Charity The only UK fundraising & crowd-funding site where 100% of donations goes to the charity
Fee-free fundraising How much of your 100 donation reaches the charity you support? Did you know that all other UK fundraising sites (including JustGiving) charge charities up to 6.3% in fees? 100 96.55 93.70 Crowdfunding sites can even top that - with commission fees reaching up to 10%. Make a Donation doesn t charge charities any fees whatsoever and never will. We are passionate about fundraising and believe that charging charities fees is both wrong and unnecessary. We have created a platform that is changing the future of giving and allowing charities to receive 100% of their hard-earned donations. Make a Donation 93.50 Virgin Money Giving 92.40 Just Giving 88.25 Just to clarify - we don t charge any commission fees or set-up charges. Plus, we even pay your bank transaction fees for you - something no other fundraising site does and which will save your charity 1.7% per donation on average. Welcome to the future of fundraising. Crowdfunder GoFundMe Indiegogo Commission deducted Transaction fees deducted
About us Make a Donation is a unique fundraising & crowdfunding platform. Not only does it allow fee-free fundraising for charities, but even rewards the generosity of givers with exciting offers from great brands. I ve been an Ambassador for Make a Donation for a number of years now. I got involved because it s such a simple and really powerful way of raising money for charity Naomi Riches MBE How is all of this possible? Make a Donation is supported by the business community, who effectively pay all the fees usually charged to charities. It s with the support of our sponsors, affiliates & business partners that fee-free fundraising is possible on our site. Our business partners also help us to thank the generosity of our donors & fundraisers - by offering exclusive discounts and unique offers. Our vision is to change the future of giving in the UK - making fees for charities a thing of the past. Our aim is to have 6 million donors, raising 100m per year for 8,000 charities, supported by 40,000 business outlets by 2025. Charity
About us 1,000s People can donate to of charities through our site and we have 100s of charities actively fundraising through our site at any given time. Our community is growing fast - we have around donors and 2,400 fundraisers 20k 549k Charities have raised over so far on our site. Check out what some of our charities have raised... Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity 163k Present Purpose Network 39k Watford Mencap 30k Cyclists Fighting Cancer 96k More Than Words 14k Chilterns MS Centre 38k
Your profile Once you fill in our short registration form, we ll set up a dedicated page for your charity on our website. This is a great place for potential givers to find out about what your charity does and how to get involved. From your page, people can... Donate directly to your charity Donate to one of your crowd-funding campaigns Start fundraising for your charity View any businesses that are supporting your charity You can have as much input as you want into creating your page and once it s set up, it allows anyone to donate to your charity through our website.
Fundraising It s easy for anyone to start fundraising for your charity on Make a Donation - whether they are taking on a fun run, an immense cycling challenge or a sponsored swim... Fundraisers can raise money individually or through an official charity event Make use of our event registration technology, free of charge for your charity Fundraisers pages are linked back to your page Fundraisers will contribute to your overall fundraising total - proudly displayed on your charity page We thank every donation and fundraising milestone with MaDpoints Givers can use MaDpoints to redeem exciting offers from great brands - providing incentive to come back and give again!
Crowd-funding Crowd-funding is slightly different to fundraising - it s fantastic for raising money for a certain project for your charity. For example, if you re trying to buy a new piece of equipment or even construct a building - crowd-funding is a good place to start... Anyone can donate to your project, but it only works if you reward the givers We provide the rewards for you, unlike all other crowd-funding sites With every donation, givers can redeem a fantastic offer from a great brand If you want to make it personal - why not get your local businesses involved to thank givers There are no limits on the money you raise You get real donations, not pledges - so you can take away whatever money you raise, whether you reach your target or not
Payment Payment is a straight-forward process at Make a Donation. All your donations are collected into a secure client account and then transferred to your charity s account around 15th of each month. It s easy to claim Gift Aid too - your donors will have the option to select whether they want to add Gift Aid at the donation stage. We will then send you a report containing all the information for Gift Aid so you can claim it for your charity.
Promotion We do a little more than the other fundraising sites out there. We ll help you promote your charity and any special fundraising events via our blog and social media channels. In fact, every week we promote one of our charities via social media & we re regularly featuring the latest charity events in our blogs. The more you tell us about what your charity is up to, the more we can promote it! It s also easy for you to promote your charity - your charity page on Make a Donation is a great place to send people to find out what you re doing and get donating. All you need is the URL link to spread the word via your emails, newsletters and any other communications to your community.
Referral scheme We re always thinking of new ideas of how to benefit our charities and get more people involved in fee-free fundraising. One of these is our fab referral scheme. Fee-free fundraising for charities is only possible through the support of the business community, so we re always looking for new businesses to join the Make a Donation family. If your charity has any special affiliations with brands or perhaps you know of a local business who wants to improve their social responsibility - why not pass on their details to us? We don t mind what sort of business they are - big or small, as long as they want to support their community. For every business that signs up from your recommendation, we ll thank you with a 20% commission of their subscription every month. That means a long-term and effort-free donation for your charity! Just get in touch if you d like to try out our referral scheme...
MaD Awards We re excited to announce that our MaD Awards will be running in 2016 - giving star fundraisers the chance to win their charity a 1,000 donation! All your charity needs to do is nominate your star fundraisers who have been fundraising on Make a Donation. Each month, we select one superstar fundraiser who will go into the shortlist for winning that amazing 1,000 donation. It s up to the public to decide which fundraiser wins, with voting opening at the end of 2016. Obviously, the more superstar fundraisers that your charity has on our shortlist, the more likely it is that your charity will win the donation. So, now is a great time to encourage fundraising on Make a Donation... WIN 1,000 More details to follow! www.make-a-donation.org/articles/mad-awards-2016-for-charities
Other opportunities You can also gain access to our white-label technology and set up any number of customized competitions for your charity. Whether you want a picture competition, an online raffle or perhaps even a prize for every day of one month - the choice is yours. It s a unique way to encourage fundraising and is something that s accessible to everyone, everywhere. And the best bit is that it s an effort-free way of fundraising for your charity. We ll set it all up for you and you can have as much input as you d like. If you re feeling stuck for ideas, we ve got plenty of inspiration about creating something a little different for your charity.
Get involved So how can you get started on Make a Donation? Registering your charity is a very simple process - all you have to do is enter a few details & send us a short blurb about your charity. We ll then set up your dedicated charity page and you can start raising money! Visit: www.make-a-donation.org/articles/charity-registration FREE to register A And if you have any queries, feel free to get in touch... Q David Finch - david@make-a-donation.org Or give us a ring on 01844 396 396