Fundraising Opportunity
Are you looking for a simple fundraising option for your congregation? Have a look at our new partner, funding website easyfundraising. It’s something that your congregation can use raise money easily and for free.
Through easyfundraising, 8,000 retailers including eBay, John Lewis, Tesco, Booking.com, M&S, Asda, Screwfix, Waitrose, Argos, Moonpig, Boots, Sainsbury’s and trainline will donate money to your congregation.
How it works: Whenever anyone in your community buy something online, the retailer they shop with will send your congregation a free donation based on how much they spend. It doesn’t cost anything extra as the retailer pays the donation, not the shopper.
It’s a bit like using a cashback site, but instead of one individual benefiting, your whole community can pull together and raise money. Anything from a weekly grocery shop to a family holiday can raise a free donation.
Here’s an example: Chris is taking his family on a day out by train. Instead of visiting the Trainline website, Chris heads to easyfundraising’s website first and clicks on the Trainline link. easyfundraising directs Chris to Trainline, where he books his tickets. Because Chris started at easyfundraising, your congregation gets a monetary donation from Trainline, at no extra cost to Chris.
Register your congregation with easyfundraising here
The benefits:
- Completely free to register and use – and trusted by lots of Unitarian congregations already
- Open to congregations of all shape and size – you don’t need to be a charity.
- The funds you raise class as unrestricted funds so you can use your donations as you wish
- Easy and quick to sign up and get started – no paperwork
Every 3 months you receive all the donations raised by shoppers supporting you, paid directly into your bank account, which you can put towards a particular project; or keep for a rainy day.
Click here to get started on the easyfundraising site. It’s easy, quick and free. The friendly easyfundraising team will help you get set up and support you with telling your community.
If you have questions, our contact at easyfundraising is very happy to help you – email becky@easyfundraising.org.uk