An easy way to fundraise for your Home-Start
When your supporters and volunteers shop online, retailers donate to your Home-Start - for free!
How it works
We turn daily shopping into every day magic!
It's simple - every time an online shopper spends, brands donate cashback towards your charity target. Giving you a free, effortless way to raise funds.
easyfundraising partners with over 8,000 brands who want to give back, transforming ordinary online shops into extraordinary rewards.
Amazon
Up to £10.00 donation
eBay
Up to 1.00% donation
Argos
Up to 3.00% donation
John Lewis & Partners
Up to 2.50% donation
JUST EAT
Up to 13.00% donation
Marks and Spencer
Up to 5.00% donation
Tesco Groceries
Up to £6.00 donation
Etsy
Up to 2.50% donation
Booking.com
Up to 4.00% donation
Screwfix
Up to 0.50% donation
Moonpig
Up to 5.00% donation
trainline
Up to 15.00% donation
Currys
Up to 1.25% donation
Dunelm
Up to 4.00% donation
Pets at Home
Up to 4.00% donation
What do other Home-Starts think?
easyfundraising is a great way for small organisation like ours to raise some extra funds as most people shop online so it's easy to raise this money.
Susan, Home-Start Renfrewshire
It’s a really easy way to raise funds. Definitely sign up. It doesn’t cost you or your supporters anything to join or shop and is a welcome boost to your funds.
Sandra, Home-Start Falkirk
We have found easyfundraising to be an easy and uncomplicated way to collect donations from supporters. With most people buying online, it is a safe and easily accessible route to fundraising which appeals to supporters as they are able to 'do a good deed' without leaving the house. We would recommend it to other Home-Starts.
Lelani, Home-Start Guildford
How to get started
Steps to register your local office
- 1
Join easyfundraising
Register your Home-Start - it only takes a few minutes.
- 2
Spread the word
Use the free marketing materials provided to tell your supporters, staff and volunteers and show them how to sign up.
- 3
Collect free donations
When your supporters join and do their normal online shopping, the retailers send your Home-Start donations at no extra cost to say 'thank you' for shopping with them.
Everything you need to know about easyfundraising
easyfundraising turns the everyday online shopping of your volunteers, staff and supporters into funds for your Home-Start. When they use the easyfundraising website or app to shop with leading retailers, the retailer sends a free donation at no additional cost.
There are over 6,000 retailers available to shop with, including Amazon, eBay, Argos, John Lewis, Trainline, The works, Baker Ross,, M&S, Etsy, and Direct Line. It means that no matter what your supporters are buying online, from travel and holidays to fashion, homewares, insurance and groceries - they can earn free donations for you.
Yes – you don’t need to be a charity to use easyfundraising.
To register with easyfundraising you will need to know:
- The name your Home-Start would like to be known by on easyfundraising
- The postcode - to help supporters when they search for good causes local to them
- A description - this should include who you are and what you are raising for
- Payment details – easyfundraising can pay your donations by cheque or straight into your Home-Start bank account so have your details ready
There are also optional fields for:
- A logo - making you unique and giving you an identity
- Charity number - if you have one.
You can come back to these optional fields later if you don't have the information to hand when you sign up
To get your fundraising off to the best possible start easyfundraising offers a completely free 1-2-1 session with one of our friendly fundraising coaches. It won't take long, and they will show you the best way to make easyfundraising work for your Home-Start with tailored tips, tools, and a guided tour.
Providing you have raised over £15, easyfundraising total up all the donations raised by everyone supporting your Home-Start every three months and send them to you by bank transfer or cheque. There is no charge for this. If you haven't raised over £15 in the previous three months, the amount simply rolls into the next payment instead.