Cumbria CVS partners with funding website easyfundraising to give organisations in our region a simple and effective way to raise funds easily.

 

What is easyfundraising and how can it help your organisation?

easyfundraising is a free and easy to use fundraising website that your organisation can use to receive ongoing funding. 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 you.

Whenever your staff, supporters, volunteers and passengers buy something online, the retailer sends your organisation 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 organisation benefits. Anything from a weekly grocery shop to a family holiday can generate a free donation.

 

The benefits

• Completely free to register and use – and trusted by 200,000 community organisations
• Open to organisations 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 the funds raised by your supporters which you can put towards a particular project, use for core costs or running costs or simply keep for a rainy day!

Give it a go and get started here!

 

What do other community organisations in the North West think?

“Like many other organisations we were looking for ways to raise more unrestricted funding. I went on a short webinar about easyfundraising and signed up straight after it. Setting our portal up was easy and within a few hours I’d been able to raise my first few pounds. I’d recommend any organisation sign up for it, as we all know pennies make pounds!” Alison, Bolton Carers Support

 

What to do next

All you need to do is visit this page to register your organisation with easyfundraising and the friendly team will help you get set up.

 
 
 

FAQs

Do we need to be a charity to use easyfundraising?
No, it is open to all voluntary groups, community organisations, CICs, social enterprises of all shape and size – you don’t have to be a charity

Is it really free?
Yes, there are no sign up fees, monthly costs or hidden charges. easyfundraising is completely free for your organisation and supporters to use – and your supporters will not pay a penny more on their shopping either.

What info do we need to set up our free page?
Just your name, your email address and the name of your organisation. You can also include a brief description of your organisation and a logo if you want to. You will also need to let easyfundraising how to pay your donations but you can add those details in later if you don’t have them to hand. Click here to set up your page – it takes 2 mins.