Explore the cashless fundraising blog

Digital fundraising allows you to reach supporters wherever they are this Christmas. Here are some creative fundraising ideas that you can do virtually, online, hybrid or in-person.  

Using Good Thyngs, Forever Hounds Trust is piloting plush toys with digitally-enabled ear tags. The NFC stickers on the ear tags allow for instant donations to the charity.    

If you’re looking for an extra festive activity to get your donors involved with your charity, why not consider a digital collectable trail? A Good Thyngs collectable trail gives you even more ways to engage your audience. 

QR codes are a great way to engage supporters, but for people less familiar with the technology, you must first get them past the “how do I use this?” stage. Here are five ways to engage supporters more effectively and ensure they scan your codes and connect with your charity.

Picture this: you’re attending your neighbour’s Coffee Morning and get peckish for a slice of the traybake, but realise you didn’t bring any cash to donate! Your Coffee Morning host will have put their QR Code sticker on their collection box, which you can scan to make a donation.

This year at Macmillan Cancer Support’s Coffee Morning, you can make donating at your event easier than ever.  

In the ever-evolving world of fundraising, it can be intimidating to try new things, which is why we’ve compiled advice FROM charities TO charities. Take a look at what other charities have to say about the process itself.

There are so many things you can build using the Good Thyngs technology. You might want to use all of them, which is fab! Create your ‘journey’ to lead your supporters through the steps you want in order of importance, rather than presenting them all the options at the offset to confuse and overwhelm them.

We explain what QR codes do, ways that they can be used for fundraising, and how you can make them work for you. Here are some top tips… 

In partnership with RAF Cosford Air Show and Good Thyngs, the RAF Museum set out to create a digital trail to help families explore the annual RAF Cosford Air Show which returned this year in full force! 

Data is crucial when it comes to charities measuring campaign success and understanding their supporters. Here’s how it can be used.

Six top tips for corporate fundraising, to help charities keep businesses impressed and inspired. 

In 2022 there is a strong need to embrace the digital world. SSAFA uses hybrid fundraising to capture all potential audiences’ attention.

In the spirit of getting communities together during the Jubilee and The Big Lunch, connect people to your charity with these fundraising ideas using QR codes…

SSAFA the Armed Forces Charity explains to how it used cashless fundraising to its advantage, and utilised a platform to do so.

Scotty’s Little Soldiers discusses the success of the Scotty’s Ball event. Cashless fundraising with Good Thyngs made donations simple.