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Amazon.co.uk is famous for selling books, but did you know that we now sell millions of other products too? From cameras to coffee machines, exercise videos to Elvis CDs, there’s something for everyone..
eBay UK Home & Garden .
Sainsburys.co.uk will offer the widest choice of Sainsbury’s non-food products including kitchenware, tabletop, home electronics, furniture, bathroom suites and accessories, luggage, toys and games and sports equipment from leading brands..
Johnlewis.com offers a wide selection of products from John Lewis’ home, gift and technology range..
next clothes and home furnishings are exclusively designed to offer style, quality and value for money with a contemporary fashion edge..
Marks & Spencer are one of the UK’s top department stores with a substantial range of products available online, including clothing and home products as well as exclusive products, totalling over 20,000 items..
The latest trends and unique vintage items.
Tesco brings you Tesco.com one of the UK’s leading online retailers. For Grocery shopping, Tesco only pays for new online customers. All other categories result in a donation with every purchase..
Argos, one of the most successful and known retailers in the UK!.
Play.com is the UK’s favorite on-line DVD, CD, game and book retailer. Also covering Electricals, Clothing, Gadgets, PCs and Games Consoles..
Boden sells competitively priced, well made, individual clothing that doesn’t date. .
The UK Favourite High Street Departmental Store..
eBay UK Electronics.
Save up to 70%! Europe’s leading online designer outlet offers the best-priced designer fashion for HIM, HER & kids. More than 5.500 articles from over 350 designers & brands are available, including Tommy Hilfiger, DKNY & D&G..
eBay UK Motors.
Needapresent.com  is a one stop shop for Gifts and presents .
Laura Ashley specialises in high quality home furnishings, womenswear, and childrenswear..
Founded over 40 years ago Weight Watchers is now the global leader in weight management services, providing 50,000 Weight Watchers meetings each week in countries all over the world. 
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Canvas Holidays offers high quality family camping holidays at over 90 of the finest handpicked sites for camping across eight European countries including France, Spain, Italy, Croatia, Austria, Switzerland, Germany and Holland. Canvas Holidays provides self-catering accommodation to suit all budgets including tents, mobile homes, lodges, treehouses, fairytale cottages and roulottes (gypsy style caravans) as well as offering flexibility on dates, duration and travel arrangements. .
Coast is dedicated to creating and providing beautifully designed, quality garments for the special times in your life..
Gray and Osbourn is a mail order company that sell designer quality women’s wear brands all under one roof.
The designer brands that they sell include Fenn Wright Manson and Betty Barclay. They also sell Not Your Daughters Jeans which have been recently promoted in several women’s magazines that are only available in few outlets in the UK..
Webtogs range of brands now includes The North Face, Berghaus, Merrell, Addidas, Icebreaker, Mountain Hardwear, Marmot, Keen and many more..
Endsleigh’s comprehensive and competitively priced policy has been specifically designed to meet the needs of the modern landlord. Endsleigh can insure all types of buy to let properties. It also has the option to cover contents only..
ASDA, the UK’s second largest supermarket, presents ASDA.com offering a wide range of products and services including: CDs, DVDs, Games, Contact Lenses, Flowers, Gifts and Photo. For Grocery shopping, Asda only pays for new online customers. All other categories result in a donation with every purchase..
A pioneer in botanical formulations for over 30 years, Crabtree Evelyn blends the very best of nature and science, tradition and innovation, to create benefit-rich bath, body, and home care. .
Viking Direct is the UK’s largest office supplies retailer to small and mid-sized businesses, offering access to over 12,000 office products at low prices, exclusive website offers and deals, and access to our end-of-line clearance centre..
You can now save an average 43% by buying your train ticket at thetrainline.com!.
Daily price checks on over 2,500 products online against other retailers ensures that Currys has more to offer at consistently low prices..
Boots have close to 2,500 stores from local community pharmacies to large destination health and beauty stores.  We offer fantastic products and services and you’ll be cared for by expert, friendly people..
Littlewoods have brought the very best fashion and home ideas to UK homes since 1932. They have over 50,000 items online including the biggest brands from the high street, exclusive designs and fantastic fashion advice from Coleen Rooney, Their Style Editor since June 2010. As the face of Littlewoods, Coleen’s gives expert fashion advice to customers so that they can look good, feel great and have loads of confidence..
Plain Lazy is a funky growing label offering a range of fresh designs for men, women or kids who are into street, surfing or skating as well as a
Lazy Baby label which is a cute and humorous organic baby clothing range..
BAKER ROSS has been importing and distributing arts and crafts, educational and fundraising products to schools, playgroups, charities etc. in the UK and abroad by mail order since it started, and now supply thousands of different organisations every year.
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Each day Groupon feature a great deal at an unbeatable price. Whether it’s 90% discount on famous coffee brands, 2 for 1 at an exclusive restaurant, or discounted treatments at a heavenly health spa - Groupon ensures that its users live their city for less..
lastminute.com are the internet’s leading travel and lifestyle websites offering 5* star living and 3* prices.  They offer a single solution for making the most of you free time with years of experience and a recognised European-wide brand.
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QVC is the UK’s favourite TV shopping channel. Our online department store, qvcuk.com, with over 15,000 products online, means customers are spoilt for choice. From jewellery to beauty treats to the latest electronic gadgets, QVC is sure to have an item for everyone..
Women, men, children and teen’s fashion and homewares
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As one of Britain’s leading premium department stores, House of Fraser has thousands of products, ranging from designer clothes for women, men and children to luxurious homeware and electricals. 
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GAME is Europe’s leading retailer of computer & video games with award-winning customer service that is backed up with our high street presence across the UK and Eire..
Best Western Hotels Great Britain has over 280 independently owned and managed hotels throughout Great Britain, each with its own charm, character and personality. Whether customers are looking for coastal charm, a rural retreat or city chic Best Western have a hotel that is perfectly placed for their needs..
iTunes is the world’s #1 music download store, providing music fans with the best digital music experience on PC or Mac..
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What Beneficiaries are saying

