Are you looking for a simple fundraising option for your church - our friends at Easyfundraising can help? Many churches use funding website easyfundraising and it’s something that your church can use too.
Through the easyfundraising website, 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.
How it works: Whenever anyone in your church community buy something online, the retailer will send your church a free donation based on how much they spend. It doesn’t 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 church community can pull together and raise for your church. Anything from a weekly grocery shop to a family holiday can raise a free donation.
Here’s an example: Parishioner 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 church gets a monetary donation from Trainline, at no extra cost to Chris.
https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/church-funding/https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/church-funding/.
The benefits:
- Completely free to register and use – and trusted by lots of churches already
- Open to churches 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 church’s bank account or by cheque, which you can put towards a particular project; or keep for a rainy day.
What do other churches think?
‘We would absolutely recommend it to other churches! It’s such an easy way to raise much needed funds. Since joining less than six months ago, we’ve raised £365 - without one person spending an additional penny.” Director of Youth Ministry Georgia, St Elizabeth’s
Getting started
Create your church profile on the easyfundraising site. It’s easy, quick and free. The easyfundraising team will help you get set up and support you with telling your church community.
If you have questions, our contact at easyfundraising is very happy to help you - email becky@easyfundraising.org.uk