Beekeeping & volcano climbing – an average day for a student volunteer

It’s Student Volunteering Week and our second student story comes from Joe, currently volunteering for easyfundraising cause Nuevas Esperanzas: “As an Oxford University student studying for a BA in French and Spanish, I came to Nicaragua in October to spend my third year abroad immersed in a Spanish speaking culture. “Shortly after arriving I realized that I Read More …

Student Volunteering Week

Continuing our focus on young fundraisers for Student Volunteering Week, here are Zoe and Sam’s stories: Zoe – dog loving volunteer “I’m Zoe Bridson, I’m 17 years old and a student at Carmel college, St Helens. “My Wednesdays and some weekend days are spent at Dogs Trust Merseyside, walking the dogs. Me and my family also foster boxer Read More …

‘I love my cause because’ – the winning entry

We asked you why you love your cause and you answered in your droves – there’s a lot of love out there which is fantastic! We chose Catherine Smith as our winner. Catherine supports The Harley Stapes Cancer Trust (Harleys Holiday Homes), a charity set up in memory of young Harley Staples who was diagnosed with B cell Acute Lymphoblastic Read More …

The ultimate sponsored walkies!

This week’s guest blog was written by easyfundraiser Samantha Green, Operations Director & Trustee of Dogstar Foundation. “So what drives 2 charity trustees, 2 volunteers and a 7 inch stuffed dog to climb a mountain in Sri Lanka in the middle of the night…? Dogstar Foundation is a small UK Charity that has worked in rural Sri Read More …

I love my cause because….

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and love is in the air around here. Even our tech team are feeling romantic with Chris due to get married soon and Phil C having popped the question just last month (she said yes!) And we know what a passionate lot easyfundraisers are too – you show Read More …

Laura Ashley goody bag – the winner

Thank you to everyone who sent in their New Year Resolutions; they inspired us and some of them made us laugh a lot too so thanks! We’ve chosen Lucy Cotterill as our winner because we though her resolution was particularly inspriring. Here’s what she said:

Cause of the month – January winner

RSDR (Rudozem Street Dog Rescue) are this month’s Cause of the Month and we’re pleased to donate £150 to them. And in keeping with the spirit of easyfundraising, they have decided to donate half to another animal cause, Animal Rescue Kos. Regular readers will remember that Animal Rescue Kos were our October winners and shared their Read More …