Table of contents

The fundraising landscape across the UK has completely changed due to the introduction of charity wristbands. Almost all the major UK charities such as Help for Heroes, Support our Troops, Breast Cancer Care, Macmillan Cancer Support and many, many more have used and are still using wristbands for fundraising.

Using wristbands for raising funds for your charity is a very effective method. They are a brilliant product that can have a double impact by way of raising awareness as well as money. The wristbands are usually made from silicone or rubber and are easily custom printed with single or multi-colours, embossing and debossing. This high level of customisation has enabled the bracelets to be branded for each charity in a recognisable form.

Charity wristbands have been around since the 80’s.

Charities have been fundraising with wristbands since at least the 1980’s although they really came into focus with the Lance Armstrong Foundation.

Assortment of coloured and branded silicone wristbands

Assortment of coloured and branded silicone wristbands

The Lance Armstrong Foundation used a bright yellow silicone wristbands that was endorsed by multiple celebrities. This gave them huge global exposure with millions sold.

The moulded silicone is flexible so the final charity wristbands can be produced in a ‘one size fits all’ run. This helps further to reduce costs per unit. Cost wise they are very cheap to produce with customised production runs over 10,000 costing as little as 13p pence per band. This ensures that at a resalable value of £1 they can bring in a pretty good profit margin.

People buy the slap band or wristband for an acceptable amount and at the same time they are contributing to the charity they feel like they have something additional for their donation. They are also very durable and quite soft to the touch so wearers hardly notice them on their wrist after a while.

Last Updated: May 22nd, 2024|Categories: Tips|
Share with friends

About the author

Global Promotional Solutions is a dynamic, innovative and customer focused organisation. We specialise in bespoke design, import and distribution of premier business, incentive gifts, promotional products, accreditation and security products.

Leave a comment

Recent posts

More posts from the blog

  • Event management uses for custom printed wristbands
    August 22nd, 2013

    Event management uses for custom printed wristbands

    3 min read
  • Introduction to the different types of rubber wristbands you can personalise
    April 29th, 2016

    Introduction to the different types of rubber wristbands you can personalise

    2 min read
  • What is microfiber cloth? A guide to this incredible material
    May 17th, 2013

    What is microfiber cloth? A guide to this incredible material

    8 min read
  • Wearable UV wristbands can now monitor your exposure to the sun’s radiation
    February 16th, 2019

    Wearable UV wristbands can now monitor your exposure to the sun’s radiation

    3 min read