Press release
17th June
2010
HELP FOR HEROES AND BMYCHARITY
ENSURE ONLINE GIVING REMAINS FREE TO ALL
Help for Heroes (H4H) are delighted to confirm that they
have joined forces with Bmycharity to continue to offer all fundraisers access to
commission-free online fundraising.
This bold move by Help for Heroes ensures that every charity can continue to benefit from Bmycharity's unique commission-free fundraising model - potentially saving UK charities over £10 million per year in commission fees.
Bryn Parry, CEO of Help for Heroes, said: “At H4H, we do everything we can to ensure that every penny we receive goes to the cause and so we want to be sure that Bmycharity can continue to offer its free service to the charity sector.
“For H4H it was a logical money-saving step. If our supporters continue to have access to a free online giving service, instead of having to pay up to 5% commission to other online giving sites, we could save up to half a million pounds in donations each year. We want to continue to offer this opportunity to other Charities and improve on the current services Bmycharity offers to its clients.”
Bmycharity was set up by former Royal Marines Ben Brabyn and Matt Cooper in 2000 and has since helped 60,000 people raise over £28 million for 300 charities. Bmycharity dropped all commission charges last October and donation totals and average values have soared since. It is the only major online sponsorship site which doesn’t charge commission on donations meaning every penny raised goes directly to the charity.
Ben Brabyn of Bmycharity, , says "As former Royal Marines Matt Cooper and I were delighted when Help for Heroes Trading stepped forward to ensure that online fundraising could stay commission-free for all charities."
Anyone raising money for charity can visit www.bmycharity.com and set up a commission-free fundraising page.
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