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A fully unified platform that gives you back your time, so you can focus on what really matters: creating engaging fundraising opportunities for your community.

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How communities are using DONATE

Real stories from charities, schools and community groups raising more for the causes they care about.

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School Raffle

Grand Avenue Primary made £870 profit from their PTA text raffle — no printing, no folding, no cash envelopes.

Parents bought tickets by texting a keyword; the draw was handled automatically. The savings on printing and admin drove the net result as much as the ticket sales did.

"The whole process has been brilliant — well worth paying, for all the printing and ticket folding it saved."

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My Name'5 Doddie Foundation stadium text giving at rugby matches

Stadium Fundraising

My Name'5 Doddie Foundation raised £26,900 through text giving at three rugby matches, with 82% of donations coming through the £5 channel.

Doddie Weir and his family appeared pitch-side at kick-off; stadium announcements, perimeter boards and the DODDIE keyword did the rest. Donors could opt into recurring monthly giving in the same flow.

"Text giving is hugely important for us — flexibility, scalability and low cost. A proven winner."

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Charity Auction

The Injured Jockeys Fund raised £40,000 in one evening at an online charity auction for injured jockey Graham Lee. Lots included mornings on the gallops with leading trainers, stud tours and a four-ball golf round with Sir AP McCoy that alone raised £2,650.

Payment was collected automatically; trustees had full reporting the next morning.

"We needed a flexible platform and a responsive team. The DONATE team was fantastic and their platform delivered." — Alice Brooke, Injured Jockeys Fund

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Emergency Text Appeal

The Intensive Care Society raised £161,904 to support ICU staff on the Covid-19 frontline.

Celebrity endorsements amplified the text giving campaign to a national audience — Dame Helen Mirren posted in support, converting public sympathy into donations at scale.

"We set up the fundraiser on the DONATE platform in March and have been immensely grateful for their support." — Dr Sandy Mather, CEO

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Tap to Donate

Vauxhall City Farm took 2,961 contactless donations — £2,974 raised — after installing tap-to-donate units across their urban farm.

Visitors tap a card or phone. Giving levels held steady even after Covid reduced visitor capacity, meaning every visitor who did come was giving more.

"The true difference has been using the contactless unit back at the farm. We have been astonished by the difference it has made." — Michelle Frank, Vauxhall City Farm

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Whether you're a registered charity, a school, a community group or an individual fundraiser — DONATE works for you.