iDonate (Ireland)
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| Limited Company | |
| Founded | Galway (2011) |
| Founder | Alan Coyne |
| Headquarters | Galway Ireland |
| Products | Online Fundraising Tools |
| Website |
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iDonate is an online fundraising platform for charities and non profit organisations in Ireland. It was launched in 2011. The fundraising system is available to the 8000+ charities and non profit organisations in Ireland.[1] The system was initially set up to support a small number of West-of-Ireland-based non-profits, and as of 2015 supports over 900 non-profits across Ireland.
iDonate offers a white label online donation widget and white label fundraising pages. The fundraising platform includes online donation support, fundraising pages and a Facebook donation App.
Formation and organisation
iDonate was formed in 2012 by entrepreneur Alan Coyne. Coyne was then technical director with Western Webs in Tuam, County Galway,[2] and would later develop the iCrowdFund crowdfunding website[3][4][5] and TENDO Giving Micro-donations App.[6][7]
iDonate is registered in Ireland with the Companies Registration Office,[8] and is a Corporate Member of Fundraising Ireland,[9] the association for professional fundraisers in Ireland.
The company uses the slogan 'Making Giving Easier' in their radio advertising campaign for fundraisers.[10]
The Wheel, which is a support and representative body for charities across Ireland lists iDonate in its ResourcePoint Supplier Directory.[11]
iDonate was the recipient of The SCCUL Entrepreneurship Social Enterprises Award in 2012,[12] iDonate was a regional finalist in the Ulster Bank Business Achievers Awards in 2013.[13] and featured by Silicon Republic as "Tech Start-up of the Week" in July 2013.[14]
Services
iDonate is an online fundraising system with no setup fees, but does charge a five per cent fee on online donations to cover credit card fees, VAT and money transfer fees. Other fundraising services in the platform include :
- iFundraise - a general purpose fundraising portal for sports clubs, schools and community groups. iFundraise is used by the Gaelic Athletic Association in their "Off the Booze & On the Ball" [15] social initiative for GAA clubs.
- iRegister - an event registration system with integrated fundraising pages.
- TENDO Giving - a micro-donations app which allows people to donate in kind to charities. TENDO Giving is designed to encourage regular giving and is alternative to the SMS text donations systems. For example, donating a bottle of Ballygowan equates to a donation of one euro to a charity.
iDonate also offer website hosting and social media services to charities and nonprofits.
References
- ↑ "Irish Nonprofits Database: governance and financial information derived from the audited financial statements and/or other regulatory filings of more than 12,000 Irish nonprofits, including 8,000 nonprofit companies.". Irish Nonprofits. February 6, 2012.
- ↑ "Company Registration Number : 350127". Government Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. January 1, 2008.
- ↑ "New iCrowdfund website launched by developers of iDonate.ie", Irish Tech News, 28 July 2014.
- ↑ "New Irish crowdfunding platform iCrowdFund.ie launches". Digital Times. July 2014.
- ↑ "Developers of iDonate.ie Launch New Crowdfunding Site: iCrowdFund.ie". Crowdfund Insider. September 2014.
- ↑ "Stripe-led app will help charities keep 100pc of donations". Sunday Independent. November 2, 2014.
- ↑ "Tuam app will let you give price of a treat to charity". Tuam Herald, Dublin Rd, Tuam, Co. Galway. November 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Company Registration Number : 424327". Government Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. October 10, 2010.
- ↑ "Classified Suppliers Directory". Fundraising Ireland, 10 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin 2. June 1, 2014.
- ↑ "iDonate Radio Advertising campaign". iDonate. May 1, 2013.
- ↑ "ResourcePoint Supplier Directory". The Wheel, 48 Fleet Street, Dublin 2. June 1, 2014.
- ↑ "SCCUL Award". SCCUL Entrepreneur Awards, Ballybane Enterprise Centre, Ballybane, Co. Galway. November 2012.
- ↑ "Ulster Bank Business Achievers" (PDF). Small Business Can, c/o Ulster Bank Group Centre, George’s Quay, Dublin 2. March 2013.
- ↑ "Tech Start-up of the week". Silicon Republic, Digital Exchange, Crane Street, The Digital Hub, Dublin 8. July 29, 2013.
- ↑ "GAA Off the Booze & On the Ball". Gaelic Athletic Association, Croke Park, Jones Road, Dublin 3. December 2014.
External links
- iDonate company website.