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Capture tourist donations with our Summer Fundraising ideas

Many of us will be exploring and enjoying the British Isles this summer. Have you got a plan to make staycationers become part of your long-term supporter group? Below we identify four ways to welcome new supporters and donors.  Open Days Hold an open day during the week to enable visitors to see behind the…

Ideas for PTA fundraising this Spring and Easter

Planning innovative fundraisers when coming out of the cold winter months will lift spirits and support the whole school community. Here are some ideas which make the most of the DONATE™ services already available to registered partners. Digital fundraising is easy, reduces the administration associated with offline events and boosts the fun factor around giving….

The Spotlight – How small charities are creating an huge impact

Size doesn’t matter when using digital fundraising. Our collection of spotlights demonstrate how causes of all sizes effectively use DONATE™ to raise vital funds. Our smaller partners drive digital donations through the platform using unique ideas and attention grabbing methods. Winter 2021 12 Lights of Christmas Spring 2021 Spotlight Spring. How small charities are creating…

12 Lights of Christmas

Twelve ways DONATE™ partners have been fundraising. From festive campaigns to general contactless donations. Our partners campaigns have been successful and delivered vital funds to good causes this year. Here is a countdown to how they have done it…. Twelve community collectives drumming Rotary Clubs, Round Tables and Lions run invaluable fundraising for and in…

Digital Gift Aid

Collecting Gift Aid through DONATE™ Gift Aid is a vital source of revenue for all charities in both its traditional and digital forms. In 2020, 31% of all digital transactions given through DONATE™ attracted Gift Aid generating significant additional income for our charitable partners. However, the rules and processes around Gift Aid can be confusing…

5 Steps to a Great Text Giving Campaign for your Charity

The average person in the UK spends more than 24 hours a week online (that’s one whole day every week). In April 2020 this increased by 37 minutes more each day per online adult compared with January 2020 [i] Text Giving for Charities Text giving allows charities to accept donations and donors to make donations…

Digital fundraising sees surge in popularity during lockdown

We recently reached out to the charities signed up to DONATE™ to see just how much their fundraising plans have changed since lockdown, and the results are clear; digital, mobile and text fundraising methods have, and are, growing significantly. Our research found that an overwhelming majority (83% of charities) who use the DONATE™ platform have…

How Barclaycard helped the National Funding Scheme adapt to modern consumer payment habits.

View the National Funding Scheme Barclaycard case study (PDF 3MB)