GlobalGiving’s Gateway Crowdfunding Challenge returns
Howard Lake | 6 August 2015 | News
Online giving site GlobalGiving UK is again running its Gateway Crowdfunding Challenge, the winners of which receive a permanent place on the fundraising site.
Participants in the latest challenge will receive free training, “a ready-made fundraising campaign to motivate your existing supporters”, and the tools to reach new networks. There are p to £3,500 in bonus prizes.
The free training consists of seven online sessions on a range of topics, and takes place in October. The fundraising challenge takes place from 16 November to 21 December 2015.
Successful participant
One successful participant in the Spring 2015 crowdfunding challenge was Nick from Aurora Health Foundation. He said:
“I doubt my organisation would have had such a successful campaign if I hadn’t done the training. It gave an excellent foundation to my learning and gave me tremendous confidence and inspiration so I could hit the ground running when it kicked off”.
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Founded in 2002 GlobalGiving UK says that it is “the original crowdfunding platform” and that it has helped not-for-profit organisations “raise over £100 million, access hundreds of skilled volunteers and connect with peers”.
Applications from UK charities for the GlobalGiving Gateway Crowdfunding Challenge close on 18 September 2015.
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.