Ummah Welfare Trust has linked up with fundraising platforms such as JustGiving to provide you with an easy and effective way to collect sponsors and money for your own fundraising campaigns.

With Ummah Welfare Trust, every single pound we receive through fundraising platforms, such as JustGiving and Givebrite, is allocated towards a fundraiser’s intended project.

It takes just five minutes to set up your own web page on such platforms. For JustGiving, for example, log on to www.justgiving.com/uwt and follow the instructions to build your page. Once your page is complete, you can forward the page’s address to family, friends and colleagues. They will then be able to donate online with a credit or debit card.

Advantages of setting up your own page

1.  It’s quick and easy.

2. Forget about the hassle of cash and cheques.

3. It can be personalised. Include your own message and update the page as your fundraising progresses.

4. Ask friends overseas to donate as well.

5. It’s available to all, so you could be raising money from people you’ve never met.

6. Every time someone sponsors you, you receive an email notification.

7. Access a page which gives you a breakdown of the money you raise through your campaign.

Important Information

Depending on the type of payment and card used, the fundraising platform may deduct a certain amount from the money donated. For JustGiving, see justgiving.com/info/fees.

For projects with fixed prices, you should set your target slightly higher than the sum required on any fundraising platform that deducts fees, such as JustGiving.

If the project you have chosen to fundraise for accepts Zakat donations then we recommend you include the following sentence on your fundraising page: ‘If you wish to donate your Zakat, please note that a small charge is applied by JG prior to forwarding your donation to the Trust. Therefore, to ensure you have paid the sufficient amount for your Zakat to be covered please follow this link: justgiving.com/info/fees. ’

Please ensure any projects that you are fundraising for are being implemented by Ummah Welfare Trust. Stay updated via the website.

For fundraising events or activities, please seek Ummah Welfare Trust’s advice. The charity will advise in line with its policies, however it will not be held responsible for any methods of fundraising used by individuals or groups, nor their consequences.

To ensure your fundraising progress can be tracked, please email donations@uwt.org before starting your page.

Donations towards any of the projects can only be allocated to it so long as the project is running. Any money donated after it has closed will be allocated to the relevant country and ‘Most Needy’ project.

All UK Gift Aid for any donation through these platforms will also go towards the intended project.

Ummah Welfare Trust aims to spend every donation within 12 months. If you’re fundraising for a specific construction project, such as a masjid or water well, and intend to sponsor an entire unit, please be aware that there is a 12-month fundraising window. After this time, your funds will be directed towards your chosen project. 

If you meet the unit cost within the 12 month window, the project will be added to the construction queue and completed within its specified timeframe, inshaAllah. However, once the window has closed, if the total amount raised has not met the cost for a complete unit, the funds will be contributed to the project’s general pool.