Ways to give
Money, time, a skill, a job, things, a story or a promise, as a person or as an organisation.
Here are the ways you can give, and where to start.
Money
Fund a chance you choose, or give to the general fund and let us decide where it's needed most. You can give once, or every month to the general fund.
Give where it's needed most See the open chances
A gift in someone's name
Any gift can be given in someone's name, including money, your time and a story. Name a parent, a grandparent, a friend, anyone who matters to you, and add one line about them if you like. For example: "In honour of my mother, who taught me how to read." Whoever receives the gift is told whose name it carries, and on a chance or a story, the name appears on its page.
Where the money goes
- A chance stops taking gifts once it's fully funded.
- If you give more than a chance still needs, the rest goes to the general fund. We show you this before you pay.
- A chance's price includes its own costs, such as transport and bank charges, each listed on its page.
- If a chance is withdrawn, we write to you and hold your gift for seven working days. You can ask for it back before then; after that, it goes to the general fund.
- We record every amount that comes in or goes out, and check our records against the payment provider's.
Time, skills, a job or things
Mentor someone, teach a skill, offer a job or an internship, or give laptops and tools. Tell us what you can offer, and we look for someone it fits.
A story
What life has taught you, in good times or hard ones. Yours might be the story someone needs.
A promise
The Donum Chance Pledge is a promise to give another chance: to yourself, to someone else, or to a community.
As an organisation or a funder
Organisations that know the people and communities we serve can become outreach partners. Individuals and institutions who fund our work can become philanthropy partners.
Outreach partners Philanthropy partners
Nobody repays Donum
A chance isn't a loan. Nobody owes us anything for it: not a repayment, not a promise to give back, not even a promise to succeed.