Case Studies (22)
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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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.
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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.
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Saving the Scottish Wildcat
How Wildcat Haven raised £20,113 through text and web giving from their 80,000-strong online community to fund conservation of Scotland's critically endangered wildcat in Clashindarroch Forest.
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Red for Ruth: Manchester Test Match
How the Ruth Strauss Foundation raised £289,523 during the England vs West Indies Test at Old Trafford, using text giving promoted via Sky broadcast to fund pre-bereavement cancer support.
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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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Covid-19: Intensive Care Society Emergency Appeal
How the Intensive Care Society raised £161,904 to support ICU staff on the Covid-19 frontline, with celebrity endorsements including Dame Helen Mirren amplifying the text giving campaign.
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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.
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Covid-19: St John's Hospice Comedy Night
How a Bank Holiday comedy show with Jon Richardson reached 114,000 viewers and raised £3,077 for St John's Hospice through text giving during and after the live performance.
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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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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.
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My Name'5 Doddie Foundation: Stadium Text Giving
How the My Name'5 Doddie Foundation raised £26,900 through text giving at rugby matches, with 82% of donations through the £5 channel and options for recurring monthly gifts.
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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.
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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.
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Natural England: Restoring Bergum Wood through Outdoor Fundraising
How Natural England raised £12,951 to restore Bergum Wood near the Stiperstones National Nature Reserve through a 3-month text and web giving campaign combining signage, community events, and digital outreach.
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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.
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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.
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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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Help for Heroes: Hit for 6 Cricket Day at the Kia Oval
How Help for Heroes raised over £60,000 through DONATE™ at a star-studded T20 cricket day at the Kia Oval, with 96% of funds by value coming through mobile web giving.
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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.
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Find a Better Way: Gala Dinner Fundraising
How Sir Bobby Charlton's landmine clearance charity raised £11,200 at their 2014 gala dinner - a 29% increase on the prior year - with 93% of dinner guests donating and 70% adding Gift Aid.
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How a local football club raised £4,850 in 14 days using NFS DONATE's online raffle platform.
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1 June 2023
Capture Tourist Donations with Our Summer Fundraising Ideas
Four practical strategies for charities and visitor attractions to engage summer tourists as donors using digital giving tools.
Read more →1 April 2023
5 Steps to a Great Text Giving Campaign for Your Charity
A five-step practical guide for charities on planning, launching and promoting an effective text giving campaign.
Read more →15 February 2023
Ideas for PTA Fundraising This Spring and Easter
Five digital fundraising ideas for parent-teacher associations to run engaging spring and Easter campaigns.
Read more →1 December 2022
12 Giving Days of Christmas
Twelve case studies of charitable organisations demonstrating successful digital fundraising through the DONATE platform during the Christmas season.
Read more →15 September 2022
Fundraising During an Economic Downturn
Practical guidance for charities on maintaining and growing fundraising income during difficult economic times.
Read more →20 April 2022
The Spotlight – How Small Charities Are Creating a Huge Impact
A showcase of seasonal spotlight editions highlighting how small charities use the DONATE platform to raise vital funds through creative digital fundraising strategies.
Read more →7 October 2021
Digital Gift Aid
How Gift Aid works within the DONATE platform, helping charities claim an additional 25% on eligible donations.
Read more →15 April 2021
Spotlight Spring: How Small Charities Are Creating a Huge Impact
A spring 2021 review of fundraising campaigns by smaller DONATE charity partners, featuring animal conservation, essential services, and personal fundraising initiatives.
Read more →10 January 2021
Hybrid Fundraising into the New Year
How charities can evolve their digital fundraising strategies into hybrid in-person and online events as the world reopens.
Read more →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.
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 →1 July 2020
How to Understand Digital Giving Platforms and Prices
Four key tips to help charities evaluate and choose the right digital giving platform for their needs, from integration compatibility to hidden costs.
Read more →1 June 2020
Digital Fundraising Sees Surge in Popularity During Lockdown
Research among DONATE™ charities reveals how lockdown accelerated the shift to digital fundraising, with 83% changing their approach and text giving becoming the leading channel.
Read more →1 April 2020
Spring Spotlight: Food Banks, Dog Rescue and The Big Night In
A spring 2020 edition featuring a dog rescue charity campaign, a foodbank that raised £9,000, and a local football club that used social media to its full potential.
Read more →3 December 2019
Why It's Vital to Think Digital for Fundraising This #GivingTuesday
Key statistics and insights from a National Funding Scheme and Giving Tuesday webinar on why charities must prioritise digital fundraising channels as cash usage continues to decline.
Read more →1 November 2019
Kids for Quids: Proving the Power of Text Donations
How the National Funding Scheme partnered with The Sun on Sunday for a Christmas text giving campaign that raised funds for children hospitalised over the holiday season.
Read more →1 June 2019
How Charities Can Maximise Fundraising When an Emergency Hits
Why speed is everything in emergency fundraising appeals, and how text giving enables charities to capitalise on heightened public generosity during a crisis.
Read more →1 January 2019
Text Giving Is Now Available to Small and Medium Sized Charities
A five-step guide to launching a text giving campaign, from building your campaign and choosing a platform to picking the right keyword and marketing it effectively.
Read more →1 December 2018
JustTextGiving Closure in March 2019
With JustTextGiving closing in March 2019, DONATE steps up to ensure no UK charity is left without a text donation service - with no joining, monthly, or ongoing fees.
Read more →1 June 2018
Contactless, Web or Text: Which Service Is Best?
A guide to understanding when to use contactless, web, or text giving - and how to choose the right digital fundraising channel for your situation.
Read more →1 January 2018
The Data Protection Act Is Dead - What GDPR Means for Charities
How the General Data Protection Regulation replaces the Data Protection Act, and what charities need to do about consent, data profiling, and the right to be forgotten by May 2018.
Read more →1 September 2017
DONATE™ Exceeds £500,000 Raised for Charity
The National Funding Scheme announces that DONATE™ has raised over £500,000 for good causes through its mobile giving platform, with charges from just 2.5%.
Read more →6 July 2017
DONATE™ Voted Most Flexible Digital System of the Year 2017
The National Funding Scheme announces that DONATE™ received the Most Flexible Digital System of the Year award at the 2017 Paperless Awards ceremony in Kensington.
Read more →1 June 2017
DONATE™ Delivers Local Community Impact: Natural England's Bergum Wood
How DONATE™ helped Natural England raise £7,451 for Bergum Wood restoration in Shropshire, reaching a wider donor base beyond the local community through text and web giving.
Read more →1 February 2017
DONATE™ Supports Natural England: Restoring Bergum Wood
DONATE™ partners with Natural England to launch a spring fundraising campaign to restore Bergum Wood in Shropshire, transforming barren conifer plantation into upland oak woodland.
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