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Real fundraising stories from charities, schools and community groups using DONATE™.
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Breaking the Cycle: The Weavers’ 380-mile Ride
How the Worshipful Company of Weavers turned five riders into a £26,000+ team fundraiser for women in prison, with a personal page for every rider, £12,500 in match funding and nothing to reconcile at the end.
Sea Shepherd: a Standing Start and a Month of Challenges
How the team behind Sea Shepherd's UK affiliate went from a standing start to a three-team challenge month, with open sign-up, a personal page for every supporter and £2,740 raised in their first month of fundraising.
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.
Fire Brigade Union – Uniting in Times of Need
How the Fire Brigades Union uses DONATE™ to create memorial donation pages for bereaved families following the death of firefighters, raising £16,000 since January 2021.
Vauxhall City Farm: Contactless Giving
How Vauxhall City Farm transformed their donation income with contactless giving - raising £2,974 through 2,961 transactions - and maintained giving levels post-lockdown despite reduced visitor numbers.
Religious Festival Giving – Mauritian Marathi Society
How the Mauritian Marathi Society used text and web giving during a virtual Ganesh Chaturthi festival to raise donations from participants unable to attend in person.
Covid-19: Big Issue North Hardship Fund
How Big Issue North raised £22,347 to support homeless vendors when street magazine sales were suspended at the start of the UK lockdown in March 2020.
King's Community Church: Sunday Service Text Giving
How King's Community Church in Southampton generates nearly £400 per month from casual visitors and students through text giving prompted during Sunday services.
St Cadoc's Youth Club: Kiev Champions League Final Raffle
How St Cadoc's Youth Club raised nearly £20,000 from 3,975 donations in two weeks using a text raffle for Champions League final tickets, amplified by Liverpool player Andrew Robertson's Instagram post.
Charlie Watkins Foundation: White-Collar Boxing Night
How the Charlie Watkins Foundation raised £6,856 through personalised text and web giving links at a white-collar boxing fundraiser, with integrated contactless giving on the night.
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.
Mayor's Fund for London – Contactless Giving in Retail
How community barber salon Barber Streisand raised £4,302 in five days for the Mayor's Fund for London's Kitchen Social campaign, with contactless donations accounting for 86% of the total.
The Environment Trust: Text Giving at a Community Talk
How The Environment Trust raised £114 from a single community lecture - with a third of the 70-strong audience donating on the spot via text after Dame Fiona Reynolds asked them to support the cause.
Gunge Off! Family Holiday Association at TTG Travel Awards
How TTG Media raised nearly £3,000 for the Family Holiday Association through a live vote-to-gunge fundraiser at the TTG Travel Awards, using text and web giving with a split totaliser display.
Bournemouth Parks Foundation: Local Authority Fundraising
How Bournemouth Parks Foundation enabled residents and visitors to donate to parks and open spaces via text, QR codes, and web - helping a local authority charity replace reduced government funding.
