There are lots of ways people can support charities at little or no cost to themselves, and that can provide a useful source of income for good causes. These range from shopping through affiliate sites that convert the commissions these sites earn into donations, to loyalty point donations, and search engines and browser extensions that raise donations or plant trees when people perform a search through them. Here are 5 key ways with some examples of each.
5 Key Ways People Can Give For Free
Loyalty point donations
5 Key Ways People Can Give For Free
Nectar Donate
Through Nectar Donate, people can donate Nectar points to support local and national charities. Nectar has teamed up with Crowdfunder to do this. Customers need to create a Crowdfunder account and link their Nectar account to donate their points to fundraising projects, and must be logged-in to this account when donating. Points can be donated in increments of 200, with a minimum of 200 and a maximum of 1 million per donation. 200 points is equivalent to at least £1 to the chosen charity, and 100% of the donation goes to the chosen fundraising project.
5 Key Ways People Can Give For Free
Nectar expanded its donate function to all UK charities in January 2022.
5 Key Ways People Can Give For Free
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5 Key Ways People Can Give For Free
M&S Sparks
Every time someone shops with Sparks, whether in-store, online, or on the M&S app, M&S donates to their chosen charity. So far this has raised over £10 million for good causes. Customers can update their chosen charity at any time in their Sparks account, or elect to ‘support all charities’.
5 Key Ways People Can Give For Free
American Express
American Express lets customers use their Membership Rewards® points to donate to more than 9,000 UK charities when making a donation via JustGiving. To do this, they have to search for a charity or fundraising page on JustGiving.com and click Donate. Once they have entered your payment details they can choose to pay, or part-pay, with their points. Customers must…
5 Key Ways People Can Give For Free
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