Pennies handles a digital top-up donation “every three seconds”
Howard Lake | 8 September 2016 | News
Pennies, the “digital charity box” that lets customers top-up their payment at retailers to donate to charity, is now handling on average a donation every three seconds.
The system makes it possible for individuals to give anonymously on an ad hoc basis when paying by card.
Participating retailers
Retailers such as Domino’s Pizza, Topps Tiles, Screwfix, Rontec and The Entertainer already use Pennies to raise money for charities.
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This week Pennies announced that Dixons Carphone, Boots Opticians and Virgin Holidays are joining them in offering the service to their customers.
In the last five and a half years Pennies has helped raise over £7.5 million for UK charities, with consumers donating in-store, online and in apps over 32 million times.
Alison Hutchinson CBE, CEO of Pennies said:
“Pennies makes it possible – and simple – to give our digital small change a big purpose at the touch of a button and because we don’t keep personal data there is a guarantee of no follow up”.
Katie Bickerstaffe, UK & Ireland Chief Executive, Dixons Carphone added:
“Pennies is a natural fit for us, enabling us to raise funds digitally through our customers for our charity partner, The Mix, which is the UK’s largest multi-channel youth service, supporting the physical and mental wellbeing of young people under 25, whatever their issue, through the technology of their choice.”
WATCH: Giving small change a big purpose with Pennies
- Pennies makes £1m for GOSH Charity (20 December 2018)
- Pennies now accepting in-app donations via ApplePay (20 September 2017)
- The Entertainer hits £1m donations mark in Pennies partnership (2 December 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.