# Small charities raise £28k with eBay for Charity during Small Charity Week 2015

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/07/16/small-charities-raise-28k-with-ebay-for-charity-during-small-charity-week-2015/
- Published: 2015-07-16T12:35:05+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**In a one week campaign £28,000 was raised in June for small charities across the
country as a result of the partnership between The Foundation for Social Improvement(
the charity behind Small Charity Week) and PayPal Giving Fund.**

Through the partnership, small charities were offered the opportunity to have a 
fundraising message featured on the checkout area of eBay. Over a hundred charities
entered the competition with the five winners raising £15,700.

In addition, the [Small Charity Week eBay Auction](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/2015/03/20/shall-charity-weeks-ebay-auction-returns-for-2015/)
raised over £12,000 for 31 small charities be selling items online. The auction 
was supported by PayPal Giving Fund, which matched funding for the two highest selling
items.

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Tamsyn Wymer, Events Coordinator at African Children’s Fund, said:

> “We have participated in the Small Charity Week auction since its inception in
> 2012 and have found it to be an excellent way for African Children’s Fund – as
> a small charity – to raise our profile, not to mention raising funds for the projects
> we support. In fact, it has now become a focal point in our fundraising calendar!
> All funds raised through the auction will support our programmes in Kenya, Tanzania,
> Uganda and Zimbabwe where we give 3,000 children hope for a better future.”

Ria Broad, Head of Marketing & Operations, PayPal Giving Fund, added:

> “We are delighted to have been part of the FSI’s [Small Charity Week](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/2015/04/08/small-charity-week-offers-small-charities-six-opportunities-to-fundraise/)
> again. This year’s eBay auction was a great success and shows how any charity,
> large or small, can reach a wider audience online. We hope that the auction and
> eBay checkout competition will boost awareness of the charities involved, and 
> encourage more small charities to use eBay for Charity in the future”.

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