What is Wonderful.org?
Wonderful.org is a free online fundraising platform for anyone wishing to raise money for a registered UK charity. Fundraisers and charities choose Wonderful.org to ensure that every penny raised as part of a fundraising event or challenge reaches the charity.
Kimberley Smith
30th Aug, 2023
Wonderful.org is a free online fundraising platform for anyone wishing to raise money for a registered UK charity.
Fundraisers and charities choose Wonderful.org to ensure that every penny raised as part of a fundraising event or challenge reaches the charity.
Why we don't take cards
We do not take a percentage of funds raised, ask for tips, or do anything that prevents 100% of donations going to the causes that charity supporters are so passionate about. We are inspired and driven by that passion.
Making a donation
Making a payment via Wonderful - whether as a consumer or a charity donor - needs to feel safe and secure. Wonderful is an FCA Authorised Payment Institution leveraging the speed, security and simplicity of Open Banking.
Are recurring payments supported?
Recurring donations are a widely requested feature, and something we aim to make happen but current limitations on the Open Banking specification for recurring payments prevents us from implementing them just now.
Payment security
Payments made through Wonderful are simple, fast and secure. Wonderful is an Authorised Payment Institution regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and uses Open Banking to facilitate payment initiation.
Supported payment types
Whenever someone makes a donation on a Wonderful.org fundraising page, the payment is transferred directly from the donor's bank account to the charity's bank account. This process is known as an instant bank transfer and is made possible by Open Banking.
Wonderful & Wonderful.org
In case you're confused about the difference between Wonderful (wonderful.co.uk) and the Wonderful Organisation (wonderful.org), this article will clear things up for you...
Your charity profile
Charities listed at Wonderful.org manage their profiles via their Wonderful account at wonderful.co.uk. This includes adding or updating their charity's logo, cover image and description.
Creating QR codes
Wonderful charities already have access to a QR code for their direct donation page, which they can print on fundraising materials. But with a little technical know-how, a third party service can be used to create a QR code for a specific, pre-populated donation amount.
Tickets, events, raffles
HMRC has specific restrictions as to whether Gift Aid can be applied / claimed if the donor is receiving a 'benefit' in return for the donation (such as admission to an event, a raffle ticket, or an item purchased in an auction).
Gift Aid
Gift Aid allows charities to generate an additional 25% on donations, at no extra cost to the donor. Find out how to apply Gift Aid and how your charity can download the data required to reclaim Gift Aid.
Supported banks
Open Banking is simple, fast and secure. It's also significantly cheaper to process payments and donations. But not all UK banks fully support Open Banking yet.
Sharing donation pages
Wonderful charities receive their very own donation page. This page can be used for general fundraising, rather than specific, event-based campaigns. These Wonderful donation pages are how charities can keep donations rolling in throughout the year.