# Big Issue Foundation adds three-tap donations to fundraising materials

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/04/20/big-issue-foundation-adds-three-tap-donations-fundraising-materials/
- Published: 2018-04-20T15:05:31+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Working with cashless donations provider Thyngs, The Big Issue Foundation is adding
three-tap mobile donation functionality to its website, fundraising appeals, direct
marketing campaigns and collecting tins. **

The Foundation is using [Thyngs](https://thyngs.net/goodthyngs)‘ free Good Thyngs
platform which makes it easy for charities to turn almost anything into a cashless
donation point. Wherever the [Foundation’s unique QR code](https://thy.ng/AQU04415)
appears, supporters can simply scan it, and then quickly choose an amount and donate
using Apple Pay, Google Pay, or card. Gift Aid is added too if selected.

Over 60 organisations are using Good Thyngs which has so far generated an **average
donation value of £15**, with **77% of donors adding Gift Aid** to increase the 
value of their donations even further.

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## How the Foundation will use Thyngs

The Big Issue Foundation is planning to incorporate the technology into an appeal
launching at the end of April and a new direct marketing campaign scheduled for 
May. It will also be including it on collecting buckets and tins at its Sleep Outs
in October and November, and its flagship fundraising event The Big Night Walk in
2019.

Emma Cheung, Head of Individual Giving and Donor Support at The Big Issue Foundation,
said: “We are delighted to be one of the charities using Good Thyngs. We love how
the product makes it so easy to get up and running at no cost and can be added to
such a wide range of fundraising materials. In an increasingly cashless world, it
also allows us to provide the quick and painless experience that our donors want,
using the technology they already have in their pocket.”

 

 * **[Good Thyngs let charities turn anything into a cashless mobile donation point](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/02/08/good-thyngs-let-charities-turn-anything-cashless-mobile-donation-point/)(
   8 February 2018)**
    [](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/02/08/good-thyngs-let-charities-turn-anything-cashless-mobile-donation-point/)
 * **[Norwich hospital charity introduces cashless donations for visitors](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/10/03/norwich-hospital-charity-introduces-cashless-donations-visitors/)(
   3 October 2017)**
 * **[Thyngs adds PayPal as option for mobile giving](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/08/08/thyngs-adds-paypal-option-cashless-mobile-donations/)(
   8 August 2017)**

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