Fundraising for your Cause | TheGivingMachine

Good Causes - Are you a good cause looking for regular unrestricted income?

Our vision is to ensure the immediate and sustainable future for all good causes to meet the increasing need of the communities they serve TODAY.

If you're looking for creative ways to raise unrestricted funding - and access new grant opportunities with minimal time investment - you’re in the right place.

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Join the GivingLottery

Our GivingLottery is an exciting fundraising lottery scheme

A free and easy way for schools, charities and community groups to raise vital funds.
You do not need a licence - as a registered charity we hold the licence and do all the reporting so you can be up an running with none of the admin.
With just 27 players you could be earning over £1,000 a year
You could ask your business partners to be part of their own lottery to support you
Players could win up to £25,000 whilst supporting causes that matter to them from just £1 a week.

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Sign up for our lottery

Complete the super quick application form to create your GivingLottery account. We'll check everything, then set up your own customisable lottery page.

Sign up

Invite your supporters to play

Start inviting your supporter base to buy their lottery tickets to support you directly. We provide regular marketing materials that you can access from your account to help you promote the lottery.

Get to 27 players to earn £1,000 a year!

Did you know that most people buy more than one ticket! On average if you can get just 27 people to play, you will be on track to raise £1,000 a year. Totally unrestricted to use as you please.

Players must be 18 years or over

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Apply for a Community Grant

Each quarter we have 8 Community Grants available

8 x £250 community grants available.
Open to all UK based good causes with a turnover of less than £1 million.
Application is quick and easy, takes just 10 minutes to complete.
Grants are completely unrestricted.
Grants are chosen at random.
Applications open again on 01/01/26.

Community Grants

Apply for a Community Grant

Complete the quick application form to apply for 1 of 8 unrestricted Grants.

Community Grants

Applications now open

Applications open on the 1st January, for all eligible UK-based good causes to apply for an unrestricted grant to support their ongoing work, projects, and community initiatives without limitations on how the funding is used.

Share your stories

If you are one of the successful causes, share your story with us and let us know how you plan to use your grant and the impact it will have on your community. We will share these stories and your impact with our audience.

Don't just take our word for it

Check out some case studies from causes on the GivingLottery

"We are so grateful to everyone who chose to support Alzheimer's Research UK through TheGivingMachine! With your support we are funding cutting-edge research and we will make life-changing breakthroughs possible in dementia research. Thank You"

Lindsay at Alzheimer's Research UK

"Spreading the word about the great work a Charity is doing is so important. For us being TheGivingMachine's Featured Cause was a great way of telling people about all the vital work we are helping make possible, raising awareness and much needed funds."

Caroline at Together For Animals

“TheGivingMachine is such a great idea. It has made a difference to CdLS and the way we think about generating income for our Charity. It is a great concept because everybody wins. We would definitely recommend TheGivingMachine."

Natalie Blockley at CdLS

"As a Charity we rely on the generous support of the people and businesses of both counties to keep our life-saving service operational. Thank you to TheGivingMachine for your continued support and for keeping us flying."

Natasha Robertson, Fundraising Manager - Essex & Herts Air Ambulance

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