Online charity donations

PhilGP

I will be joining 100 others in a charity firewalk in November. The charity is a ‘[FONT=&quot]not for profit CIC’ and I believe this means they can’t register for GiftAid. [/FONT]
A lot of us want to setup our own individual online sponsor page and I have checked the advice posted on MSE.
If I understand the site, before we can use one of these services, the charity would need to register with that service. Would they be able to register?

Is there any other way we could collect sponsorship online without looking like a ‘send your money to my own account’ page?

ceh209

Justgiving do a crowdfunding page which they suggest for CIC's

https://justgiving-charity-support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/204663307-Who-is-eligible-to-join-JustGiving-

Other fundraising sites might do similar

I haven't used it so I don't know what fees are like in comparison to the charities option.

bigask

crowfunding is a good opportunity also for me:)

SeanTowers

It's worth noting that some platforms charge high fees, Just Giving as a good example. I'm treasurer of a small charity and I've done some research so please see the fees below in order lowest to highest.

Wonderful.org (not for profit)
Totally free

My Donate by BT (not for profit)
Debit Cards 15p processing fee
Credit Cards 1.3% processing fee
No fees for claiming Gift Aid

Virgin Money Giving (not for profit)
One-Off Setup Fee £150 + vat
Debit & credit cards 2% transaction fee + 1.45% processing fee
PayPal & American Express 2% transaction fee + 1.6% processing fee
No fees for claiming Gift Aid

Go Fund Me (profit making)
2.9% + 25p processing fee
Additional fees for claiming Gift Aid

Just Giving (profit making)
Debit & Credit Cards 5% fee + 1.25% processing fee
PayPal 5% fee + 1.45% processing fee
Additional fees for claiming Gift Aid