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our supporters

the wonderful folk who've helped to make The DoNation a reality...

Wayra UnLtd

The Wayra UnLtd incubator programme is a ground-breaking partnership between UnLtd, the world's largest supporter of social entrepreneurs, and Wayra, Telefonica's global tech start-up accelerator.

Ben & Jerry's

As young guys in 1978, Ben & Jerry decided that they wanted to launch an ice cream business where the economic, product and social mission are all equal. As Ben says ‘Business has a responsibility to give back to the community’.

The Young Foundation

The Young Foundation

The DoNation was awarded a place on The Young Foundation's Accelerator programme - an intensive four month business course designed to propel our growth.

ERM Foundation

Environmental Resources Management (ERM) Foundation have given The DoNation incredible pro bono support, checking and developing new carbon calculations that sit behind each of the DoActions, and giving advice around our corporate offering.

Nesta and OCS

The DoNation is thrilled to have been awarded funding and support through the Innovation in Giving program run by Nesta and funded by the Office of Civil Society.

Added Value

Added Value are a leading brand development and marketing insight consultancy. They're giving The DoNation invalubale marketing support through a series of workshops and ad hoc advice.

Good for Nothing

Good for Nothing

Good for Nothing took us on for their #OccupyBlueMonday gig in January 2012, connecting us to a team of 15 talented volunteer creatives, techies, and strategists. It was a blast. They created some truly awesome stuff for us.

Life Size Media

Life Size Media

Life Size Media are giving us fantastic pro-bono PR support, helping to tell the inspiring stories of our Doers to the world. Their sector specific knowledge makes them the ideal team for the task.

UnLtd and Nominet Trust

UnLtd and Nominet Trust

UnLtd and Nominet Trust helped kick start the initial development of The DoNation through grant funding, training and in-kind support.

Carbon Leapfrog

Carbon Leapfrog

Carbon Leapfrog connected us to invaluable pro bono support across a range of professional fields, with a special thanks to Philippa Shire and Helena Farstad. They also took us on as a pilot for their exciting new fellowship programme.

Tellus Mater

Tellus Mater Foundation, in conjunction with Carbon Leapfrog, provided essential seed funding to help us develop The DoNation business proposition, we can't thank you enough!

NONSTOP Adventure

NONSTOP Adventure

NONSTOP Adventure housed The DoNation in their lovely Clapham offices since its early and most vulnerable days. It would have ever got this far if it wasn't for their endless cheer, ad-hoc advice, warm offices and free-flowing cups of tea.

RSA

RSA Social Enterprise Spotlight is a diverse and dynamic group of social entrepreneurs and RSA Fellows of which Hermione is part. The peer-to-peer support has played a critical role in pushing us forwards.

BrightOne

BrightOne, the volunteer-run communications agency for the third sector, pulled together a fantastic team of PR gurus to help handle our media relations. The team includes Amanda Lapadat, Becky Whitehead, and Oana Munteanu - thank you!

Hogan Lovells

Hogan Lovells have taken The DoNation on as a pro bono client, assisting us with a variety of boring but essential legal matters.

Virgin Media Pioneers

Virgin Media Pioneers

Virgin Media Pioneers is an online community of young entrepreneurs from whom Hermione has received sponsorship. It's opened up some fantastic opportunities and helped to show her just what’s possible in business.

BRAINstorm Group

BRAINstorm Group

Our brainstorm group has been a completely invaluable source of ideas and opinions, and I saw them as my quasi colleagues through the early days… Katie Shaw, Rupert Taylor, Kirsty Schneeberger, AJ McConville, Cat Morton, Sara MacLennan, ...

Other support

But that’s not it, further thanks must go to Tom Houser of SCA, William Barron, Margaret Exley, Christian Ahlert, Hayley and Scott Hunter, Paula Owen, Ben Matthews, Ian Thomson, Philip Beswick, Kayaan Unwalla, Hannah Smith, Annalia ...