Why not? It really is something for nothing!

Excellent. Always a lovely surprise to receive cheques in the post. A very easy way for the general public to give to charity. No work involved on our part.

Mrs Jayne Roberts
Suffolk Animal Rescue
This is a fantastic way of raising much needed funds for school and it doesn’t cost your parents anything to donate to these schools. So far our school has raised more than £1,200!!!

The list of companies to shop through is fantastic, it does not cost a thing and the benefits are fantastic.

A great way of raising funds with very little effort by school.

Christine Stephen
Balgowan School PTA
It’s fantastically easy to use, our PTA is delighted with our ’money for nothing’. The online fliers and posters are very useful resources too.

It’s a great, simple way of getting people to raise money even if they don’t want to leave the house! It asks people to raise money by doing nothing different to what they would normally be doing anyway!

Great, simple way to earn money for your cause with very little effort on your part

Meredith Niles
Junior League of London
Thank you very much for your email about my enquiry, I have registered myself as the Administrator and I must say it is a wonderful site, where I found what I was looking for and more.

it is a really easy way to raise extra funds

The PTFA has just received a further cheque from The Giving Machine and the total amount raised via donations currently stands at £460 this year which is fantastic. Please continue to shop online in this way (especially in the run up to Christmas) and remember to click through from this site first ...

We are thrilled that one of our PTA members has won £500 for the school in TheGivingMachine Raffle. Such donations play a big part in giving something special to the school which might not have been had otherwise. We are very grateful. Many thanks! Diane, Headteacher

Raffle Winner 2009 - TheGivingMachine Raffle
Bryn Deri Primary School
The Giving Machine provides an excellent way to utilise internet shopping as an opportunity to raise funds for school with no added cost to the buyer. The number of Givers will grow as the financial benefits are seen. It’s a simple way to generate funds that over the years will increase as people b...

Rhydypenau School Association
Rhydypenau Primary School
TheGivingMachine took only a few minutes to set up and were able to begin raising funds the same day. Thank you.

Patty Wallace, Head Partnership Development
St John Ambulance London (Prince of Wales’s) District
It’s very easy to explain TheGivingMachine™ to our supporters who love the idea of giving us extra money at no extra cost to them.

Gary Hawkes, Head of Fundraising & PR
Farleigh Hospice
An excellent idea. It costs us nothing apart from a little time promoting it to our supporters, yet provides us with regular essential income.

Suzanne Fitzgerald, Governor
St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School
TheGivingMachine was quick to get us up and running and to eager to help us make the most out of working together. It is a hassle free way of raising additional funds for our Scout Group and the first cheque has already arrived!

The PTA and Friends of Altrincham CE Aided Primary School registered with The Giving Machine in 2010 and have since received payments totalling £341.58 which has made a very valued input to our various fundraising initiatives. The Giving Machine is such a great way to generate extra income with no ...

Jayne Tomlinson, Treasurer
Altrincham CE (Aided) Primary School
Thank you to the supporters of ’TheGivingMachine™’ which is providing additional income for further school resources.

Kara Hales, Head Teacher
Mandeville Primary School
Thank you very much for our recent cheque for £28.32 for Wimbledon Little League Football.
In very tough economic times this money will enable our charitable organisation to provide boys and girls from all backgrounds and all abilities the facilities to play football.
The money specifically will h...


