Sign up to Easyfundraising to raise money for your educational visits…for free!
EVOLVE Advice has partnered with easyfundraising to show schools how to earn free funding through everyday online shopping – money that could be put towards booking future school trips. Get your school families and local community onboard and earn money for your trips and visits each time they shop online. Find out more on this page.
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We all know that school trips have a significant impact on the growth, confidence and ability of children, but these life changing experiences should also be as inclusive as possible. That can present challenges when it comes to covering costs and funding.
But this is where easyfundraising can help; it’s a leading online platform that can supercharge your fundraising – and as the name suggests, it’s easy.
How easyfundraising works
Sign your school up and share your easyfundraising page with your community – parents, staff and even local businesses. Then, once they have signed up to support your school, whenever they shop with over 8,000 well-known brands like: Amazon, eBay, Just Eat, Etsy, John Lewis, Trainline, Argos, M&S, Boots, ASOS, Moonpig and Tesco, the brand will send your school donations.
It's free to sign up, free to use, and a great way for your community to support your school…for free.
By signing up through EVOLVE Advice, you’re also contributing to grants for schools.
How? As well as making a donation to your cause, retailers give a referral fee to us, as an easyfundraising partner. It’s only a very small percentage but it all adds up. We’re putting 100% of that referral fee back into our grants programme which supports schools through Get Out! Grants and Eco-Trip Grants. Now, that’s what you call a ‘virtuous circle’!
How much could we raise?
Here’s how much your school supporters could raise through everyday shopping and annual purchases.
One person could raise £315 for your educational visits in a year through one-off purchases like insurance and holidays. [source: easyfundraising]. Click to download infographic.
How do I get started?
Watch this short webinar led by Schools Partnerships Manager, Jo Lane, to find out how to set up easyfundraising for your school and how to get your school supporters on board.
How to raise money for free with easyfundraising
CLOSED (28 February 2024)
How does it work?
It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3…. The Easyfundraising team will support you with your set up and ongoing communication with school families, giving you ideas and resources to share to remind people to keep topping up your funds as they shop.
Regular household purchases
Four unexpected ways your school can earn free funding for educational visits:
Up to £120 – in a year just from one person doing their weekly food shop online.
On average £60 - when someone books a holiday.
Up to £45 – each time someone switches their household bill providers.
Up to £18 – when someone buys annual insurance like car, home, or pet.
Here are just some of the brands that will donate when your supporters shop with them online.
