The online fundraising tool, idonate.ie is great way to fundraise. The Hope Foundation is a registered charity with this platform. This means that when you set up an account and choose HOPE as the recipient, lodged funds will go directly to HOPE.
**DO NOT USE GO FUND ME**
Register a FUNDRAISER on iDonate NOT a CROWDFUNDER.
It only takes a few minutes to create a fundraising page on iDonate.ie. You can create a page for any cause registered with iDonate.ie
- Go to https://www.idonate.ie/createfundraiser/
2. Complete the details requested in each section.
3. After completing, check your email for activation details.
Once you page is activated, you can start your fundraising immediately.
iDonate operate as a 0% fee platform, which means that they don’t take anything from donations. The Hope Foundation receive the full donation bar what the debit and card processing fees charged by the banking system which are 1.95% and a .25c charge. These fees are subtracted before the donation arrives at iDonate and iDonate do not benefit in any way from them.
You will receive receipts from HOPE when we receive iDonates Lodgement from your fundraising page. Do not worry if the amount receipted is less than what you have raised on iDonate, the remaining money will be lodged the following month. iDonate lodge once a month for donations made in the previous month.
