iDonate

iDonate, Ireland's fundraising platform for charitable causes

iDonate is a fundraising platform based in Ireland that presents itself as an alternative to GoFundMe and operates through the domain idonate.ie. Its activity is aimed both at individuals who want to raise money for their own cause and at charities, clubs, schools and businesses that need to channel donations and campaigns. The company describes itself as the country's number one fundraising platform and states that it is trusted by some of Ireland's biggest charities.

Fundraising options and audiences served

The platform organises its offering into several lines of use: personal fundraising, campaigns for charities or causes, fundraising for clubs and schools, corporate initiatives and raffles. Users can create a fundraising page, search for existing campaigns, browse events and buy raffle tickets. Among the organisations shown on the website as users are the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association, the Jack & Jill Children's Foundation, Pieta, Spinal Injuries Ireland, Acquired Brain Injury Ireland, Childhood Cancer Ireland, UNICEF Ireland, the Irish Hospice Foundation, Féileacáin, Marymount University Hospital and Hospice, Autism Assistance Dogs Ireland, the National Breast Cancer Research Institute, HUGG, Galway Hospice Foundation, LauraLynn Ireland's Children's Hospice, Cork Simon Community and a joint campaign by Grant Thornton and Make-A-Wish, among others.

How a campaign works

According to the information published, creating a campaign is structured in four steps: providing basic personal details — name and email address —, writing the story that explains the reason for the fundraising, setting a financial target that can be changed at any time and publishing the page to start receiving donations. The platform includes integrated sharing tools to share the campaign.

Contactless donations with iDonate Tap

iDonate offers iDonate Tap, a contactless donation solution that works with a mobile phone and which, according to the company, removes the need for expensive card readers. The app is available for download.

Cost model and support

The company states that its entire product range is offered with no platform fee or monthly subscription, and that signing up to start fundraising is free. It also indicates that donations are processed through secure payment solutions and that support is provided by a local team, with a quick response by phone or email. The website shows a rating of 4.9 stars on Trustpilot and Google.

Activity figures and featured cases

The site publishes an impact summary with more than €219 million raised, more than 10,400 causes registered and more than 318,000 campaigns created. Among the cases it highlights is the VHI Women's Mini Marathon, which raised €2.3 million through the platform, with a testimonial from the organisation about the support received during the setup and development of the campaign.

Corporate details

iDonate Limited is registered with the companies registration office under number 533426. The company operates from Tuam, in County Galway.

Location and contact

Unit 30, N17 Business Park, Galway Road, Tuam, Co. Galway H54 VX52 · Phone: +353 (0) 93 52467 · Email: hello@idonate.ie