iStreet Giving
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| iStreet | |
| Company type | Limited company |
| Industry | Social Enterprise |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Founder | Hugo Catchpole and Hamish Stone |
| Headquarters | , United Kingdom |
Area served | United Kingdom |
| Website | istreet |
iStreet Giving was an online shopping platform set-up to help UK charities raise additional funds through online shopping.[1] The firm's headquarters are located in Ipswich, Suffolk.
History[edit]
In 2014, Hugo Catchpole and Hamish Stone founded iStreet, an online platform which helps shoppers to help a good cause with online shopping.[2] The Social Enterprise allows users to donate to charities and good causes alike registered with the site, by their day to day online shopping.
How it works[edit]
It is free for UK charities and good causes to register themselves on iStreet, in doing so a profile is automatically created - this profile connects the charity with over 1200 retailers. Charities can then share their iStreet page with their supporters allowing them to raise donations whilst online shopping. Users raise a small donation on every shop, this is normally a percentage of the total spend - at no extra cost, providing an alternative mode of fundraising.[2]
Accolades[edit]
In 2014, iStreet was recognised in the Charity Times annual Awards in their Fundraising Technology category - finishing runner up.[3] The prestigious Charity Times awards are said to be a pre-eminent celebration of best practise in the UK charity and not-for-profit sector, recognising outstanding achievement and operational excellence.[4] The Big Give Christmas Challenge scooped the award for their ongoing success.[5]
Comparable organisations utilising technology in aid of fundraising[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Long, Gina. "Five Minutes With Founder Hugo Catchpole Founder of iStreet.org.uk". Suffolk Magazine. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ a b Rebecca, Appleton. "Shop, Raise, Donate As New Social Shopping Platform iStreet Launches". Dakota Digital. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ "Charity Times Awards 2014 - Shortlist". Charity Times. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ Vincent, David. "Ipswich/London: Digital Business Making Great Progress". Ipswich Star. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ Ritchie, Matt. "2014 Charity Times Awards winners announced". Charity Times. Retrieved 9 April 2015.