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Unified fundraising platform

One platform for everyone raising money for good causes: registered charities, schools, clubs, churches, community groups and the companies that support them.

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15+Years serving UK charities
MillionsOf pounds raised for good causes
1,000sCharities and community groups
25pGift Aid added to every eligible £1

One platform, every way to give

Every giving channel in one place, one portal and one set of reports. Start with a single raffle or run your whole fundraising programme.

Raffles

Sell tickets by text and online, draw winners automatically and stay compliant.

Auctions

Online bidding with payment collected automatically the moment the hammer falls.

Campaigns

Web, text and QR giving for appeals, events and everyday fundraising.

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Team Challenges

Peer-to-peer fundraising with a personal page and code for every team member.

Tap to Donate

Contactless plaques and units for venues, visitor attractions and events.

Coming soon
Point of Sale

Take donations anywhere with Tap to Pay on a phone. No extra hardware needed.

Text Giving

A keyword and shortcode for your cause, with recurring giving built in.

Web Giving

Branded donation pages with Apple Pay, Google Pay and card payments.

Built for how you fundraise

Whether you hold charitable status or not, there is a route to raising more with DONATE.

Registered with the Charity Commission or OSCR

Registered Charities

Every giving channel in one portal, Gift Aid captured and claimed for you, and reporting your trustees can rely on. From your first raffle to a national appeal.

Schools, PTAs, clubs, churches and community groups

Charitable organisations

No charity number needed: a charitable purpose is enough. Run raffles, events and cashless giving with the compliance and payments handled for you.

Coming soon

Companies fundraising for good causes

Corporates

Raise money for your nominated charities without ever holding it. Donations go straight to a registered charity, keeping you the right side of the commercial participator rules.

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Corporate fundraising, coming soon

Your company will be able to raise money for charity without ever holding it. DONATE is itself a registered charity, so donations from your staff and customers go straight to a charity, never through your business account, keeping you the right side of the commercial participator rules.

  • Nominate one charity or several, with the split applied automatically
  • A signed agreement per charity, built into sign-up
  • Gift Aid still claimed on eligible donations, at charity rates

Learn about corporate fundraising →

Team challenges that run themselves

Marathon teams, treks, readathons and step challenges, fully managed. Every member gets a personal page and unique code, so every donation is attributed to the person who inspired it. Entry can be free, one flat fee, or tiered places with early bird pricing.

  • A fundraising page and code for every team member
  • Flexible entry fees paid by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay
  • Approvals, reporting and refunds controlled from your portal

Set up a team challenge →

Text to donate

The simplest way to give: a text message. Supporters text your keyword and give from £1 to £40, with no app, no card entry and no sign-up. Made for events, print, radio and on-screen appeals.

  • Memorable campaign keywords, like GIVE5 or HELP10
  • Gift Aid follow-up sent automatically to every donor
  • Every text lands in the same reporting as the rest of your fundraising

Start text giving →

Results our charities talk about

£40,000 in one evening

The Injured Jockeys Fund's online auction for Graham Lee, with payment collected automatically and full reporting the next morning.

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£161,904 for ICU staff

The Intensive Care Society's Covid-19 text appeal, amplified to a national audience by celebrity endorsements.

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£26,900 in three matches

My Name'5 Doddie Foundation's stadium text giving, with 82% of donations through the £5 channel.

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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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Why organisations choose DONATE

UK charity specialists

Run by the National Funding Scheme, a UK registered charity (no. 1149800), serving the sector for over 15 years.

Gift Aid, handled

Declarations captured in every giving flow and claims managed for you, adding up to 25p to every eligible £1.

Transparent pricing

0% setup fees and no monthly subscription. Simple per-transaction pricing you can explain to your trustees.

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Real human support

A responsive UK team that helps you plan, launch and grow your fundraising, from first raffle to national appeal.

Start fundraising today

Find your organisation and be up and running in minutes, or talk to us about corporate accounts and larger programmes.

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