Support us Every time you shop

Turn your online shopping into donations to Blackburn Cathedral, paid to us when you sign up and shop with easyfundraising.

You shop online as normal and it doesn't cost you a penny extra - then brands donate directly to Blackburn Cathedral.

easyfundraising is the UK’s biggest charity shopping site and since 2005 over 2 million supporters have raised more than £50m for thousands of causes across the UK.

easy-fundraising

How it works

Turn your everyday online shopping into donations to Blackburn Cathedral – easyfundraising partners with 8,000+ brands who donate part of what you spend with them directly to us and it doesn’t cost you any extra.

Watch this short video to learn how it works:

 

See more helpful videos on YouTube.

excellent-trustpilot

Example brands and retailers

With over 8,000 retailers from online grocers and food deliveries, to major high street stores and holiday companies, there’s plenty of ways that your online shopping can result in donations to us. Some brands – like car or home insurance – can pay us up to £100. Here are some of the major retailers who will donate to us each time you shop with them:

easy-fundraising-example-brands

Keep reading to learn more about easyfundraising and how it works or click the link below to sign up now. Just remember to choose Blackburn Cathedral as your cause. We thank you for your support.

Useful information
There is no charge to you or Blackburn Cathedral when you use easyfundraising and each penny of commission you earn is passed directly to us.
Most brands pay a % of what you spend with them as a donation, for example if you spend £150 on a hotel via booking.com, they will donate 3% which is £4.50. Some retailers pay a flat amount, for example if you buy car insurance with confused.com via easyfundraising, they will donate a flat £15 regardless of the cost of the policy.
They work with over 8,000 different brands from high street retailers to car insurance and holiday companies.
Brands are always looking for people to come to their websites to browse their products and offers. Those brands pay websites like easyfundraising a commission if the people sent to their website go on to make a purchase.
Yes! You can download the App from the Apple or Google Play stores. See above for direct links to download the apps.
Yes! Once you have an account set up on easyfundraising, you will have the option to install our browser extension which we call, our Donation Reminder. It will pop up on every retailer site where a donation is available which means you don’t have to remember to come to easyfundraising first! See above for direct links to download browser extensions.
No, for the main loyalty point providers the collection of points is unaffected when you shop via easyfundraising. If you want to double check a specific website or retailer, send an email to [email protected]
easyfundraising collect payment details from a cause when they register on the platform. Then, once a quarter, we send across all donations which have been paid out by the brands. A cause needs to hit a minimum threshold of £15 before a payment is triggered
No. Using easyfundraising does not add any cost to your online shopping. The brand covers the cost of the donation meaning it’s 100% free to use!
Brands pay a commission when a sale is made on their website from a customer who has come via easyfundraising. They pass on at least 50% of that commission to the cause you have chosen to support. The donation amount you see on our website, app or browser extension is the amount we pay across to the cause. They also make money from advertising retailer offers and promotions in emails and on their website.

 

The Cathedral Church of St Mary The Virgin Blackburn is a charity registered with the Charity Commission in England & Wales. Charity Number: 1207822.

 

To find out more, please contact

Ian White
Chief Operations Officer 01254 845303 [email protected]
Ian White Chief Operations Officer at Blackburn Cathedral
Subscribe to our email newsletter for the latest Blackburn Cathedral news, updates and events
Subscribe Right arrow

Open to all