# Five charity winners of Microsoft’s #UpgradeYourWorldUK announced

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/10/20/five-charity-winners-of-microsofts-upgradeyourworlduk-announced/
- Published: 2015-10-20T12:20:01+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Five UK charities have each won $50,000 in Microsoft’s #UpgradeYourWorldUK campaign,
following a public vote.**

Microsoft launched [#UpgradeYourWorld](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/2015/09/08/microsoft-offers-50k-each-to-10-uk-charities-in-upgradeyourworlduk-campaign/)
in several countries as part of its launch of Windows 10, the new version of its
operating system. It invited UK charities and not-for-profit organisations to rally
their supporters to demonstrate the scale of their support.

Thousands of votes were received for hundreds of charities, some of whom engaged
celebrity supporters to help them boost their vote. The winners of £32,000 and Microsoft
tech support are:

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• **Battersea Dogs and Cats Home**, a charity that cares for and rehomes over 8,000
dogs and cats a year.

• **Cahonas Scotland**, a male cancer awareness charity dedicated to help turn around
Scotland’s poor health record.

• **Buglife**, a charity proactively ensuring that Britain’s natural habitats have
a bright future.

• **Anti-Bullying Pro**, The Diana Award’s Anti-Bullying Campaign involves a number
of different projects aimed at reducing bullying in schools.

• **Freegle**, a recycling initiative that reduces the amount of unwanted possessions
ending up in landfills.

![#UpgradeYourWorldUK tweet](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/
10/upgradeyourworlduk-little-mix-tweet.png)

Little Mix supported Battersea Dogs & Cats Home in #UpgradeYourWorldUK.

 

![#UpgradeYourWorldUK tweet](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/
10/upgradeyourworlduk-the-vamps-tweet.png)

The Vamps supported Teenage Cancer Trust in #UpgradeYourWorldUK.

 

![#UpgradeYourWorldUK tweet](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/
10/upgradyourworlduk-mollie-king-tweet.png)

Mollie King supported Battersea Dogs & Cats Home in #UpgradeYourWorldUK.

 

![#UpgradeYourWorldUK tweet](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/
10/upgradyourworlduk-ronan-keating-tweet.png)

Ronan Keating supported AntiBulling Pro in #UpgradeYourWorldUK.

 

Hugh Milward, Director of Corporate Affairs, Microsoft, said:

> “We’ve been overwhelmed with the response to the #UpgradeYourWorld campaign here
> in the UK, and are proud to have launched an initiative that celebrates people
> and organisations who do great things. It has been really exciting to see how 
> charities and their supporters have got behind this activity, and we’re delighted
> that Battersea Dogs & Cats Home is one of our winners”.

Microsoft UK offers [free and discounted software](http://www.microsoft.com/about/corporatecitizenship/en-us/nonprofits/windows10/)
to eligible organisations.

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