Framework is a charity delivering housing, health, employment, support and care services to people with a diverse range of needs across the East Midlands and South Yorkshire – in Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Sheffield.

Regardless of their past, or the challenges they face, we empower people to achieve stability, independence and social inclusion because we believe that everyone has the right and potential to achieve a better future.

Level Up 4 Framework is a way you can fundraise through gaming, the money raised will go ensuring digital inclusion across our services and aims to end digital exclusion amongst young people (aged 16 - 24).

You can choose to take part in Level Up at any time of the year and in any gaming way you like.

Signing up is simple, first, choose a gaming challenge that suits you, set up your JustGiving page via this site and get promoting your cause to family, friends and followers.

Remember, it’s not all about putting the maximum number of hours in; you can raise much needed funds by dedicating your April streaming to the charity, promoting your JustGiving page to subscribers, hosting a virtual tournament or setting your own in-game targets.

The money you raise will go toward helping young people overcome digital exclusion and enabling them to access essential support more easily.

It’s completely free to sign up but, as gamers like a challenge, we’re recommending a minimum target of £250. Once you hit the £50 mark, you unlock a free LU4F shirt enabling you to continue gaming in comfort and in style.

There’s no limit, we welcome people of all ages. However, you need to be over 18 years old to register. If you’re under 18, please ask a parent or guardian to sign up on your behalf.

There are a couple of ways to do this. You can set up one JustGiving page under the team name and list participants in the story section.

Alternatively, you can create a team page which individuals can connect to. This second option will enable you to set personal targets and see how much you’re raising, whilst at the same time contributing to the team goal.

Instructions for setting up team pages can be found here.

You will receive a welcome email and you can also share your gaming challenge updates with us by adding #LU4F whenever you post on social media.

Our resources page is full of top tips for maximising your fundraising. Here, you’ll also find everything you need to promote your cause from streaming overlays to graphics and frames for your social media shout-outs.

As soon as you sign up your JustGiving fundraising page will be created for you. All income is transferred directly to Framework. It’s a good idea to share your progress on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter using #LU4F. Framework will also be emailing fundraising tips and support throughout your journey.

Yes. Getting Wi-Fi to all the young people we support is an epic mission, but it’s not impossible!

We’re setting our gamers a minimum target of £250, however you can maximise fundraising and help Framework raise awareness of digital exclusion by promoting your challenge across all of your social media channels.

Have we mentioned that when you hit £50 you unlock some sweet merch?

Sign up, hit £50 and we’ll send it you completely free of charge. We’ll aim to deliver it within two weeks but regret we are unable to guarantee this.

You can choose any game you like and craft a challenge to suit you. We’ve included some suggestions here, but it is by no means an exhaustive list – the ultimate aim is to raise as much as you can in the name of Framework. Host a virtual tournament, build a better future, do a speed run, smash a record or stage a marathon!

JustGiving is an online fundraising platform used to collect your donations. Your fundraising page will be set up automatically when you sign up for the Challenge.

To access your page, go to the JustGiving website and enter the log in detail supplied when you signed up or follow the link in your confirmation email. You can share your page across social media encouraging your friends, family and followers to donate.

If you need help using your fundraising page, making a donation, or anything else JustGiving related, their dedicated support team can help you out. Alternatively, check out the JustGiving’s FAQs.

You can also email us at fundraising@frameworkha.org or call 0115 970 9558

In order to stream you need to download an open broadcast system (OBS), create a JustGiving page and a streaming page. A step-by-step guide complete with screen shots can be found here.

OBS stands for Open Broadcasting System. Downloading an OBS will enable you to live stream. JustGiving explain how to download your OBS here and include links to setting up Twitch and a JustGiving page as well.

A step-by-step guide on how to connect Mixer, You Tube or Twitch can be found here.

You can add your just giving page to your live stream meaning people can donate as they watch. Find out how here.

Of course, just remember to keep your friends and family updated via social media and don’t forget to include #LU4F in your post to keep us updated on your progress.

Gift Aid enables charities to claim 25p on every £1 donation you make, at no extra cost to you or your supporters. For UK taxpayers JustGiving allows your supporters to automatically Gift Aid their donation. Please note, we can only claim Gift Aid on personal donations.

The easiest way is to ask people to donate directly to your JustGiving page. That way, the money will come to us automatically. If you’ve collected cash then you can pay in the money to your fundraising page using a credit or debit card.