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The all-in-one fundraising platform: why the operating system beats point solutions

The UK fundraising platform space is crowded with single-product brands. The winning category in 2026 is the operating system, not the point solution.

Fake Invoices and Bank Transfer Scams: How to Protect Your Club Account This Christmas

December is when club treasurers pay the most invoices and scammers send the most fake ones. The four bank transfer scams clubs see, what your bank must now refund, the gap that catches some sports clubs, and a ten-minute setup that stops most of it.

10 Nov 2026

7 min

Two volunteers in a warm grassroots football clubhouse in December filming a prize draw on a smartphone on a small tripod, a laptop, a wicker Christmas hamper and wrapped prizes on the table, fairy lights and a floodlit pitch through the window

Fundraising Guides

Draw Night: How to Pick, Announce and Hand Over Your Club's Christmas Draw Prizes Without a Row

Draw night is when every entrant is watching. How UK clubs should run a fair, live, recorded draw, announce winners without oversharing, contact them safely and handle the prize nobody claims.

6 Nov 2026

7 min

Volunteer in a cosy grassroots clubhouse in December arranging small wrapped prizes in a row of numbered festive boxes on a table, string lights and a frosty floodlit pitch visible through the window

Fundraising Guides

How to Run an Advent Calendar Draw for Your Club: 24 Prizes, One Lottery, Live by 20 November

An advent calendar draw keeps your club in supporters' feeds all December. How to run it legally as one small society lottery with 24 draws, line up donated prizes, price entries and launch by 20 November.

3 Nov 2026

7 min

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Volunteer in a grassroots clubhouse on a dark November evening comparing two smartphones showing near-identical social media pages, paper raffle tickets on the table and a floodlit pitch with Christmas lights through the rainy window

Fundraising Guides

Someone Has Copied Your Club's Christmas Draw Page. Eight Checks Before Supporters Pay a Fake

Clone pages and scam comments copy a club's name, badge and photos to take fake draw entries and card details, and they peak when clubs launch Christmas draws. Here's how the scam works, why new rules won't help this winter, and eight checks to protect your supporters.

31 Oct 2026

7 min

Volunteers and supporters at a grassroots sports club on a matchday

Fundraising Tips

How to Sell Naming Rights at Your Grassroots Club: A Guide for Committees

Naming rights aren't just for stadiums. Learn how grassroots clubs can sell the naming rights to their stands, clubhouses and pitches to local businesses.

29 Oct 2026

3 min

Volunteer treasurer's laptop in a clubhouse office at dusk showing a spike on a payments dashboard, card reader beside it and floodlit pitch through a rainy window

Fundraising Guides

Fifty £1 Entries at 3am Isn't a Good Night for Your Draw. How UK Clubs Stop Card Testing Before Christmas

Bots are using club draw and donation pages to check stolen cards, and the run-up to Christmas is peak season. Here's what card testing costs a club, the warning signs, and eight checks to run before your Christmas draw goes live.

25 Oct 2026

7 min

Volunteer treasurer's laptop on a clubhouse table beside a printed supporter list and cash tin, floodlit pitch through the window

Fundraising Guides

That AI Sidebar on the Club Laptop Could Be Reading Your Supporter List. Here's the 30-Minute Fix.

Browser extensions with millions of users, some with a 'Featured' badge, have been caught copying people's AI chats. If your club's draw data lives on a volunteer's laptop, here are seven checks that take 30 minutes and need no budget.

22 Oct 2026

7 min

Club volunteer at a clubhouse table with a laptop and phone, floodlit pitch through the window at dusk

Fundraising Guides

GivingTuesday Is 1 December. Here's a Six-Week Plan for UK Clubs That Can't Afford to Wing It

GivingTuesday 2026 falls on 1 December, and UK giving fell last year, with the average gift down too. Here is a week-by-week plan for grassroots clubs: a small ask, one clear target, the licensing to sort now, and how to roll the momentum into Christmas.

19 Oct 2026

7 min

Club volunteer at a clubhouse table checking a laptop against a printed checklist

Fundraising Guides

Letting AI Write Your Prize Draw Ads? The Seven Checks It Won't Do For You

AI tools can now write, design and launch your draw's Facebook and Google ads in minutes. The advertising rules haven't changed, and the ASA says the club is still responsible. Here are the seven checks to run before you press approve.

16 Oct 2026

6 min

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