iDonate

iDonate is an Irish fundraising technology brand focused on helping charities, nonprofit organisations and individuals collect donations and organise fundraising activity online. The platform was launched in 2011 and became associated with a company formed by Alan Coyne in 2013. Coyne was working as technical director at Western Webs in Tuam, County Galway, when he developed the service. The business operates in Ireland and is aimed at organisations and causes that need digital tools for donations, event participation, personal fundraising and related administration. The platform's core service, iDonate, is intended for registered charities and trusts. Its broader service set also includes iFundraise Fundraising, which supports organisations without formal charitable status, including schools, sports clubs, community groups and individual causes. This gives the brand a wider addressable audience than a conventional charity-donation portal, extending its tools to informal and community-based fundraising. A notable part of the business is Charity Tax Back, which helps remind donors when their contributions may meet the threshold for tax relief under Ireland's charitable donation arrangements. In 2019, the service added electronic signatures to CHY3 and CHY4 Charitable Donation Scheme forms, reducing the administrative friction associated with donor declarations. iDonate also provides event-oriented tools. These include iRegister for event registration, virtual-event support, and Take The Challenge, which enables people to nominate others to undertake fundraising challenges. The brand expanded its product range through an online raffle creator introduced in 2020 and a personal fundraising and crowdfunding service launched in 2022. It also offers TENDO Giving, a micro-donations application, and tools for once-off personal fundraisers. Together, these services position iDonate as a fundraising infrastructure provider rather than only a donation page: its scope covers donor acquisition, campaign pages, events, challenges, raffles, tax-related administration and small-value recurring or impulse donations. The company has been recognised in Irish entrepreneurship and technology circles. It received the SCCUL Entrepreneurship Social Enterprises Award in 2012, became a regional finalist in the Ulster Bank Business Achievers Awards in 2013 and was featured by Silicon Republic as a Tech Start-up of the Week in July 2013. iDonate is a private company and a member of Fundraising Ireland, the professional association for fundraisers in Ireland. No reliable public information in the supplied material establishes a current chief executive, ownership structure, revenue figures, public listing or operations outside Ireland.

iDonate emerged as an Irish online fundraising service during the growth of digital donation platforms. The service was launched in 2011 to support charities and nonprofit organisations operating in Ireland. Its development is associated with Alan Coyne, then technical director at Western Webs in Tuam, County Galway. A company was formed around the service in 2013, marking the transition from an initial platform concept into a more established fundraising venture. During its early years, iDonate received recognition in Ireland's entrepreneurship and technology sectors. It won the SCCUL Entrepreneurship Social Enterprises Award in 2012, was a regional finalist in the Ulster Bank Business Achievers Awards in 2013 and was selected by Silicon Republic as a Tech Start-up of the Week in July 2013. These recognitions reflected the company's social-enterprise orientation and its use of web technology to modernise fundraising. The platform's initial role was to provide online fundraising for registered charities and trusts. It subsequently broadened its audience through iFundraise Fundraising, which serves organisations and causes that may not possess formal charitable status. Schools, sports clubs, community groups and individual causes could use the service for campaigns and donations, allowing iDonate to participate in both institutional and grassroots fundraising. Tax administration became another area of specialisation. Charity Tax Back was designed to remind donors when their giving could qualify for tax relief and to assist with the associated charitable donation forms. In 2019, iDonate added electronic signatures to CHY3 and CHY4 forms, an operational improvement intended to make the process more convenient for donors and beneficiary organisations. The company also developed tools for fundraising events and participation. Its offering includes iRegister for event registration, support for virtual events and Take The Challenge, a nomination-based service that encourages people to undertake fundraising activities. In 2020, iDonate added an online raffle creator, extending the platform beyond conventional donation pages. In 2022, it introduced personal fundraising and crowdfunding for individual causes and once-off fundraisers. Other services associated with the platform include TENDO Giving, a micro-donations application. By combining charity pages, informal fundraising, event administration, challenge campaigns, raffles, tax documentation and personal crowdfunding, iDonate developed into a broader fundraising-services ecosystem. It remains described as a private Irish company and is a member of Fundraising Ireland. The available reference material does not establish a public listing, detailed ownership information, financial performance, current executive roster or confirmed activity outside Ireland.

