web page 2)

  • Challenge friends to get involved: Could your friends join in with the challenge or even host their own?

  • Make it fun: Get creative and think of fun ways to maximise those donations, such as accepting a challenge to do something funny or challenging during the streaming.

  • Share the news: Use our social media downloads and share your page on your social media channels to let everyone know the challenge has started.

  • Share your success: Don’t forget to share your grand total with the people who supported you. Why not copy us in on your social media posts? #GameOn4CBUK

  • Ask sponsors to Gift Aid: If your sponsors are UK taxpayers they can make the most of their donation by ticking the Gift Aid Box on your Just Giving page.  For every £1 donated, we’ll receive 25p extra, at no cost to you or the person donating. Find out more about Gift Aid here.  

Published: 5th May, 2020

Updated: 19th October, 2022

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Cancelling your event

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If you need to cancel your event for any reasons, just let us know by emailing [email protected]. You can cancel your GameOnCBUK Just Giving page by visiting  JustGiving's help and support page.  This will also tell you how to refund anyone who has already donated to you.

Published: 4th April, 2020

Updated: 16th November, 2020

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Technical stuff

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Attaching your Twitch account to your fundraising page

Simply go to your store on Xbox or PlayStation and install the Twitch app and login. Once you’ve done this, you can connect your Twitch account to your JustGiving fundraising page.  If you’d prefer to link to your YouTube gaming or Facebook Live or PlayStation Live, copy and paste the stream link to your story section on your page.

To disconnect your Twitch from your fundraising page, follow these steps:

  • Sign into your JustGiving fundraising page
  • Click on My Account
  • Edit page
  • Twitch > Disconnect Twitch

Published: 3rd March, 2020

Updated: 16th November, 2020

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Your personal data

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JustGiving ensures that transaction and supporter data is kept secure at all times and maintains the highest standards of data security.

Staff are trained in all aspects of web application security, including infrastructure vulnerabilities, cross-site scripting, secure data storage, and using the software development lifecycle to maintain and improve security.

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Published: 10th January, 2020

Updated: 16th November, 2020

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Any other questions

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If you have any other questions, please contact us at: [email protected]

Published: 1st January, 2020

Updated: 16th November, 2020

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