# Online donations double at commission-free Bmycharity

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2009/12/09/online-donations-double-commissionfree-bmycharity/
- Published: 2009-12-09T10:46:40+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

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Charitable donations through online giving service Bmycharity last month were twice
as much as they were in November 2008. Donations in November 2009 were over £546,000,
up from £274,000 in the same month last year.

Average donation values have also increased from £54.24 to £59.26 in the same periods.

Bmycharity introduced its commission free service in October 2009 with the stated
aim of saving charities more than £11 million in commission charges in 2010. Founder
Ben Brabyn attributes this doubling of donations to its stance on not charging commission
and its “[Free my charity](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/bmycharity-introduces-0-commission-online-fundraising/edit)”
campaign.

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Ben Brabyn, Managing director of Bmycharity, reported that, since changing its business
model, the service had attracted “scores of new charities” with “hundreds more looking
to join up”.

“The reaction we’ve had since switching to commission free donations has been fantastic”,
said Brabyn. “In a tough economic environment people raising money for good causes
know that every penny counts. That means not wasting money by fundraising through
sites that charge up to five percent commission on charitable donations. These numbers
confirm that people want a new commission free approach.”

Virginia Prifti, Founder of Lawrence’s Roundabout Well Appeal, explained why the
charity used Bmycharity: “It is galling that some high profile sites skim a commission
from our hard won donations. Every pound we give in commission is a pound that we
have to go out and raise all over again. Signing up with Bmycharity was really a
no-brainer.”

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- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2009/12/09/online-donations-double-commissionfree-bmycharity/#comment-3825
- Published: 2009-12-15T14:35:43+00:00

Bmycharity today reported that it had handled £7 million in donations since the 
beginning of January this year. This made it “our most successful fundraising year
ever”, according to Bmycharity’s Ben Brabyn.