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All you need is a great prize and an engaged audience to start raising funds for your great cause.

Prize Draws

Are you looking for a simple and engaging way to raise funds?

Prize draws are a great way to engage supporters, generate excitement and raise money on Crowdfunder. Anyone can run a prize draw, whether you’re part of a business, charity, community group or even just an individual with an amazing prize to offer!

Not only a brilliant way to raise funds, prize draws create an incredible sense of community among supporters. They’re accessible to all with a low price point of entry (opposed to a more traditional auction). And the best part? We’ve waived our platform fee, so more of the funds raised goes directly to your cause.

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You are able to run a prize draw on Crowdfunder by offering a free route to entry. By having a free entry route, you will not need a licence from the gambling commission, making raising money using your prize as compliant and easy as it gets.

See our prize draw guidelines for more information

Successful prize draws

Glastonbury Festival
prize draw

Glastonbury Festival teamed up with Oxfam GB to raise £1,044,190 from 46,392 entrants in just 21 days in aid of the DEC Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal.

Find out more about their prize draw

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For some of our teams who work directly on Turkey/Syria or who have a personal connection to the region this solidarity from thousands of people means a great deal.

Eddy Lambert, Head of Digital at Oxfam GB

Other successful prize draws

Stump Cross Caverns prize draw

£100,000 raised

Stump Cross Caverns ran a prize draw to win a VW Camper. It was such a success than they've decided to run another – this time with a house as the prize!

Stump Cross Caverns prize draw

£75,000 raised

Edinburgh Zoo offered a once-in-a-lifetime experience to explore the zoo, go behind the scenes with your favourite animals, plus a luxury hotel stay.

Stump Cross Caverns prize draw

£23,000 raised

Brompton, in collaboration with FOALS, raised over £23,000 with a one-of-a-kind bicycle in support of the Mental Health Foundation.

Stump Cross Caverns prize draw

£19,000 raised

The Outdoor Swimming Society offered up some fabulous prizes in their Christmas Cracker prize draw, going on to raise nearly £20,000.

Stump Cross Caverns prize draw

£50,000 raised

A host of Manchester United players including Cristiano Ronaldo came together to support UNICEF's Ukraine appeal, offering some fantastic money-can't-buy prizes.

How to run a prize draw

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Getting started

Create your prize draw page, set a fundraising target and close date. You will also need to write some T&Cs. We've created some prize draw guidelines.

Prize draw guidelines

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Share your prize draw

Once your live, share your page far and wide, making the most of any marketing channels associated with the prize, to encourage supporters to enter.

Promoting your prize draw

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Pick the winner!

Once your prize draw is closed, it's time to randomly select the lucky winner! The funds raised will be transferred to you once the draw ends.

Live prize draws

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FAQ's

Q: Who can run a prize draw on Crowdfunder?

A: Anyone can run a prize draw on Crowdfunder - whether you’re part of a business, charity, community group, or just an individual with an amazing prize to offer! As long as you meet Crowdfunder’s terms of use, you’re good to go.

Q: Why should I run a prize draw on Crowdfunder?

A: Prize draws create an incredible sense of community among supporters and are a brilliant way to raise funds for your cause. Plus, with the platform fee waived, more of the funds raised go directly to your cause. And let’s not forget that they’re accessible to all with a low price point of entry. Who wouldn’t want to win that special something for just a fiver?

Q: How do I get started with my prize draw?

A: Getting started is easy. All you need is a special prize to incentivise supporters to enter. Create your prize draw page, set a fundraising target and deadline, and draft some terms and conditions. Don’t worry, We've created some prize draw guidelines to help you get started.

Q: How do I make sure my prize draw is a success?

A: Spread the word far and wide! Promote your page through all the marketing channels associated with the prize, share it on social media, and email your supporters. The more people who know about your prize draw, the more likely you are to reach your fundraising target and generate excitement!

Q: Does Crowdfunder pick the winner(s) automatically?

A: No but we do provide you with all the information you need to be able to randomly select a winner, or winners, yourself. See here for more information on how to download your supporters’ details.

Set up your prize draw in minutes

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Are you a charity that wants to run a prize draw? Set up your charity Profile to have all of your fundraising efforts in one place.

Your prize draw must have a free entry route and you must create a set of terms and conditions for your prize draw which comply with our prize draw guidelines. Crowdfunder is not a Promoter of individual prize draws.

Please contact [email protected] if you have any queries or questions.

Glastonbury Festival image credit: Andrew Allcock