Online charity event streaming website launches
Howard Lake | 9 May 2011 | News
May 09, 2011 – A new website is being launched this week that could revolutionise fundraising in the United Kingdom. SavePatches is an innovative fundraising website that brings together people wanting to raise money for causes with family, friends, colleagues and random SavePatches users wanting to donate.
What makes SavePatches so unique, is that fundraisers can reach and appeal to their donators in a completely new and interactive way! With an internet connection and webcam, fundraisers can broadcast their live fundraising events, and by simply visiting SavePatches, users can enjoy the events, donate securely and even chat in real-time with the event hosts.
Fundraisers can share their event with thousands of SavePatches users, and viewers can enjoy and donate to a range of fundraising broadcasts that appeal to them.
Fundraisers can raise money for any cause they choose, including national and local charities. Many recognised charities have registered on this website as an Official SavePatches Charity, allowing the donation money raised for them through fundraising broadcasts to be paid directly to their account.
Fundraising and donating through SavePatches is not only easy and quick, it is free! And most importantly the new and innovative fun way to raise and donate money.
SavePatches is the brainchild of Zach Fisher, who spotted the potential in online fundraising to appeal to a new generation of young people and make it more accessible for everyone.
He comments, “The site allows fundraisers to broadcast events to a huge audience, whether its family and friends who can’t attend the fundraiser in person, or random users visiting the site. Imagine people from all over the world being able to watch your local band play a benefit or the option to fundraise from the comfort of your own home through an indoor marathon. The possibilities for fundraising are endless and so easy with SavePatches.”
Fundraising events can be broadcast for any cause or reason, and registered charities can sign up for free at www.savepatches.com/charities to feature on the site to receive collected donations from their fundraisers direct. Alternatively collected donations can be paid to the event organiser.
You visit www.savepatches.com to find out more.
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The website www.savepatches.com allows users to broadcast a live video of their fundraising events on the site using simply an internet connection and webcam, allowing people around the world to watch the event and donate directly whilst viewing.
SavePatches. The easy way to raise money, meet people and broadcast your events.
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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.