Since 2013, The Fragrance Shop, a dedicated merchant partner of Pennies, has raised over £230K for Rays of Sunshine, with a remarkable £60K donated to the charity just last year.
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Discover the latest news from Pennies in our Content Hub, explore partner success and charity impact stories, and find the latest research and thought-leadership on micro-donations and unlocking tech for good.
Your micro-donations help protect the welfare and safety of vulnerable children
When give micro-donations via Pennies you’re helping NSPCC to provide important services and supporting their campaigns to raise awareness of child welfare. So far, £10,000 has been raised for the NSPCC through Pennies.
How your pennies help people with sight problems enjoy their favourite books
Through their National Library Service, the RNIB are able to help children and adults access the books they love in a format suitable for them to read. For children with sight problems, this service means that they don’t have to wait months before they get to read their favourite book.
Screwfix joins forces with Pennies to boost its fundraising for Everyman
Screwfix has become the fourth retailer this month to join the Pennies movement. It is wonderful to introduce micro-donations to a new audience in support of the Everyman appeal, which resonates so well with Screwfix customers.
Meet Kevin, just one of the young people benefiting from your pennies, through The Prince’s Trust
Altogether, over £50,000 has been raised for The Prince’s Trust and the money has been used to support projects that help young people get the skills, confidence and motivation they need to move into work and education.
‘Pennies with Zizzi’ scoops Real IT Awards top prize
‘Pennies with Zizzi’ has been crowned project of the year at the 8th Real IT Awards as well as picking up the category prize for Corporate, Social and Environmental Responsibility.
Improving quality of life for people living with dementia
One of the charities benefiting from your pennies is the Alzheimer’s Society, which strives to improve quality of life for people living with dementia by investing in research and providing care, respite and services.
Domino’s Pizza customers make their one millionth micro-donation
Domino’s launched with Pennies in November 2010 and as our longest serving retail partner, their customers have made a significant contribution to the more than 1.6 million donations Pennies has received so far.
The Entertainer customers donate £100,000 to charity through micro-donations
Customers at The Entertainer have raised over £100,000 for charity in just six months by donating their electronic ‘spare change’. The donations, via Pennies, gained a boost in the run up to Christmas, culminating in a massive peak of nearly £13,000 raised in the pre-Christmas week.
Pennies reaches 1.5 million micro-donations
Our latest figures are in and it seems we had a fantastic end to a very successful year – as of 1st January 2012 Pennies has received over one and a half million donations.
Pennies hits one million donations in its first year as retailers and technology companies sign up
We are pleased to announce Pennies has hit one million donations as yet more retailers and technology companies join in.
Zizzi rolls out Pennies across all its restaurants
Italian restaurant chain, Zizzi, rolls out Pennies to its 118 nationwide restaurants to raise money for charity, The Prince’s Trust.
Toy shop chain The Entertainer launches Pennies on the high street
The Pennies Foundation has launched Pennies, the electronic charity box onto the UK high street for the first time with children’s toy shop, The Entertainer.