Trafford Council/Partnership are looking at the opportunity of setting up a community lottery as a way to benefit and support local non-commercial organisations. They want to hear from you, as a charity or community group, to find out whether you would use the community lottery as a way of raising funds for your organisation. Please find details below about how the community lottery would work and we would appreciate your feedback by answering a few questions below.
Aims / Outcomes
The aim of an online lottery is to raise funds for local charities and community groups that benefit our communities. The proceeds from this lottery will be channelled to local voluntary and community organisations.
The key outcomes include:
· New sources of income for local charities and community groups
· More resilient and sustainable communities
· Improved partnership working with voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations
· Supports Trafford’s Vision 2031 programme, particularly building stronger communities.
How it will work
Local charities and community groups can apply to join the lottery via the website. Once approved, they are provided with their own branded page on the site and regularly updated bespoke marketing materials. They also receive personalised marketing materials to send out to supporters and local community and are supported with guides, tips, email and phone assistance.
An External Lottery Manager (ELM) would be appointed to operate and administer an online lottery on behalf of the Council. The lottery service would be compliant and fully managed by the ELM on Trafford Council’s behalf in full accordance with the Gambling Commission codes of practice and relevant legal framework. The ELM would need to hold a lottery manager’s operating licence; issued by the Gambling Commission.
How it works
· Players play online and draws are carried out weekly
· Payments are made via direct debit or payment card on a monthly or 3/6/12 month one-off payment basis
· Players can choose whether they want to support an individual cause from a list of charities and community groups, or to pay into a central fund. All prize monies are paid into their nominated bank account or they can choose a charity or community group for this to be donated to
· Pay-outs for winning tickets range from 3 free tickets for 2 matched numbers to £25k (max prize) for 6 matched number. The overall odds of winning any prize is 1:50
· Residents, businesses and Local Authority staff can play.
Tickets cost £1 and this is apportioned as follows;
· £0.60 local good causes (50p to chosen good cause and 10p to central fund or 60p to central fund)
· £0.20 prize monies,
· £0.20 administration (this is the ELMs running costs plus VAT).
Local charities and community groups receive their monies on a monthly basis, paid straight into their bank account.
Players have to be at least 16 years old to play and each player is limited in the amount of tickets they can buy.
They are seeking your views and thoughts on the idea of having a Trafford Community Lottery and would appreciate it if you could take part in the survey to give us your views on the idea, either way please Click Here to give us your thoughts.