online fundraising and enterprise localgiving.com
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Online Fundraising andEnterprise
Localgiving.com
What is Localgiving.com?
An online fundraising platform,
designed for local charities, groups and social enterprise.
It enables people who want to
donate their money to a local project can find you, and make the donation, all
online.
Why is it important?
Online donations are the fastest growing type of fundraising, and being enterprising means including
all potential income streams.
Although online donations are still a relatively small part of all fundraising, it is the way things are going.localgiving.com now gives you the facility to do online
fundraising as a social enterprise.
It means that you make it easier for people who want to give you money online, to do so!
How can we benefit on Localgiving?
• Facilities to easily accept donations• Automated Gift Aid on donations, not only for charities
but also for community groups• Webpages that are easy for supporters to find • New sources of funding, access to a community of
supporters• Space to advertise your needs, including volunteer
vacancies • Local and UK wide promotions• Webpages that are easy to complete and update at any
time • Search tools for supporters to easily find you • Approval by the Charity Commission
Why now?
Now 135 groups already on Localgiving in West Yorkshire.Between them they've raised £200,000 in the last 10 months on Localgiving.comWe want more groups on from across the region....
So we're providing support and opportunity.
The sooner you join the more help you can access.
How does it work?
To register with Localgiving.com, you will need to be invited by your local Community Foundation.
Cost
•Free 3 month trial with no obligation to continue
•After this period, there will be a £60 annual fee, plus VAT (£12)
•Works out at £6 per month, which is less than £1.50 per week
The average donation on Localgiving.com is currently £30. Therefore, 2 average donations plus Gift Aid will cover your annual subscription with a £9 profit.
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What next?
Sign up to Localgiving.com
Get your team involved
Start fundraising online
Tell us about your success
Invitation to join Localgiving.com
You will receive an email invitation from your local Community Foundation that looks like this.
Click to register
Your charity
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Example: Skelton GrangeWe have raised money to date by:
* messaging our database of contacts who have said they are happy to hear from us about our work and emailing them about Localgiving and the Match Fund events * building up a facebook page and twitter feed * going on radio leeds to talk about a particularevent and asking for donations via the website * putting the Localgiving 'donate now' buttons onto our website and into emails to promote the facilityAnd we have put the money towards running
environmental education activities for children at Skelton Grange, either directly or as match funding for other grant applications which required commitment or
support of others.