Tag: Virgin Money Giving

Fundraising website Virgin Money Giving to close following London Marathon

Stuart Mitchell

Virgin Money has announced that the charity fundraising website, Virgin Money Giving, will close for donations on 30 November 2021, following the final London Marathon with Virgin Money as sponsor. The fundraising website was launched in 2009 to support Virgin Money’s new sponsorship of the London Marathon, at a time when the online fundraising market was dominated by a very small number of providers, with high costs for charities and donors. Operated as a not-for-profit entity since it was created, Virgin Money Giving has helped 20,000 charities and over a…

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Charities see significant reduction in fundraising during COVID-19 lockdown

Stuart Mitchell

Virgin Money Giving calls on the UK public to ‘Save our charities’ Many of Britain’s usually favourite good causes, supporting cancer, mental health, the homeless and those with disabilities, have seen a significant impact on their fundraising income during the COVID-19 lockdown, according to data gathered from online fundraising platform, Virgin Money Giving (VMG). In the month following the start of COVID-19 lockdown, total charity donations remained very strong. VMG, the not-for-profit fundraising service, processed a record-breaking 1.15m individual donations in the 4 weeks to 21 April, and the total…

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Virgin Money Giving reveals innovative new chapter of fundraising with World of Books

Stuart Mitchell

Virgin Money Giving has partnered with World of Books Group, the biggest retailer of second hand books in the UK, in an innovative partnership which will help fundraisers maximise their donation potential via the service provided by Ziffit and drive additional money to charities. At a time when charities and fundraisers are looking for new ways to raise much needed funds, donors and charities are able to recycle not only their unwanted books but also DVD’s and computer games using the free trade-in online service. Donors enter the details of…

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World of Books Group and Virgin Money Giving launch joint campaign to drive charity donations with a difference

Stuart Mitchell

Virgin Money Giving, the UK’s largest not-for-profit online fundraising website, and World of Books Group, a leading global seller of used books, are launching a joint campaign urging the public to #DeclutterandDonate unwanted books, games, DVDs and CDs via the Ziffit app, in the run-up to Giving Tuesday on 5th May. Giving Tuesday usually takes place in November each year and is celebrated on the Tuesday following the well-known shopping days of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. This additional date of public fundraising for 2020 has been announced by the…

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Virgin Money Giving launches free-to-use corporate fundraising tools

Stuart Mitchell

Virgin Money Giving has launched a brand new set of fundraising tools specifically for businesses. From Tuesday 10th March businesses can sign up to Virgin Money Giving and create their own branded fundraising hubs in minutes and free of charge, taking away the stress often associated with corporate fundraising and making it much more accessible for smaller organisations. As more and more businesses look to put purpose and social good at the heart of their strategies, there is a huge opportunity for charities to build new relationships with them. According…

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