8 Tips for effectively promoting your cause on social media

Social media is the perfect tool for encouraging people to sign up to support your charity and reminding them to receive donations. People are spending increasing amounts of time on Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp, so make sure you’re using these platforms to catch their attention! Here are a few top tips that will help you Read More …

easyfundraising news – now it’s even easier to raise more

We’ve been working hard over the last few months to bring you a host of new features aimed at making it easier to raise more with easyfundrasing. Here’s what we’ve been up to: More special offers and codes The biggest change is the addition of a new page for each of our retailers. When you select a retailer Read More …

10 ways to raise more for your cause

If one of your New Year Resolutions is to raise more for your cause, check out our top 10 ways to do it: 1. Visit our Free Funds page You can raise over £200 on the Free Funds page without spending anything at all, just by signing up for newsletters, taking out free trials, entering Read More …

Social Media Fundraising Case Study – Telford and Wrekin CVS

Our guest post this week comes from Kath Fackrall from Telford & Wrekin CVS, explaining how they make use of social media. “Let me introduce you to the BASIS Project.  BASIS is the first Big Lottery Fund programme to focus solely on developing voluntary and community sector infrastructure. The whole purpose is to recruit, support and Read More …

How social media can help you raise more

How can social media help my cause? Social media can be a great tool for good causes and particularly small ones who probably don’t have a large fundraising budget – or even have one at all! Social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook are free and that’s what makes them such a valuable resource for causes. Read More …

Twitter for fundraisers

This is a guest article from Graham Richards, a freelance legacy fundraiser and social media champion for charities & businesses. Did you know that Twitter is a far more powerful search engine than Google or easysearch when it comes to searching for people? Most people turn first to Google or easysearch when wanting to make an online Read More …

Social Media: A key factor in record-breaking Fundraising Appeal

This is a guest article from Graham Richards, a freelance legacy fundraiser and social media champion for charities & businesses. Following the devastating earthquake in Haiti earlier this year, the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), the coalition of several key aid charities, received a record-breaking £70m+ in donations for its Haiti Appeal. A staggering 48% of the UK population Read More …

Charity Tuesday on Twitter

It’s #charitytuesday on twitter today (and every Tuesday!) – a great opportunity for good causes to raise awareness and tell the world what they do and why they do it. Follow easyuk on twitter at www.twitter.com/easyuk today and we’ll give your cause a #charitytuesday shout out.