NSPCC Number Day 2025
NSPCC Number Day is a fundraising event which encourages schools and nurseries across the UK to take part in a fun-filled day of maths. This includes games, activities and dressing up! NSPCC Number Day 2025 marks the 25th anniversary of the event, which raises money for vital services such as Childline. Along with taking part in Number Day 2025, you can also use the opportunity to fundraise for these causes on GoFundMe.
What is NSPCC Number Day?
If you’re looking for some more information on NSPCC Number Day, you’re in the right place.
- What is it: A day where schools and nurseries across the country are encouraged to take part in number-themed activities to raise money for the NSPCC and their vital services like Childline.
- Where and when: As mentioned above, Numbers Day is encouraged in locations across the country. It takes place on Friday 7th February 2025.
- Why take part: Numbers Day raises money and awareness for the NSPCC and their vital services. Half a million children experience neglect or abuse before they turn in the UK – that’s seven children in a classroom. A child calls Childline every 45 seconds, too.
You can read more about Numbers Day, Childline and the NSPCC here.
The impact of the NSPCC
The NSPCC has been running for more than 100 years, helping children who are abused or neglected. Their campaign Speak Out Stay Safe reached 1.2m children in 2022/23. They also help parents and develop tools for families, children and professionals to help where it is needed. The NSPCC have three goals at present – that everyone plays a part in preventing child abuse, children stay safe online and that children feel safe, listened to and supported. You can read more about the impact the NSPCC has here.
How to take part in Number Day 2025
If you want to take part in Number Day 2025, it couldn’t be easier to get started. It’s free to fundraise on GoFundMe too and the sooner you start your fundraiser for the NSPCC, the more donations you are likely to see roll in.
The whole idea of Number Day is that it’s digit themed – so this means if you’re organising an event in a school or nursery, be sure to plan number-themed games and activities. A really simple way to get involved is to Dress up for Digits, which is as simple as it sounds – dressing up in something digit themed.
It’s easy to sign up for Number Day on the NSPCC website, which you can view here. You can sign up to the NSPCC to receive info and curriculum based resources, but you don’t have to, you can just plan the event on your own and fundraise that way too.
How to fundraise for Number Day
It’s really easy to sign up to fundraise for the NSPCC for Number Day on GoFundMe. When you fundraise for a charity, the funds get transferred directly to them meaning one less thing for you to worry about. You can set up a GoFundMe as an individual or on behalf of a nursery or school that is fundraising, too. If you’d like some inspiration on fundraising ideas to get the ball rolling, take a look at our blog here.
1. Start your fundraising page
Starting your fundraising page couldn’t be easier on GoFundMe. As mentioned previously, it’s free to start. All you need is a snappy title (one mentioning Number Day might be good here!) and a fundraising goal, which can be changed at any time. If you need more information on how GoFundMe works before you get going, take a look here. We also have tips on how crowdfunding works and also just fundraising tips in general.
2. Add details of why you’re fundraising
Now onto the fun part – adding details to your fundraising story. This part of your GoFundMe is really important as it tells people why you’re fundraising, what you’re fundraising for and why it’s important to you. Think about adding as much detail as you possibly can and also some information about Number Day itself. You can also add compelling pictures or even a video. If you’d like more tips on how to write your fundraising story, have a look here.
3. Share your fundraiser
Sharing and shouting about your fundraiser is a really important part of raising money. Once you’ve started your GoFundMe, make sure to post it to all your social media channels, plus any that you have access to (in this case, it might be asking if you can share on the school or nursery page). Make use of any group chats you have and flag it up to friends, family and colleagues. You can also take your sharing offline and print out posters with the GoFundMe link on or even QR codes to stick up around your local community. Each time you have an update or meet a goal, share again! We’ve got some more tips on sharing your fundraiser here.
4. Provide updates to donors
Once your GoFundMe is started, shared and donations are rolling in, it’s important to keep the page looking loved and fresh with updates. Post an update to your page whenever you can – it could be that you’ve got some lovely pictures from an offline fundraising event or have met a specific fundraising target. You can also use the update tool to thank all your generous supporters. When you’ve posted updates, make sure to cross post them to social media too.
Start fundraising for Number Day 2025
Number Day 2025 is just around the corner – and a really important tool for the NSPCC. But it’s also an excellent way to raise funds for them and contribute to a good cause whilst getting your little ones involved and having fun, too. Start your GoFundMe today and really start seeing the impact of your good work.