On Tuesday 15th October, the Pennies Awards 2024 took place at Pennies’ Annual Autumn Celebration. This year’s awards recognised outstanding achievements in the world of micro-donations over the past year, which have made a significant impact on charitable causes.
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Outstanding partnerships lead to Pennies award winners
As part of The Pennies Virtual Autumn Event we were able to announce the winners of some very special recognition awards!
The Fragrance Shop raises over £1.3 million for children’s charities
The Fragrance Shop, the UKs biggest independent fragrance retailer, has announced it has raised over £1.3 million pounds, for charity.
Pennies makes top 20 in annual fintech disruptors ranking 2020
Pennies is absolutely thrilled to have been recognised by the fintech industry in this year’s BusinessCloud’s ranking. For a charity to feature as highly as we do amongst such important innovators in this space is hugely significant and humbling.
Travelodge customers donate £1 million to charity online with Pennies
To celebrate International Charity Day, Travelodge, is delighted to announce that its customers are all heart – raising £1million for charity through its partnership with Pennies.
Micro-donations are becoming the new norm, as Pennies celebrates 100 million milestone
Charity micro-giving is “becoming as normal as shopping itself” as we announce that consumers have now made 100 million micro-donations with Pennies, to support charities in the UK.
“Fraser wasn’t just my brother, he was my best friend.”
For the past four years, Hobbycraft shoppers have been donating with Pennies when they make a card purchase in branches of the arts and crafts superstore. Each micro-donation is just 20p, but with over 2 million donations and counting, the impact for Together For Short Lives has been phenomenal.
Micro-donations support children’s hospitals amid COVID-19
The Entertainer has been a Pennies retail partner for many years. Like many retailers across the world, they closed their doors during the peak of the coronavirus pandemic to ensure the health of their staff and customers alike.
Micro-donations matter for mental health
This week has been Mental Health Awareness Week, and Pennies wanted to highlight a few charities, supported by our partnering retailers, who work this week and every week to support and improve our mental health.
Four health charities you’re supporting with Pennies during the coronavirus pandemic
Pennies is partnered with many retailers that support health related causes, and during this coronavirus pandemic, support for these charities is more vital than ever.
Pennies launches micro-donation appeal to fund coronavirus charities
Pennies, leaders in the UK micro-donation movement, has launched a direct appeal to the public for the first time, to enable consumers to give ‘micro-donations’ in support of two national charities.
Notcutts celebrates one million donations through Pennies
Nationwide garden centre group Notcutts is celebrating reaching one million charity donations made through Pennies’ digital charity box.
Together we can: a message from Pennies
We believe micro-donations matter, now more than ever. Here is our statement on how Pennies is working to support charities, businesses and communities during the coronavirus crisis.