Peter Hall - Treasurer
Wimbledon Little League Football
I was sceptical at first, but once you get people in the habit of going via TheGiving Machine and build up the people willing to sign up its great.
Since registering Copmanthorpe Methodist Church on TheGivingMachine in February 2010 (16 months ago) we have raised just over £200.
And thats from on...


Jo-Anne T, Copmanthorpe Methodist Church
Copmanthorpe Methodist Church
The Lymphoma Association would like to thank you very much for your support through the Giving Machine. Every hour of every day one person is diagnosed with lymphatic cancer and it is now the 5th most common cancer in the UK. Your donation will go towards helping us extend the free services we offer...

Lymphoma Association, Aylesbury
Lymphoma Association
Thank you for supporting the NFTS through the Giving Machine Website. By shopping via the Giving Machine, you helped raise £36.66 for the NFTS Student Hardship Fund! So please don’t forget to continue using the Giving Machine to support the School at no cost to you. Also, please spread the word to a...

Annick S Hagemann, Head of Fundraising
National Film & Television School
What Givers are saying

Fantastic enterprise for charitable donations. Shop with any of their affiliated retail partners (big brands) and the Giving Machine will receive cash donations for schools and charities. A win/win for all.

L Bailey
Supporting Egerton Primary School PTA
I think TheGivingMachine is a fantastic idea and will continue to support and advertise it where possible.

Another way of supporting my child’s school doing something that I love - Shopping!

Steph
Supporting Pinewood School
“The PTA at my daughter’s school joined the Giving Machine about 8 months ago. In that time, by using the Giving Machine to access my favourite online stores, I have managed to donate £99.74 directly to the school. This is a phenomenal amount of money from just 1 person but best of all, it hasn’t ...

Nicola Waters
Supporting William Penn School
In 2 years of online shopping through The Giving Machine I’ve raised over £300 for Noah’s Ark Trust which is a very worthy charity supporting bereaved children - it’s an easy way to generate donations at no cost to the giver.


Paul Brown
Supporting Noah’s Ark Trust
Vital Statistics

User and donation
activity since launch


Givers 45,457

Schools/Charities 4,528  Map

Donations 363,621

Cystic Fibrosis Trust, Bromley
352 Givers have raised £1,419.86 so far
Weydon School, Farnham
295 Givers have raised £943.03 so far
St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Bishop’s Stortford
169 Givers have raised £2,727.53 so far
Christadelphian Bible Mission, Bournemouth
166 Givers have raised £1,560.78 so far
National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS), Maidenhead
135 Givers have raised £559.61 so far
Aylesbury Grammar School, Aylesbury
132 Givers have raised £1,182.64 so far
St John’s School, Marlborough
129 Givers have raised £1,721.77 so far
Macmillan Cancer Support, Vauxhall
129 Givers have raised £363.73 so far
Ataxia UK, London
109 Givers have raised £1,131.23 so far
The Cathedral School, Llandaff
102 Givers have raised £954.40 so far
East Herts YMCA, Bishop’s Stortford
43 Givers have raised £1,058.15 so far



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School fundraising ideas

Many educational institutions in the UK find it difficult to purchase all the equipment that they would like to have for their students to use, owing to the limited budgets that they are allocated by the government. Parent-teacher associations have been aware of this problem for many years and have tried a number of methods to raise additional funds for the schools that they represent. Fetes, fun runs, jumble sales and school dances have all been organised in an effort to generate income that can be used to buy new books, playground apparatus and other items that may be needed. Nowadays, thanks to the explosive growth of the Internet over the last couple of decades, schools and other good causes can take advantage of some of the innovative ideas for fundraising online that involve free activities and will help them to accumulate cash throughout the year with little or no effort required on their part. These activities are free in the sense that the schools incur no cost; a percentage of the sale price that Internet shoppers pay when buying items from participating stores is donated to us, which we then pass on to the organisations that the shopper chooses.

Everybody wins

The beauty of a system where retailers pass on a percentage of the money spent by shoppers that register with us is that everybody is happy with the outcome. The online store makes a sale and therefore a profit, the shopper gets the item that they wanted to buy and the charity or educational institution that they support is able to receive donations from these commercial transactions. Fundraising for schools is likely to continue for some time to come as raising money seems to be a constant theme at PTA meetings around the country. With this in mind, we wanted to provide a simple way for parents and teachers to generate money, without the need for anybody to give up hours of their free time in order to achieve their financial objectives. It is very easy to register your charity or school with us and even easier to register as a giver and start to make purchases via our system in order to contribute to the organisation of your choice. Because so many people shop online, our site is perfect for consumers that wish to buy what they need and give for free.