We recently caught up with the Chief Executive of Aspire, Brian Carlin, who let us know how encouraging supporters to use Justgiving has “resulted in a massive increase in the amount of money coming in, and donations have come in more efficiently and considerably earlier than in previous years...

As you may have read in the Pre-Budget report this week, the standard rate of VAT will be reduced from 17.5% to 15% on Monday 1st December. This has a positive affect on donations made through Justgiving because the VAT charged on our transaction fee (5% of a donation plus Gift Aid), will now go dow...

Last week we blogged about a Channel 4 Dispatches special, Saving Africa’s Witch Children, and the appeal set up by the charity Stepping Stones Nigeria to coincide with the film. The response to the appeal has been amazing - over £18,000 has now been donated to the fundraising page at www.jus...

Over the last month we’ve highlighted a number of different appeals on the blog, all delivered through fundraising pages. Some have been hugely successful, others less so. Delving into why some have raised more money than others is a topic for another day, but creating appeals does seem to be ...