Free funding for D&T in your school with easyfundraising
Published 1st April 2025
With free funds raised through online shopping, easyfundraising predict over £3m will be raised for their registered good causes over the coming months. All thanks to autumn’s key shopping events like Black Friday and Christmas.
Get your £3m share!
To help schools get their share, easyfundraising are offering a personalised advice service and ‘£3m share’ resources this month – helping you ‘share’ news of this opportunity with your parent community and encouraging them to shop in support at no extra cost.
- Register your school with easyfundraising at easyfundraising.org.uk/dt-association/ (if you haven’t already)
- Accept the offer of a free support call at a date and time convenient to you. Those already registered can book a call here.
- You’ll get an exclusive easy-to-use resource set including:
- Autumn fundraising campaign planner
- Explainer video for supporters
- Social and email messaging
- Handouts and posters
But be quick – we’re heading into the busiest shopping and fundraising period of the year, act now to make the most if it!
What is easyfundraising?
easyfundraising is a free, easy, and accessible way for parents, staff and wider community to support you this autumn and beyond. You and they simply shop online with their favourite retailers, including eBay, Tesco, Etsy, Argos, M&S, and 8,000 others via their website or app to collect free donations, courtesy of the retailer, with every purchase!
To date, more than £17m has been raised for schools across the UK, with most of the money raised between Oct-Dec each year.
Join now: easyfundraising.org.uk/dt-association/
The Design & Technology Association teams up with easyfundraising to help boost your D&T budget
Our partnership with easyfundraising is a simple way for schools to raise money for design and technology resources – all through everyday online shopping.
We know that finding funds for essential D&T tools, materials and equipment is harder than ever. But now there’s an easy, sustainable and completely free way to help. When parents, teachers and supporters shop online via easyfundraising at one of 8,000+ participating retailers, your school receives a donation – at no extra cost to them.
Retailers include trusted names like Amazon, eBay, Just Eat, Argos, Tesco, M&S, John Lewis, Etsy, Screwfix, Moonpig and many more. In 2024 alone, schools received over £1.5 million in free funding – and over £16 million has already been raised in total. With more than 10,000 schools already involved, don’t miss out on your school’s share.
How it works
It couldn’t be simpler. Imagine a parent buying a birthday gift from Argos. Instead of going straight to the website, they first visit easyfundraising, click through to Argos, and then shop as usual. That’s it. A percentage of their purchase is donated to your school.
This works with over 8,000 retailers – from supermarkets and travel companies to insurance providers – and with each purchase, your D&T department gains valuable funds to invest where you need them most.
Join today and start raising
This is your chance to support your D&T provision in a way that doesn’t involve bake sales or grant forms. Just sign up at easyfundraising.org.uk/dt-association, register your school, and start collecting free donations every time someone shops online.
Together, we can keep design and technology thriving in your school – and give your pupils the tools to invent, create and succeed.
