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    Giving Pages for BBC Children in Need

    BBC Children in Need uses a bespoke Giving Page solution from Donr to process online donations, processing hundreds of donations per minute during the televised Appeal night.

    Giving Page to process online donations for BBC Children in Need
    The Challenge

    A secure and reliable system required

    BBC Children in Need is one of the largest fundraising events in the UK. Each year, tens of millions of pounds are raised, and a large proportion of this is raised online.

    To raise as much money as possible, BBC Children in Need requires an easy-to-use, scalable and secure online donation solution.

    There are also specific reporting and security requirements that need to be met, in order to ensure the smooth running of both the televised Appeal night and overall Appeal.

    The Solution

    A bespoke version of Giving Pages

    Since 2020, Donr has powered the online donations for BBC Children in Need through a bespoke Giving Page solution. Millions of pounds in donations are processed through Donr’s platform each year.

    Donr’s solution provides a simple and secure way for supporters to donate, or pay in funds raised at an event. During Appeal night, the page can effortlessly processes up to thousands of donations per minute.

    A bespoke dashboard was created specifically for BBC Children in Need, to ensure that all reporting and security requirements were met. Additionally, Donr provides full dedicated account management and technical support throughout the year.

    "Online donations are an incredibly important part of BBC Children in Need’s fundraising Appeal. Donr’s expertise and skills have provided us with an excellent, easy-to-use solution that ensures we can seamlessly handle millions of pounds of online donations each year."

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    Appeal Operations Team BBC Children in Need

    What the page delivered...

    £11.3 Million in donations

    Donations are processed via card, PayPal, Apple Pay and Google Pay.

    £39 average donation amount

    Suggested donation amounts of £30, £50 and £100 are promoted on the page.

    In excess of 1000 donations per min

    Online donations peaked at 1100 donations per minute.

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