FAQ
- What is a Zinnia Fund?
- How do I set up a Zinnia Fund for my loved one?
- How will an HFT Zinnia Fund help others?
- How do I tell my friends and family about my page?
- What do I have to do once my page is set up and friends and family have been notified?
- Can I change the page later?
- What about security?
What is a Zinnia Fund?
A Zinnia Fund is a positive and simple way for friends and family to remember a loved one and in their name help HFT (The Home Farm Trust Ltd) to support adults with learning disabilities to live as independent lives as possible.
How do I set up a Zinnia Fund for my loved one?
It is very easy to set up a Zinnia Fund and create a page that is personal to your loved one. You will need a valid email address and you will also need to login or register to our site, if you have not already done so. Registering should only take a couple of minutes - though you will need access to your email to activate your account. Once you are logged in, you will just need to enter the name of the person you are honouring and write something about them and add a photograph, if you would like.
Once you have created your page, you will be able to write journal entries and upload photographs (There is a maximum limit of 24 photos). You will also be able to make donations into your loved one's Fund and light candles for them. You and visitors to your page will also be able to set up separate funds that support your loved one's Zinnia Fund. So, if someone in your family is getting married or one of your friends is running a marathon, they can set up their own page and all the money that they raise through their event will be credited into the Zinnia Fund you have set up.
In addition to all this, visitors to your page will be able to write in the Visitors' Book. You will be notified by email when someone has written an entry and you have the option (when logged in) to delete the entry if you do not feel it is appropriate for your page.
How will an HFT Zinnia Fund help others?
Every pound raised for the Tribute Fund comes directly to HFT to help us to support adults with learning disabilities to live as independent lives as possible.
How do I tell my friends and family about my page?
When you are logged into your account administration area, you can build a friends and family email list. When you create your page, you will be given the option of automatically emailing all the contacts in your list by simply checking the appropriate box. You'll be able to edit your list at this stage too.
What do I have to do once my page is set up and friends and family have been notified?
As the person who has set up the Fund, you will be able to do the following things when logged in:
- write, edit and delete journal entries
- upload photographs - there is a maximum limit of 24 photos
- delete any Visitors' Book entries that you feel are inappropriate.
You and visitors to your page will also be able to:
- write in the Visitors' Book
- set up secondary funds for any event and/or occasion where you or they would like to make a collection for the Zinnia Fund. So, if someone in your family is getting married or one of your friends is running a marathon, they can set up their own page and all the money that they raise through their event will be credited into the Zinnia Fund you have set up.
Can I change the page later?
Once your page is published you can use the admin area to change:
- your message
- your journal
- your photographs
- send more emails to friends and family
- change your password or email address.
What about security?
You will be using a secure connection to create your page and a password-protected account will be set up for you to make any changes.
Please enter the name of the person whose Zinnia Fund you wish to search for: