Register your cause
We're a marketplace platform built to connect online retailers in the UK with mindful shoppers.
Get started
Kickstart your fundraising campaign by registering your charity, good cause, sports club, school or fundraising event
Getting started is quick and cost-free. Our marketplace features a wide array of products from independent UK retailers. When a sale is completed, we charge them a selling fee, and from that fee, we'll make a direct 35% donation to your cause.
Effortless fundraising with marketing support
You'll have your own BuytoGive fundraising page, with a unique link to share with your supporters. They can also make direct donations on this page. We provide marketing support and an easy-to-use marketing toolkit, making fundraising a breeze!
Register your cause
We're a marketplace platform built to connect online retailers in the UK with mindful shoppers.
Frequently asked questions
We've compiled a list of frequently asked questions from other causes. If you can't find the answer that you're looking for here, reach out to us; we are here to help.
When you register on BuytoGive as a Charity or Good Cause, or if you are doing a fundraising event, at the registration phase you will be guided to provide the information we need to set up your own fundraising profile. This page is unique to you, and you will have your own unique URL (BuytoGive website address).
When your supporters come to that page they can do two things; either make a direct donation, or make a purchase within our marketplace. If they make a purchase, we will donate 35% of the fees we charge the retailers directly to you.
Yes, you can update your fundraising profile at any time via your account dashboard.
We charge the retailers a fee for each purchase. So, if a bicycle is sold for £100.00 and we charge them a fee of 13%, BuytoGive will receive £13.00. From that £13.00 we will make a donation to you of 35%, which in this example would be £4.55.
No, we do not make any charges for you to fundraise on BuytoGive. The only fee that we cannot avoid is for direct donations, which is an online payment transaction fee. This has been negotiated to be as low as possible, and is 1.2% per donation. This means that if someone was to donate £100.00 to you through BuytoGive, you would receive £98.80 of the donation.
Donations made through purchases cannot attract Gift Aid. For direct donations, if you are Gift Aid Registered then we will ask the donator to fill in a Gift Aid form.
When someone makes a donation, we ask them to complete a Gift Aid form. This form is kept for you as a PDF and is attached to a Gift Aid ready spreadsheet which you can download when claiming. This means that if HMRC wants to see the form, it is very easy to find.
In order for you to receive donations, you will be asked to set up a Stripe Connect account; Stripe is our payment provider.
Donations made by us for sales of products are made available to you 30 days after the sale has been made. We do that so the customer has had sufficient time to return an item, if it is not for them or if there is a problem with the product, for example.
Direct donations from supporters are paid directly into your Stripe account.
We want to help you as much as possible, and there is a full marketing toolkit available for you to help you tell as many of your supporters as possible, and spread the word.