Co-operative Bank handles online donations at Charity Choice
Howard Lake | 22 May 2006 | News
The Co-operative Bank and online charity directory Charity Choice have launched an online donation service that is available, free of charge, to all UK registered charities.
Charity Choice’s online directory attracts over 99,000 visitors each month, but very few of them were able to make donations to charities listed on the site because so few charities had the facilities for taking online donations.
As a result Charity Choice, part of the Wilmington Group plc, approached the Co-operative Bank to establish an online donation service for all charities listed on the site.
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The new service, which has now been piloted and tested for several months, provides charities with an online donations service that includes a commitment that “no fees will be levied on donations by either Charity Choice or The Co-operative Bank”.
Over 1,000 charities have already signed up to the service, according to Charity Choice.
Chris Owens, The Co-operative Banks Customer Relationship Manager, said: “The response to the pilot has been overwhelming and has quickly made this service the natural choice for UK charities.”
Polly Avgherinos, Charity Choice’s Publishing Director said: “Charity Choice is delighted to officially launch this service, which for the first time will make receiving online donations a reality for all UK charities – regardless of their size or fundraising budget”.
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.