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Crocheting to raise money for charity
Which charity will I support?
Initial ideas
supporting a charity that I have a
personal connection
to to (eg LGBTQIA+ youth, anxiety awareness, OCD support, neurodivergence)
supporting a
local charity
(eg Jimmy's Night Shelter Cambridge, Mind charity shop, Wood Green charity shop)
Developing Ideas
Wood Green Charity shop Cambridge
PROS
I currently volunteer at the WG charity shop on Mill Road so I have an
easy and direct connection
to the manager (Rob); this means I can discuss donating my project outcome to sell in the shop to the manager while I am volunteering-
this saves the hassle of emailing or asking around other charity shops in the area
Donating to a
shop
rather than an online charity means I can
provide examiners with evidence
(eg pictures and quotes my manager) of my final outcome- they can be assured I gave the money/products to charity
CONS
I do not have much of a personal connection to the cause and would prefer to support a mental health or LGBTQIA+ related charity
Seems like a fairly
easy route
to take- could this decrease marks on my final project outcome?
LGBTQIA+ Charities
The Kite Trust
PROS
I have a
personal connection
to the cause they support
The Kite Trust has run and will be running a Cambridge-based social group for 13-25-year-olds in Winter 2022 so my donation would be helping my
local community
as well as a cause I love
CONS
The website says the charity is
unable to receive donations
at the moment and only have a gift aid monthly payment option- I would have to
contact the charity directly
and see how I could donate
MindOut
- LGBTQIA+ mental health service
PROS
I can easily
donate my proceeds online
; this means I would have to sell my creations elsewhere (eg Depop, Etsy, etc)
CONS
I can only donate
money
to this charity rather than my crocheted items; this means I would have to
sell externally
on an online-selling site- this could be a
risk
if the items do not sell or I cannot raise enough money
Finalising Charity
What crocheted item/s will I create?
consider seasonal wear (eg will be donating in summer so hat and arm warmers may not be the best idea to crochet)
easy to make items include gloves, hats, simple tops, bikini tops, simple tube skirt
creating a larger item (eg chunky knit jumper)
must be detailed and researched enough to meet to quality of a 9-month project
PRIMARY RESEARCH
Interview manager (Rob)and gain information about customer demographic
eg) if more young people are shopping at Wood Green, I will create a product that is more geared towards younger people
(closely linked to this)
additionally, i can ask which types of donation sells the quickest and
when
- seasonal wear
I can also ask
what Wood Green sell
at different times of year to make my product as useful as it can be
eg) if baby clothes sell quickly, I can use this to gear my design towards this target audience
Peer reviews and feedback
peer reviews
can be given by friends and family
find small sample charity-shoppers and ask what sort of product they would buy
which age range will I sell to? who should be in my sample?
I have a friend completing a similar crochet project who could give more detailed peer review of technique
'online focus group' or getting email feedback- quick and accessible to many (especially young people)
Barton Burwash Manor haberdashery shop- I could contact for some feedback on technique and progression with product design- useful after prototypes have been crocheted
create OneNote for mentor to access and check progress- easily labelled with techniques and mistakes and REFLECTION (A04)