GivenGain: Business Support Package Partner

Since 2009 Beyond Sport has provided over £2.5 million in business support for the Beyond Sport Award Winners and Shortlisters. This has been done in partnership with leading brands and organisations, all who have committed substantial time and expertise.

GivenGain, a committed business support partner, have helped numerous inspirational projects within the Beyond Sport network to grow, become more sustainable and have a lasting impact in their field.

Since 2001, GivenGain have been providing businesses and organisations in various sectors with state-of-the-art web applications integrated with on-demand payment processing. This enables non-profit organisations to run smoother operations and increase revenues.

GivenGain packages were provided to the Beyond Sport Awards 2013 Winners and Shortlisters from August 2013 for a twelve month period. All shortlisted projects were offered the opportunity to receive

• Start-up plan free of charge
• Support with Cause account sign-up, activation and set-up
• Training
  • Baseline
  • Intermediate
  • Access to 2 Masterclasses per annum

The winners of awards went on to receive further Advisory services:

• Social Media Audit
• Website Optimisation
• Recommendations Report
• Campaign Planning

13 of our shortlisted projects took up the opportunity to work alongside GivenGain as part of the 2013 award process.

Campaign Success

Moving the Goalposts Kilifi

Moving the Goalposts Kilifi have used their activation on the GivenGain platform as well as face-to-face training and campaign planning sessions to raise over $2700 from 41 donations. www.mtgk.givengain.org

Ambassadors in Sport

Ambassadors in Sport UK (Shortlisted 2011 and 2012) used their activation with GivenGain to pass on their prize to their South African counterparts. This has seen the South African arm of their organisation raise over $80,000 with an online fundraising community of 34 Activists. www.ais.givengain.org

The Craig Bellamy Foundation

The Craig Bellamy Foundation (2012 Winner) have raised over $30,000 from 446 donations and their community of Activists continues to grow. www.craigbellamyfoundation.givengain.org 

Football United

Football United have raised $1,900 from 27 donations through an innovative campaign which saw Activists sponsored $1 for every ‘keep-up’ they could do. www.footballunited.givengain.org

Waves for Change

Waves for Change made use of the training opportunities through GivenGain and have worked to raise $5000 from a growing donor community which currently stands at 59 donors. www.wavesforchange.givengain.org

The Winners and Shortlisted projects of the Beyond Sport Awards 2012 and 2013 form a diverse group of innovative and high-impact organisations and we are proud to have assisted their partnerships with GivenGain which has had a substantial impact on their fundraising.

We are excited to see further great work from GivenGain as a business support partner who will continue to help organisations from all over the world grow and become more sustainable as part of our Global Awards.

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