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Claire House Children’s Hospice raises more than £34,000 in less than 2 hours

Fri, 06 Nov 2020 04:35:02 -0800

Case Study: Claire House Children’s Hospice raises more than £34,000 in less than 2 hours

Claire House Children’s Hospice in Liverpool supports more the 400 children with serious or terminal conditions. Events are an important part of a varied fundraising mix. From marathons, skydives and bike rides to bespoke corporate events. It is at two of these high donation opportunities where Claire House wanted to test the impact of offering a contactless donation option – a corporate golf day and an evening gala with an auction.

Typically contactless donation is used instead of, or alongside cash collection. The answer to the ‘sorry, I don’t carry cash’ comment. However at this type of event the majority of donations are made with chequebooks, not cash. These too though are becoming a rarer species, with some people no longer having, or at least using a cheque. They also take a few minutes to fill in, and you have to find a pen! The friction involved can put people off writing too many in an evening. We wanted to find out if offering a contactless or chip & pin option enabled people to be more generous. The evening was a great success and Claire House just couldn’t imagine running it without them.

Sponsored by Mastercard, Claire House Children’s Hospice uses the CollecTin®More, available from Telecom Saver, with Sumup inside, in a trial to test contactless donations.
The CollecTin®More is a digital way of collecting contactless donations and gives maximum visibility to your brand and ask
Quick and simple onboarding and set-up enables charities to get up and running in no time.

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Green Lane Masjid sees huge growth in giving at Friday prayers

Thu, 05 Nov 2020 04:59:46 -0800

Case Study: Green Lane Masjid sees huge growth in giving at Friday prayers
Green Lane Masjid is a Mosque and Community Centre in Birmingham. As well as its many community activities, more than 5,000 people come to Friday prayers every week. Many attendees choose to donate to the work of the Mosque, but increasingly no longer carry cash. Keen to offer an alternative payment method, Green Lane Masjid signed up to be one of the first charities to try the CollecTin More as part of the Mastercard sponsored trial, available from Telecom Saver.
Cash use in the UK is declining sharply. The Governments 2019 ‘Access to Cash Review’ explained that “a straight-line trajectory of current trends would see an end of cash use by 2026”. Although cash may be with us for slightly longer, it is clear that ways of giving that rely on it, must find alternative payment methods or risk drying up altogether.
The Opportunity: 10 Golden Minutes
The ten minutes before Friday prayers is the main opportunity for giving to the Masjid. Not only that, but at the same time 5,000 people also need to perform ablutions and enter the prayer halls. Speed and simplicity are key. There’s no time to explain how something works, it needs to be obvious and quick.
Sponsored by Mastercard, Green Lane Masjid uses the CollecTin®More, available from Telecom Saver with Sumup inside, in a trial to test contactless donations in places of worship.
The CollecTin®More is a digital way of collecting contactless donations and gives maximum visibility to your brand and ask.
Quick and simple onboarding and set-up enables charities to get up and running in no time.
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