Case Studies (11)

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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Watts Gallery: Saving the Collection with Text & Web Giving
How Watts Gallery raised £10,672 through a 100-mile Physical Energy Challenge from London to the Isle of Wight, with over 70% of donations coming through DONATE™ and an average gift of £63.
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Battersea Arts Centre: Rising from the Ashes
How Battersea Arts Centre raised £81,273 via web giving after a devastating fire in 2015 - £10,500 in the first 12 hours, with 83% of donors adding Gift Aid and 99% opting in for future contact.
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1 December 2020
Winter Spotlight: Christmas Special – How Small Charities Are Creating a Huge Impact
A Christmas edition showcasing festive fundraising activity by smaller charity partners using DONATE™, from school raffles to Christmas dinners for dogs.
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Autumn Spotlight: Virtual Conferences, Musical Marathons and Religious Giving
An autumn 2020 showcase of three diverse organisations using DONATE™ - a community food share, a virtual trade conference, and a church receiving text donations during Sunday services.
Read more →1 August 2020
Summer Spotlight: Virtual Music Festivals, Borderlands Treasure and a Local School
A summer 2020 edition featuring three fundraising stories - a virtual music festival, a national borderlands nature conservation campaign, and a local school making PPE for healthcare workers.
Read more →16 April 2019
UK Emergency Appeal to Support Notre Dame, Paris Rebuild Fund
The National Funding Scheme launches a UK text and web giving channel to support the international effort to rebuild Notre Dame cathedral after the devastating April 2019 fire.
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