Case Studies (8)
Text Raffles for Schools and PTAs
How schools and parent-teacher associations across the UK replaced traditional paper raffles with digital text raffles, with results including £870 profit for Grand Avenue Primary and double the previous year for Eversholt Academy Trust.
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Northampton Saints: Signed Shirt Text Raffle
How the Northampton Saints Charitable Foundation raised £1,100 from a text raffle for a signed season shirt, testing digital fundraising with their 15,000-strong fanbase during closed-doors matches.
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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.
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Dixons Carphone for The Mix
How Dixons Carphone used a text raffle of surplus inventory to raise £1,856 for mental health charity The Mix, while reducing costs, eliminating cash handling, and increasing staff participation.
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Middlesbrough FC & Teesside Hospice: Stadium Text Raffle
How Middlesbrough FC partnered with Teesside Hospice to raise £1,365 in two days through a text raffle for signed shirts, eliminating cash handling and paper tickets for over 460 supporters.
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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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Pharmacist Support: Gala Event Text Raffle
How Pharmacist Support uses DONATE™ text raffles at nationwide gala events to eliminate cash handling and give their central team instant visibility of funds raised, averaging £720 per raffle.
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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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18 July 2026
Gift Aid on Raffle Tickets and Charity Auctions: The Rules
Can you claim Gift Aid on raffle tickets? No — and auctions are only partly eligible. The HMRC rules for raffles, auctions, event tickets and donations, explained plainly.
Read more →18 July 2026
Online Raffle Rules UK: Are Online Raffles Legal for Charities?
Are online raffles legal in the UK? Yes — if run under the right licence. The Gambling Act rules for charity raffles, small society lotteries and online ticket sales, explained plainly.
Read more →18 July 2026
School & PTA Raffle Guide: Licences, Rules and Raising More
Everything a school or PTA needs to run a raffle — when you need a lottery licence, online and text raffle rules, prize ideas, and how one PTA made £870 profit.
Read more →18 July 2026
Small Society Lottery Registration: A Step-by-Step Guide
How to register a small society lottery with your local authority — who qualifies, the £40 fee, the £20,000 and £250,000 limits, ticket rules and the post-draw return.
Read more →15 February 2023
PTA Fundraising Ideas for Spring and Easter
Five digital fundraising ideas for parent-teacher associations to run engaging spring and Easter campaigns.
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Text Raffle Changes
An update on changes to the DONATE platform's text raffle setup process, covering new mandatory lottery licence requirements and automated keyword allocation.
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