Make Your Mark with a Tenner

Posted by Ben in Events, Inspiration, News

I was pleased to see that the fantastic Make Your Mark with a Tenner campaign has been relaunched in 2010.

Make Your Mark with a Tenner loans young people £10 and challenges them to make a profit and make a difference in just one month – March 2010 to be precise. The scheme has been so successful since its launch that Make Your Mark are now guaranteeing even more students the opportunity to show what they can do with a humble £10 investment.

Last year’s highlight’s include Henry from St Thomas’s Church, who decided to raise money for a library project in Kenya by putting on a fashion show and managed to turn £10 into £736.77:

“After first being concerned he wouldn’t have time to get involved, Henry then launched himself into a one-man entrepreneurial venture which took him outside of his comfort zone. He knew that it was his chance to get involved making money for a project that had a special place in his heart. Using his Tenner capital to rent the perfect outfit – a 1920s bathing suit! – Henry challenged the members of his church and friends to pay money for him to model during the show. By creating a sophisticated promotional plan, Henry made profits well above his target amount and delighted his audience by strutting his stuff at the show, showing a real sense of fun and marketing nous!”

You can have a look at last year’s winning entries to find out about the other entrants and you can find out more about how your school can enter the competition through the Make Your Mark website.