• 2022

  Personal crowdfunding service launched

  [1]iDonateen.wikipedia.org

  The platform added personal fundraising and crowdfunding for once-off fundraisers.

• 2020

  Online raffle creator launched

  [1]iDonateen.wikipedia.org

  iDonate introduced an online raffle creation service.

• 2019

  Electronic signatures added to Charity Tax Back

  [1]iDonateen.wikipedia.org

  Charity Tax Back introduced electronic signatures for CHY3 and CHY4 charitable donation forms.

• 2013

  Company formation and awards recognition

  [1]iDonateen.wikipedia.org

  The company was formed by Alan Coyne and became a regional finalist in the Ulster Bank Business Achievers Awards. Silicon Republic also featured it as a Tech Start-up of the Week.

• 2012

  Social-enterprise award

  [1]iDonateen.wikipedia.org

  The venture received the SCCUL Entrepreneurship Social Enterprises Award.

• 2011

  Platform launched

  [1]iDonateen.wikipedia.org

  iDonate launched as an online fundraising platform for charities and nonprofit organisations in Ireland.

An Ireland-focused digital fundraising platform combining charity donations, community fundraising, personal crowdfunding, event tools and tax-related donor administration.

• Charity fundraising platform · 2011

  iDonate

  The core iDonate service provides online fundraising capability for registered charities and trusts in Ireland. It is designed to give beneficiary organisations a digital channel for collecting donations and presenting fundraising campaigns to supporters.

• Community and nonprofit fundraising

  iFundraise Fundraising

  iFundraise Fundraising extends the platform to organisations and causes without formal charitable status. Its intended users include schools, sports clubs, community groups and individuals seeking to raise money for a cause.

• Charitable tax administration

  Charity Tax Back

  Charity Tax Back helps donors and organisations manage reminders and documentation connected with tax relief on eligible charitable donations. In 2019, the service added electronic signatures for CHY3 and CHY4 forms.

• Event registration

  iRegister

  iRegister is an event registration component for fundraising-related activities. It supports the administrative side of organising events and enrolling participants.

• Micro-donations

  TENDO Giving

  TENDO Giving is a micro-donations application associated with the iDonate service family, enabling small-value contributions through a dedicated digital giving experience.

• Raffle fundraising · 2020

  Online raffle creator

  Introduced in 2020, the online raffle creator allows fundraising organisers to create raffle-based campaigns through an online workflow.

• Personal crowdfunding · 2022

  Personal fundraising and crowdfunding

  Launched in 2022, this service supports personal fundraising and once-off crowdfunding campaigns for individual causes and other fundraisers outside the traditional registered-charity model.

• 2022

  Expansion into personal crowdfundingProduct launch

  Background

  The platform had primarily been associated with organisations and charitable fundraising.

  Action taken

  iDonate introduced personal fundraising and crowdfunding for once-off fundraisers.

  Aftermath

  The move expanded the brand's scope to individual causes and personal campaigns.

  Source

• 2020

  Expansion into online rafflesProduct launch

  Background

  iDonate broadened its fundraising toolkit beyond standard donation and campaign pages.

  Action taken

  The company launched an online raffle creator.

  Aftermath

  The offering added raffle-based fundraising to the platform's charity and community tools.

  Source

• 2019

  Digitisation of charitable tax formsStrategy

  Background

  The Charity Tax Back service involved donor reminders and charitable donation documentation.

  Action taken

  iDonate introduced electronic signatures for CHY3 and CHY4 forms.

  Aftermath

  The change was intended to make the tax-relief documentation process more convenient, although the available source does not provide measured results.

  Source

1. 1iDonateen.wikipedia.org