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Love, You Make It: What Olivia Dean’s prize draw can teach charities about music prize draws

Love, You Make It: What Olivia Dean’s prize draw can teach charities about music prize draws

by Rebecca Hughes | Nov 03, 2026

Written: 2 November 2026 Olivia Dean is playing one of her most intimate shows of the year, and the only way in is through a prize draw on Crowdfunder. Love, You Make It takes place at Hackney Church on 18 November and celebrates 15 years of You Make It, an East London charity that helps […]

How to run a raffle for your school or PTA

How to run a raffle for your school or PTA

by Rebecca Hughes | Oct 30, 2026

Written: 27 October 2026 TL;DR: Taking your PTA raffle online can help you raise thousands of pounds by reaching parents, grandparents, local businesses and the wider school community. The simplest route is usually a raffle-style prize draw with a genuine free entry option, which avoids the need for a lottery licence or registration when set […]

Best UK Reward-based Crowdfunding Platforms for Arts

Best UK Reward-based Crowdfunding Platforms for Arts

by Rebecca Hughes | Oct 26, 2026

Written: 26 October 2026 TL;DR: For UK arts projects, Crowdfunder is a lower-cost and more flexible option than Kickstarter. The best UK reward-based crowdfunding platform for arts depends on three things: what it costs, what happens if you miss your target and whether it can unlock match funding. Crowdfunder and Kickstarter are the two main […]

How Siren Craft Brew crowdfunded two breweries and became Crowdfunder’s best-backed brewery

How Siren Craft Brew crowdfunded two breweries and became Crowdfunder’s best-backed brewery

by Rebecca Hughes | Oct 26, 2026

Written: 15 October 2026 Siren Craft Brew has raised £411,617 on Crowdfunder across two campaigns, from 2,193 people. It is more than any other brewery in Crowdfunder’s history, and Siren is the only brewery with two campaigns in the all-time top seven. The money is only half the story. Here is how a brewery that […]

October launch notes: a new Payouts page

October launch notes: a new Payouts page

by Rebecca Hughes | Oct 13, 2026

This month we’ve rebuilt the Payouts page in your project dashboard. It now shows every pound from pledged to banked, so you can see where your money is and when it will arrive. A clear view of your money, from pledge to bank Example payout states, and history page with placeholders. The old page showed […]

How to secure a corporate charity partnership: Lessons from the CCP conference

How to secure a corporate charity partnership: Lessons from the CCP conference

by Rebecca Hughes | Oct 13, 2026

Last week, our team headed to London for the Corporate Charity Partnerships Conference. We spent the day listening to CSR leads, charities and partnership professionals talk about what makes a corporate charity partnership work, and what stops one before it starts.

How to run an online raffle legally in the UK

How to run an online raffle legally in the UK

by Rebecca Hughes | Oct 08, 2026

Quick answer: do you need a gambling licence or registration?

10 rugby club fundraising ideas (with real clubs who’ve raised money)

10 rugby club fundraising ideas (with real clubs who’ve raised money)

by Rebecca Hughes | Sep 24, 2026

Written: 24 September 2026 Raising money for your rugby club shouldn’t be hard. Here are 10 ideas that actually work, from online campaigns to a Saturday afternoon in the clubhouse, with real clubs and figures for each. 1. Launch a crowdfunding campaign for your big project If you’re facing a five or six-figure bill for […]

How to build a prize draw partnership for your large charity

How to build a prize draw partnership for your large charity

by Rebecca Hughes | Sep 22, 2026

Written: 22 September 2026 In discussion with Crowdfunder’s Max, head of Campaigns. The prize draws that raise transformational sums are not the ones with the best prizes. They are the ones where the partner has carefully considered the prize. Our Projects team have worked on prize draw campaigns with artists from Coldplay to Ed Sheeran […]

Community fundraising at Christmas: a starter guide for small teams

Community fundraising at Christmas: a starter guide for small teams

by Rebecca Hughes | Sep 03, 2026

If you’re running, or part of, a smaller organisation and want a guide on how you can start fundraising this Christmas, this is for you.

Christmas fundraising ideas for charities, CICs and nonprofits

Christmas fundraising ideas for charities, CICs and nonprofits

by Rebecca Hughes | Sep 03, 2026

If you’re running a CIC, a small nonprofit or a community enterprise with a handful of staff this is for you.

Christmas fundraising ideas for sports clubs

Christmas fundraising ideas for sports clubs

by Rebecca Hughes | Sep 03, 2026

Real ways sports clubs are fundraising at Christmas.

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