# Holy cowshed!

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/1999/12/02/holy-cowshed/
- Published: 1999-12-02T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**It’s a quirky name, but that’s the point. The [Cow Shed Network](http://www.cowshed.net)
has spotted the value of generating income by signing up for various affiliate/referral
programmes. **

They are encouraging people to visit their site, view adverts, buy domain names,
buy products from the suppliers they link to, and all to raise funds for charities.

The US site proclaims: “100% of all profit from this website (after taxes) is donated
to registered charities.” They have high hopes of encouraging millions of people
to come to the site and raise significant sums of money. They see themselves as “
solving the world’s problems click by click”.

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Such sites by charity supporters are useful to charities in two ways. First, they
can generate some income for charities. Secondly, they can demonstrate to charities
some of the innovative methods of online fundraising available to them. They could
give the charities some useful ideas for their sites.

 * **[Cashback site Pouring Pounds offers ongoing referral income](https://fundraising.co.uk/2011/02/08/cashback-site-pouring-pounds-offers-ongoing-referral-income/)**(
   8 February 2011)
 * **[WWF-UK appoints affilinet for affiliate marketing campaign](https://fundraising.co.uk/2011/03/13/wwfuk-appoints-affilinet-affiliate-marketing-campaign/)**(
   13 March 2011)
 * **[Give as You Live partners with Sainsbury’s Everyday Shopping Card](https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/04/28/give-as-you-live-partners-with-sainsburys-everyday-shopping-card/)**(
   28 April 2015)