O2 to pass on 100% of text donations to charities

Howard Lake | 26 July 2010 | News

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From 1 August 2010, mobile operator O2 will pass on 100% of text donations that its customers make to charity using the five-digit shortcode starting with the number ’70’.

Since November 2009 O2 had been passing on 90p for every £1 donated, withholding 10p to cover network and third party costs. From August it will cover those costs itself.

Simon Davis, Head of Corporate Responsibility at O2, said: “Particularly in the current economic climate, it’s essential that we help charities gain as much income as they can. We’re glad to be able to help in this way.”

Earlier this month Vodafone UK announced that it was passing on 100% of text donations to charities, having announced a move to 90% in February 2010. In May this year Orange said that it was going to give 90% of text donations to charities.

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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.