Private fundraising/sponsorship pages
I've seen a few people using these recently, and was wondering if it might be a good fit for KAS (given how member-driven it is)? Two examples which operate in Australia are:
http://www.onlinegiving.com.au
http://www.everydayhero.com.au
The premise is that individuals can put up a page through one of these services, and ask for donations. The donations can either be as sponsorship for doing something in particular, or just general requests for funds. The funds go directly to the charity (minus, I assume, some handling fees) and the page keeps track of how much has been raised on each person's behalf.
I haven't looked into these in too much depth, but I have seen these work in a few different situations now. Several co-workers set one up for sponsorship of a group charity bike ride. Another person I know set one one up for donations in lieu of flowers after the death of a family member. Because the donor can post a personal message to the requester in the process, it's a much more personal gift than a nameless donation.
I think people also enjoy seeing their personal tally on the donations page going up, which is a nice side effect too. And of course the big side effect - more money flowing into KAS with a minimum amount of work from the KAS team?
I'm not sure what the fees are like, compared to paypal fees, but it might be something worth looking at?
http://www.onlinegiving.com.au
http://www.everydayhero.com.au
The premise is that individuals can put up a page through one of these services, and ask for donations. The donations can either be as sponsorship for doing something in particular, or just general requests for funds. The funds go directly to the charity (minus, I assume, some handling fees) and the page keeps track of how much has been raised on each person's behalf.
I haven't looked into these in too much depth, but I have seen these work in a few different situations now. Several co-workers set one up for sponsorship of a group charity bike ride. Another person I know set one one up for donations in lieu of flowers after the death of a family member. Because the donor can post a personal message to the requester in the process, it's a much more personal gift than a nameless donation.
I think people also enjoy seeing their personal tally on the donations page going up, which is a nice side effect too. And of course the big side effect - more money flowing into KAS with a minimum amount of work from the KAS team?
I'm not sure what the fees are like, compared to paypal fees, but it might be something worth looking at?
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Permalink Reply by Elaine Jones on -
Hi Erica. In the UK we have "Justgiving" which is much the same as the ones you mention. They charge 5% of all donations made for administration which may work out a bit more expensive than Paypal I think although I'm not sure. I think Paypal charges vary according to the volume of trade - the more money coming in, the lower the percentage charged. Onlinegiving.com.au charge the same percentage as Justgiving so they are all probably much the same. It's a great idea if you're doing something in particular to raise funds (like skydiving for instance!) but general fundraising might be a bit more of a challenge because you need some way of advertising your page. If anyone is looking for sponsorship for a particular event it's a good way of getting the money in and well worth considering.
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Permalink Reply by Dawne Smith-Sliming on -
I think sites like this are perfect for specific, 1 day or 1 week worth of events.
Have you shown these to Cressida? This may be a really good match for Australian KASkids groups looking for postage help. They can organize 1 day, like a knit-a-thon and tell their friends and family and perhaps local radio stations etc.., to drive traffic to the donation site.
I sent Sandy a link to something like this in the States months ago but the charity has to registered in the States and that's something we have to wait to do until we get some funds to pay for it. (sigh)
I didn't look around the sites you linked too much but it did seem to be very focused on Australians helping other Australians to help their community. (I'm not saying this is a bad thing at all.) This is what might make it perfect for school groups to raise postage and even a modest donation. I know there are several Australian schools with literally hundreds of kids who have supportive adults really committed to KAS behind them. They would be perfect to give this a try and see how it goes IMO. -
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Permalink Reply by Andrea Palmatier on -
We have something called canadahelps.org that is the same. As Dawne said, the charity needs to be registered in Canada but a personal "Giving Page" can be created, with donations accepted individually and then forwarded to the charity. I think it's a great idea! :o)
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