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Real fundraising stories from charities, schools and community groups using DONATE™.
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Wintershall CIO: Passion of Jesus in Trafalgar Square
How Wintershall CIO raised £1,321 through text donations during a live Trafalgar Square performance with simultaneous Facebook livestream reaching 6,900 viewers.

Auction of Promises: Shuttleworth Veteran Aeroplane Society
How the Shuttleworth Veteran Aeroplane Society raised £10,600 through a 28-lot online auction featuring rare aviation experiences, replacing cancelled air shows during the pandemic.

Fundraising for Survival: Paxton House
How Paxton House, a historic Borderlands property that lost 90% of its income in lockdown, raised over £10,000 through an emergency digital campaign to ensure its survival.

Academy of Ancient Music – Raising Funds Through Online Concerts
How the Academy of Ancient Music raised £17,998 during lockdown through weekly YouTube streaming concerts and email fundraising to support their musicians.

Oasis Partnership: The Art Box Online Auction
How the Oasis Partnership raised £2,000 through a three-week online auction of 26 exclusive signed monochrome portraits of musicians by photographer Simon Sarin, with a Debbie Harry print surging from £50 to £505.

Shakespeare Schools Foundation: Contactless Giving at Comedy Night
How Shakespeare Schools Foundation raised five times more through contactless giving than cash at a 370-person comedy evening, proving that tap+DONATE reaches donors that cash cannot.

Art 4 Grenfell: Online and Live Auction
How the Kensington & Chelsea Foundation raised £22,500 through a combined online and live art auction in the City, with artworks donated by London's artist community following the Grenfell fire.

BT Tower Thanksgiving Dinner: Children's Radio Foundation
How Children's Radio Foundation raised £30,000+ at a Thanksgiving dinner at the top of the BT Tower, using mobile silent auction bidding, live auctions, text raffles, and automated Gift Aid processing.

Bishopsland & FloatArt: Gala Fundraiser at the Gherkin
How two arts charities combined live auction, silent auction, text raffle and direct donations at a Gherkin gala dinner to raise £63,740 in a single evening from just 120 guests.

