Case Studies

See how schools, sports clubs, and community groups have used Raised to run their fundraisers. These are example case studies with realistic but fictional data.

Primary School

Lincoln Primary School Pie Fundraiser

Raised $4,500 in two weeks selling pies, with 120 families taking part.

The challenge

Lincoln Primary had been running paper-based fundraisers for years. Parents would fill out order forms, hand them in at the office, and the school would manually tally everything in a spreadsheet. Orders got lost, payments were hard to track, and the admin team spent hours chasing up missing forms. They needed a better way to run their annual pie fundraiser.

How they used Raised

The school set up their pie fundraiser on Raised in under an hour. Each class had a shared link that teachers sent home via their usual newsletter. Parents could browse the pie options, place their order, and pay online or mark it as a bank transfer. The school tracked every order in real time from the Raised dashboard.

Results

•$4,500 raised in just two weeks
•120 families participated
•80% less admin time compared to paper forms
•Zero lost or missing orders

"We used to dread the admin side of fundraising. With Raised, I set it up on a Monday morning and parents were ordering pies by lunchtime. The dashboard made it so easy to see who had paid and who hadn't."

Sarah

PTA Treasurer, Lincoln Primary School

Sports Club

Riverside Rugby Club Kit Drive

Raised $8,200 selling cheese and samosas over 3 weeks, with 45 sellers using their own pages.

The challenge

Riverside Rugby needed to raise money for new kit for their junior teams. They had 45 players and parents willing to help sell, but coordinating all of that with cash envelopes and handwritten lists was a nightmare. They also wanted to take payments at club nights without the hassle of handling cash.

How they used Raised

Each of the 45 team members got their own seller page on Raised, so the club could see exactly who was selling what. They offered cheese and samosas from local suppliers. At club nights, volunteers used Tap to Pay on their phones to take card payments on the spot. Online orders came in throughout the week too.

Results

•$8,200 raised over 3 weeks
•45 individual seller pages
•Tap to Pay used at club nights for in-person sales
•Clear tracking of each seller's contributions

"Having individual seller pages was brilliant. The kids got competitive about who could sell the most, and we could see it all in real time. Tap to Pay at club nights meant we didn't have to worry about cash floats either."

Matt

Junior Coordinator, Riverside Rugby Club

Community Group

Sunrise Community Trust Holiday Market

Raised $3,100 through a mix of product sales and direct payments in their first online fundraiser.

The challenge

Sunrise Community Trust had always relied on in-person events for fundraising, but wanted to try something online to reach more supporters. They had no experience with online fundraising tools and were worried it would be too complicated. They also wanted to accept both product orders and straight donations.

How they used Raised

The trust set up a holiday market fundraiser on Raised with a mix of product sales (baking, preserves, and crafts) and a direct payment option for people who just wanted to contribute. Volunteers shared the link on local Facebook groups and via email. The whole setup took about 30 minutes.

Results

•$3,100 raised in their first online fundraiser
•Mix of product sales and direct payments
•Reached supporters who couldn't attend in-person events
•Set up in under 30 minutes with no prior experience

"We were nervous about going online, but it turned out to be really straightforward. People who couldn't make it to our usual events were able to support us for the first time. We'll definitely be doing this again."

Lina

Chairperson, Sunrise Community Trust

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