Fundraising
Barnardos Ireland is dedicated to protecting and supporting vulnerable children and families across the country—but they can’t do it alone. Each year, Barnardos must raise over €10 million through public support to continue delivering vital services in more than 56 service locations nationwide. Whether you’re part of a business, school, club, or simply want to make a difference, there are countless ways to get involved.
From charity partnerships for your business, to creative fundraising ideas at work or school, and exciting events like the Big Toddle or Barnardos Big Breakfast, every effort helps empower children to reach their full potential.
What else you can do
FAQs
How your money is spent
Every day we see the impact of poverty, neglect, disadvantage and violence on vulnerable children and families. And every day we work with these children to help change their lives for the better. But we can’t do it without your help.
Expenditure
Of every €1 we spent in 2024, 83c was spent directly on our work with children and families, 12c was invested in generating funds and 5c on retail stores.
Barnardos relies on income raised through fundraising to support our services. In 2025, we need to raise just over €10m million to ensure we can continue to work with the children and families who need it most in over 56 Barnardos service locations all over the country.
Children only get once chance at childhood and what happens to them now sets them on their path for life.
Together we can restore childhood and empower children at risk to reach their potential now and to become happy, fulfilled adults.
Fundraising Standards
As a member of Charities Institute Ireland we subscribe to their Triple Lock, which means we are compliant with best practice in ethical fundraising
Barnardos is fully committed to achieving the standards contained within the Guidelines for Charitable Organizations on Fundraising for the Public.
The purpose of these guidelines is to:
- Improve fundraising practice;
- Promote high levels of accountability and transparency by organisations fundraising from the public;
- Provide clarity and assurances to donors and prospective donors about the organisations they support.
Barnardos believes we meet the standards these guidelines set out.
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Face to Face Fundraising Teams
Barnardos relies on income raised through fundraising to support our 56 service locations all over Ireland. By signing up and committing to a monthly donation, you will be giving Barnardos the regular, reliable support we can count on, and you will be helping vulnerable children at risk to have a happier, brighter future.
We welcome feedback from the public to help improve our face to face fundraising
Barnardos fundraisers will be clearly identifiable with Barnardos t-shirts or jackets and will be carrying photo ID. There are guidelines for fundraising for direct recruitment of fundraisers that they must follow, and if you encounter any Barnardos fundraiser who breaches this code, please let us know immediately.
If you have any feedback on our fundraisers please email [email protected] or alternatively, you can call us on 01 7080 429 to speak to a Barnardos representative.
Please ensure that you provide as many details as possible (location, description, date, time of day) as we need specific details to fully act on complaints or feedback.
Thank you for supporting Barnardos.
Governance & Transparency
We report publicly and in detail, on every euro we receive, through private donations and from public bodies. These reports are contained in our Annual Report, which have always been on our website and are available to anyone who wants to look at them.
As well as being a charity, we are what is known as a “company limited by guarantee”, and that imposes certain obligations on us under Irish company law. Our registered charity number is CHY 6015 – Registered Charity Number 20010027 and Barnardos is also fully committed to achieving the standards developed under the Guidelines for Charitable Organisations on Fundraising for the Public.
This new statement was developed by the Charities Regulator and exists to provide charities in Ireland with a Fundraising Code of Practice.
