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CHARITY FUNDRAISING

Our charity fundraising tips, advice and resources are here to help you reach more donors, generate more income and impact more lives.

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How we can help with your fundraising

Our digital tools, research and advice can help you raise money quickly and effectively and reach your fundraising goals.

CAF Donate on mobile phone

Online donation platform

Grow your income with our donation platform, CAF Donate. No sign-up or monthly fees, branded donation pages and automatic Gift Aid reclaim.

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Fundraising Fundamentals

Fundraising Fundamentals

Our four-part fundraising guide will help you put the foundations in place for an effective and successful fundraising strategy.

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UK Giving

CAF UK Giving 2019

The number of people in the UK regularly giving to charity has declined for the third year in a row, according to our UK Giving report. Understand why in our latest report.

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Fundraising tips and best practice

Improve the effectiveness of your fundraising with these free resources.

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    CAF UK Giving 2019

    Our UK Giving report is the largest multi-year study of giving behaviour in the UK. This year we've found that the key measures of giving to charity are on a downward path. Read the report to find out what's going on.
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    How common is online donating?

    Take a look at April's UK Giving infographic to find out how many donors made an online donation in 2018. And see the proportion of people who donated or sponsored someone this month.
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    Six tips to boost online donations

    Your charity's website is an important tool for raising funds. We've put together some top tips to help you drive donations online.
  • Social media

    Webinar: Be awesome on Instagram

    Watch this on-demand webinar to find out how your charity can get the most out of Instagram.
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    Small charities: a guide to attracting corporate partners

    James Moon in our Advisory team shares a few tips to help smaller charities attract corporate partners.

Fundraising stories

Need some inspiration for your next campaign? Take a look at these fundraising stories from our CAF Donate charities.

Lifelites charity story

Hitching a lift to more donations

For a small charity, putting together a complex fundraising campaign can be daunting. See how Lifelites used its partnerships to raise £100k with a very unique idea.

Read about what they did
Sporting Memories

A winning league

With a team of just two people, find out how the award-winning Sporting Memories Foundation is able to raise the funds needed to recruit and train more volunteers.

Read about their work
BuildAid

Building a brighter future for vulnerable children

With the support of CAF Donate, BuildAid has been able to raise £23,000 to fund the Trinity Angels Orphanage in the Philippines.

Find out how