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 2016 supports over 1100 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, community groups and individual fundraising causes. 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.
- TENDO Giving - a micro-donations app which allows people to 'donate in kind' to charities and non-profits. TENDO Giving is intended as an 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.