# The #VerticalFiver challenge is on to raise funds for NI charities - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/03/08/the-verticalfiver-challenge-is-on-to-raise-funds-for-ni-charities/ - Published: 2019-03-08T11:00:56+00:00 - Author: Melanie May **Ulster Bank’s vertical five and ten pound notes are now in circulation, and the challenge is on to replicate the success of the #FirstFiver campaign.**   The brainchild of corporate fundraising consultant and recruiter John Thompson, the #FirstFiver campaign saw £12.5m go to charities across the UK through people taking up the challenge to donate their first new polymer £5 note to a charity of their choice. This then developed into #Tenderaising, which tries to replicate the success of #FirstFiver with other new notes and coins as they come into circulation, ## Advertisement [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/)   With the launch of the UK’s first vertical notes by Ulster Bank at the end of last month, Thompson has challenged people to do the same with the hashtag #VerticalFiver.       > Five new note designs come into circulation as three Northern Ireland banks 'go > plastic' and vertical. > A new angle for [#FirstFiver](https://twitter.com/hashtag/FirstFiver?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > and [#FirstTenner](https://twitter.com/hashtag/FirstTenner?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)? > [#Tenderaising](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Tenderaising?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [https://t.co/f6b37FKdcv](https://t.co/f6b37FKdcv) > — John Thompson, aka Johnny Five (@JTCHANGINGBIZ) [February 27, 2019](https://twitter.com/JTCHANGINGBIZ/status/1100848282115493888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)       The new campaign could be taking off. After Thompson challenged him on Twitter, former Bacs CEO Mike Chambers said that he will donate the first vertical £5 or £10 note he receives when he visits Northern Ireland this month.       > I’ll donate my first [@UlsterBankNI](https://twitter.com/UlsterBankNI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > vertical £5 /£10 to charity when I visit Belfast in a couple of weeks time, could > you join me and donate your [#firstfiver](https://twitter.com/hashtag/firstfiver?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > to a charity of your choice?[#Donate](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Donate?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > your first [#verticalfiver](https://twitter.com/hashtag/verticalfiver?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [@HuffPostUK](https://twitter.com/HuffPostUK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#NorthernIreland](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NorthernIreland?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [#fundraising](https://twitter.com/hashtag/fundraising?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [@BBCNewsNI](https://twitter.com/BBCNewsNI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#NI](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NI?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [https://t.co/idBlWvI2lv](https://t.co/idBlWvI2lv) > — Mike Chambers (@_mike_chambers_) [February 28, 2019](https://twitter.com/_mike_chambers_/status/1101238316320604164?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)       And in a [post on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6507567300269473792/), [Northern Ireland Hospice](https://www.nihospice.org/)’s Jonathan Lamberton also said he had received his first vertical tenner and as a follower of Thompson’s # Tenderaising idea would be donating it to the hospice.   Commenting on #VerticalFiver, Thompson said:   > “It’s great to see the former CEO of BACS, a leading proponent of a consumer- > paced move towards a cashless society, accept my challenge and pledge to seek > out his first vertical note to donate to charity. This underlines the true spirit > of #Tenderaising, as originally unleashed by #FirstFiver. It’s a simple, but effective > concept; a perfect blend of physical giving powered by people promoting causes > closest to their hearts by sharing unique content on social media. “I’ve already > seen NI hospices getting involved and hope the momentum will build over the following > weeks. “Cash is still king when it comes to giving and, as many recent examples > have shown, technology is not infallible; so a crashless society must come before > a cashless one. Until that time, there will be lots of opportunities to fundraise > through new notes and coins.   “My hopes are that the movement will eventually > go global and, for now, that the generous people of Northern Ireland rise to the > challenge of #VerticalFiver.” * **[Somerset farmer plants wildflower meadow to raise funds for charity](https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/07/01/somerset-farmer-plants-wildflower-meadow-to-raise-funds-for-charity/)**( 1 July 2019) * **[Switching service sees charities save £80,000](https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/08/12/switching-service-sees-charities-save-80000/)**( 12 August 2019) * **[GoodFasting platform will help fasters donate money saved to charity](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/03/03/goodfasting-platform-will-help-fasters-donate-money-saved-to-charity/)**( 3 March 2020) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)