# GivePenny app now supports Strava

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/04/13/givepenny-app-now-supports-strava/
- Published: 2018-04-13T13:13:31+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Digital fundraising platform GivePenny now lets runners and cyclists connect their
account to Strava so that they can upload their activity achievements to their fundraising
pages.**

Strava is a globally popular mobile tracking app designed for runners and cyclists,
which uses the built-in GPS function of tablets, smartwatches and smartphones to
calculate distances and speeds travelled.

[GivePenny](https://home.givepenny.com/) already connects with other popular GPS
devices including those made by Garmin, Polar and Fitbit, and other services including
Runkeeper, Fitbit, Twitch, Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp.

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[Strava](https://www.strava.com/) users can now link their accounts with their GivePenny
accounts to help attract sponsorship from friends and family for every mile or kilometre
tracked through the app. 

GivePenny describes its approach of ‘Connected Giving’. In this way it is letting
Strava users link some of the app’s motivational challenges to their fundraising.
Charities and good causes can create their own fundraising challenges for multiple
supporters e.g. 100 miles in 100 days or run a marathon in a month.

They could also set up virtual mass participation campaigns, such as ‘run around
the world’ or ‘cycle around the UK coastline’. Plenty of other Strava-connected 
apps allow this kind of virtual activity, such as the cycling app Zwift.

Indeed, Strava itself isn’t limited to just running and cycling. It can track an
extensive list of activities. These include:

 * Swim
 * Walk
 * Hike
 * Alpine Ski
 * Backcountry Ski
 * Canoe

Strava’s platform is very social, with running groups and shared events like Park
Runs communicating and sharing online, together with various leaderboards to show
how athletes compare with each other, from long distance runs to personal bests 
over short segments of a route. This should prove useful in inspiring more people
to take part in charity events and support them via GivePenny.

Lee Clark, founder and CEO or GivePenny, said: “We’re so happy to have added Strava
as a connection on GivePenny. It is an immensely popular platform for both athletes
and people using it to motivate themselves to stay fit. We can’t wait to see how
charities and good causes take full advantage of the ability to be front-of-mind
while their supporters are using such a fun platform. Our team of FUN-Raisers will
be there to help every step of the way.”

He explains that GivePenny’s mission is to develop new ways to inspire giving “and
we’re doing this by connecting the world’s favourite apps, wearable technology and
websites to exciting fundraising experiences.”

## WATCH: Strive

Strava means strive in Swedish.

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