# Starbucks Red Cup Cheer grants for 250 UK charities

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/01/23/starbucks-red-cup-cheer-grants-250-uk-charities/
- Published: 2017-01-23T08:00:47+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**250 UK charities have received Starbucks Red Cup Cheer grants as a result of [December’s campaign](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/12/09/starbucks-annual-redcupcheer-campaign-benefit-250-local-charities/),
which saw more than 30,000 #RedCupCheer tweets sent in support of UK causes**.

The 50 charities with the most social media support each received a Red Cup Grant
of £1000 while the 200 runners up each received £500.

The charities were nominated by Starbucks partners (employees) and customers to 
receive funding as part of the Starbucks **#RedCupCheer** programme, and were challenged
to raise as big a social cheer as possible during December through followers sharing
their support online with photos, videos and festive tweets.

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![Starbucks Red holiday cup at Christmas 2017](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/
2017/01/starbucks-red-holiday-cup-christmas-2017-2.jpg)

Over the month-long programme, #RedCupCheer engagements were measured across Twitter
and on Neighbourly.com, with over 30,000 tweets, retweets and shares made in support
of good causes across the country.

The 250 charities receiving grants include: [The Cookie Jar Foundation](https://thecookiejarfoundation.co.uk/),
[The Pituitary Foundation](https://www.pituitary.org.uk/), Hyperinsulinism UK, Cavendish
Cancer Care, Forward Assist, and Newlife.

> Thanks to [@StarbucksUK](https://twitter.com/StarbucksUK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) 
> [#RedCupCheer](https://twitter.com/hashtag/RedCupCheer?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> we will receive £500! [#ManyThanks](https://twitter.com/hashtag/ManyThanks?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [pic.twitter.com/GYXonP1xXU](https://t.co/GYXonP1xXU)
> — The Pituitary Foundation (@Pituitary_org) [January 10, 2017](https://twitter.com/Pituitary_org/status/818777479783530496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> [#RedCupCheer](https://twitter.com/hashtag/RedCupCheer?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> we have been awarded £1.000 due to YOU making as much noise for as as you could.
> Thanks to [@StarbucksDunf](https://twitter.com/StarbucksDunf?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> for their support 😘 [pic.twitter.com/4FQp45LhUL](https://t.co/4FQp45LhUL)
> — CookieJarFoundation (@TheCookieJarF) [January 10, 2017](https://twitter.com/TheCookieJarF/status/818896840120791043?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 
Red Cup Cheer is now in its third year and is run in partnership with social platform
[Neighbourly.com](https://www.neighbourly.com/).Nick Davies, founder of Neighbourly.
com said:

> “This is third year that Starbucks and Neighbourly have joined forces to help 
> community projects across the country at Christmas time. These projects don’t 
> enjoy the exposure that bigger charities get. Fundraising is a constant struggle
> and yet their work is vitally important to the communities they serve.”

 * **[Starbucks fund opens for Dublin and Belfast applications](https://fundraising.co.uk/2012/02/10/starbucks-fund-opens-dublin-and-belfast-applications/)(
   10 February 2012)**