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For Universities, Student Unions, Colleges & Alumni Associations

Your alumni want to give. Your students want a reason to play. Both in one platform.

Built for university development offices, student union charity campaigns, college sports clubs and alumni recurring giving — with 18+ verification, separate ledgers per department, and the speed of a 10-minute launch.

18+ verification built-in · Multi-campaign · Live in 10 min

18+ age-verified
Multi-campaign
Volunteer-friendly
GDPR-compliant

The bottom line in three numbers

18+

Age-verified by default · Student union and alumni safeguarding handled

Multi-campaign

Run parallel fundraisers · Sports clubs, RAG week, alumni giving — one dashboard

10 min

To launch · Volunteer society treasurers can run this

Supporters can pay with

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay

Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay — processed securely via Stripe Connect.

What organisations typically raise on PFW

50/50 Draws·£1k–£5k per draw
Prize Raffles·£2k–£10k per campaign
Memberships·£5k–£50k/yr
Prediction Games·£500–£3k per match

Illustrative ranges based on typical organisation results. Actual results vary by audience size, ticket price and campaign cadence.

Why Universities & Student Unions Choose PFW

Built for development offices, SUs and society treasurers.

Alumni giving days, finally fun

Monthly draws, prediction games on Varsity match outcomes, prize raffles for capital campaigns.

Student union RAG week, modernised

Move from cash buckets to digital draws. Track per-society performance.

College sports clubs, side-by-side

Football, rugby, rowing, hockey — each club runs its own draw under the SU's umbrella. Separate ledgers, one platform.

18+ verification, built-in

No risk of an underage student in a halls common room buying a draw ticket. Compliance by default.

Volunteer society treasurers welcome

No finance team needed. Real-time dashboards, auto-payouts to the society account, exportable transaction logs.

Built around UK fundraising regulation

GDPR by default, 18+ verification on every entry, Stripe Connect payouts and full audit trails per society. SU safeguarding standards built in.

Choose your format

Pick your perfect
fundraising format

From 50/50 draws to membership clubs, we've got the format that fits your goals

The matchday classic

50/50 Draws

Split the pot 50/50 with your winner. The more you sell, the bigger the prize. Perfect for match days and recurring campaigns.

Avg raise

£1,200

Best for

Sports clubs

Instant engagement
Simple to understand
Scales with volume
Matchday proven
50/50 Draws

Platform feature

50/50 Draws

Ready to launch in minutes

The Supporter Journey

What your supporters experience

A seamless, exciting experience that keeps fans coming back — and brings their friends.

1

Share a link

Send your draw link via email, social media or WhatsApp. No app download needed.

2

Supporters browse & buy

Beautiful mobile-first page. Branded to your club. Tickets purchased in under 30 seconds.

3

Secure payment

Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay. PCI-compliant. Instant confirmation email sent.

4

Draw notification

Supporters are notified automatically when the draw happens. No chasing.

5

Winner announced

Winner selected automatically, paid instantly. Shareable result builds buzz for next draw.

6

Repeat automatically

Recurring draws run on autopilot. Supporters can set up auto-entry for every draw.

Verified & Compliant

Revenue Potential

How much could you raise?

Real figures from organisations like yours. These are typical results — not best-case outliers.

Sports Club

500 supporters

£1,200/mo

£14,400/year

School PTA

300 parents

£800/mo

£9,600/year

Charity

1,000 donors

£2,500/mo

£30,000/year

Calculate Your Revenue — 60 Seconds

Free · No sign-up required · Instant results

Your Questions, Answered

Everything you need to know before you start

Is it easy to set up?

Live in 10 minutes. Pick a template, add your branding, set a ticket price — done. No IT team needed.

Is it safe and compliant?

Built for UK fundraising and small-society lottery rules. We handle age verification and audit trails for you.

How do payments work?

Supporters pay by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Funds are held securely and paid to your bank automatically.

How does our club get paid?

Automatic payouts to your bank account within 2–3 working days. Full transparency — see every transaction in your dashboard.

What do supporters see?

A beautiful, mobile-first experience. Branded to your club. Buy tickets in under 30 seconds — no app download.

Can we brand it for our club?

Yes — your logo, your colours, your messaging. Every draw page looks like it belongs to your organisation.

Can we run recurring campaigns?

Absolutely. Weekly 50/50 draws, monthly memberships, season-long prediction games — all automated.

Can we track performance?

Real-time dashboard: revenue, ticket sales, supporter demographics, campaign comparisons — all exportable.

Who supports us?

Real people, not chatbots. Email support included with every plan. Enterprise clients get a dedicated account manager.

Let's get your university's first campaign live.

Free setup. Cancel anytime. Most universities go live within the same day.

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Deep dive

Fundraising formats for university alumni programmes

Curated top-5 formats, real PFW client examples in your sector, and the tactical tips that move the needle for university alumni programmes.

Open the guide
Dean Lynn, Co-Founder of Play Fund Win

“Stuck? Email us directly. Most clubs are live in 10 minutes — if yours takes 11, we want to know why.”

Dean Lynn · Co-Founder · hello@playfundwin.com

Email reaches Dean and the customer success team — typical reply within one working day.

For Universities & Student Unions

Development office questions, answered.

The CRM, safeguarding and governance questions we hear most from universities and SUs.

Play Fund Win runs alongside your existing CRM rather than replacing it. Supporter records (name, email, gift amount, consent flags) are exportable as CSV at any time, and we can push records into Raiser's Edge, Salesforce or Blackbaud via Zapier or a scheduled export. We don't touch your master donor record — we just feed clean, consented giving data back into it.

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Accepted payment methods

  • Visa
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  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay

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