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Free unrestricted funding for your organisation

Have you heard about funding website easyfundraising? Many groups in our region are using it to receive unrestricted funding – and yours can benefit too.

Offering an easy, continuous, and accessible fundraising option, easyfundraising enables organisations to raise money to support themselves through online shopping.

Through the easyfundraising partnership, 8,000 retailers including eBay, John Lewis, Etsy, M&S, Tesco, Argos, Moonpig, Boots and trainline will donate money to your organisation when your volunteers, staff and supporters shop online with them – for free.

How it works

Here’s how it works: when your supporters use the easyfundraising website or app to find a retailer they want to shop with, the retailer sends your organisation a free donation based on how much they spend. It doesn’t anything extra as the retailer pays the donation, not the shopper. 

It’s a bit like using a cashback site, but instead of one individual benefiting, your community can pull together and raise for your organisation. Retailers include Amazon, eBay, John Lewis, Etsy, M&S, Screwfix, Argos, Moonpig, Boots and trainline – and over 7,500 more.

One of the easiest ways to raise with easyfundraising is through food shopping. The leading supermarkets, Tesco, Morrisons, ASDA, Waitrose, Sainsbury’s, Iceland, and Ocado will all donate money to your voluntary organisation., charity, social enterprise or CIC when your supporters shop with them.

easyfundraising enables people to give to your organisation without it coming directly out of their pockets, which is a very good thing during the cost of living crisis. It’s free to register and use and is open to voluntary organisations of all shape and size – you don’t need to be a charity. And the funds you raise class as unrestricted so you can use then as you wish.

Here's an example:

Volunteer Chris is taking his family on a day out by train. Instead of visiting the Trainline website, Chris heads to easyfundraising’s website first and then clicks on the Trainline link.

easyfundraising directs Chris to Trainline, where he books his tickets. Because Chris started at easyfundraising first, the homeless shelter he volunteers at will receive a free donation directly from Trainline, at no extra cost to Chris.

Benefits for your organisation:

• Completely free to register and use
• Open to organisations of all shape and size – you don’t need to be a charity
• The funds you raise class as unrestricted funds so you can use your donations as you wish
• Easy and quick to sign up and get started – no paperwork

Getting set up is easy  

• Create your organisation’s profile on the easyfundraising site – it’s free and only takes a few minutes
• Get familiar with easyfundraising - book a call with one of the team, who will show you around, so you are up to speed on how the site works.
• Share the good news - use the pre-built social media copy, images, posters, and flyers in your easyfundraising account to tell your supporters and get them onboard.

Register your organisation for free here: easyfundraising.communityvision.org.uk. 

Launch of the Cadent Centre for Warmth Project

The Voluntary Community Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) Alliance North Lincolnshire, submitted an application to Cadent Gas Limited for the Cadent Centre For Warmth Project for North Lincolnshire. 

Community VISION is the accountable body for the fund.  

As part of this project there is a grant fund for Community Venues (for example Community Centre’s, Village Halls, faith organisations etc) to apply for £2,400 to support their activities and raise awareness of energy efficiency, carbon monoxide and the Priority Services Register (PSR) to users of their services and/or members of the community to 31 March 2026.  

There is a total of £48,000 available within this grant fund. Community Venues across North Lincolnshire are now invited to submit applications for the 2025/26 fund.

Completed applications to the Fund must demonstrate that the community venue provides activities within North Lincolnshire and will be able to meet the outcomes of the project.

Application forms and guidelines can be obtained from Community VISION and will be available on the Community VISION website here:

 https://communityvision.org.uk/cadent-centre-for-warmth-project-north-lincolnshire-fund/.  

You can also obtain an application form from

judith.leech@communityvision.org.uk

office@communityvision.org.uk  or telephone (01724) 845155

or write to: Cadent Centre for Warmth Project,  Judith Leech, Community VISION, 4-6 Robert Street, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN15 6NG.

eligibility criteria etc for the grant can be found via the link below-

Cadent Centre for Warmth Project