Take part in ActionFunder’s Community Referral Programme! This referral programme is an opportunity for your or your organisation to earn money by referring businesses you work with to ActionFunder. We believe that by working together we can increase the quantity and speed of funding going to the grassroots.
How referrals work:
- You refer businesses or funders that you work with to ActionFunder,
- ActionFunder onboards the business on ActionFunder.
- You get £200 for each successful referral!
Here’s why your involvement matters:
- Earn rewards for each successful referral,
- Enhance your relationships with your funders by offering them a valuable solution to save time and money on grant funding,
- Increase funding opportunities for yourself and all non-profits on ActionFunder
The more we all chip in, the bigger the pot grows for everyone.
Let’s team up and make funding work better for all of us. Ready to get started?
Who should you refer to ActionFunder?
- Businesses that you work with that run community funds or that run funds through their foundation
- Businesses that you work with who you think might be interested in running community funds.
- Trusts and foundations you work with, with an interest to better their processes.
Feel free to check in with us at with any questions on what businesses you should refer.
What do you get in return?
In return for each successful referral you get:
- £200 when your referral launches their first fund on ActionFunder. That’s to you or the non-profit of your choice.
- Access to more businesses on the platform: the more businesses use ActionFunder, the more funding and connections you can get.
What do businesses get from using ActionFunder?
ActionFunder saves time and money to businesses running community funds. We allow businesses to:
- Find charitable partners aligned with strategic priorities and hyper-local needs
- Fund ready-to-launch projects securely, and use stakeholder engagement tools
- Follow their impact with shareable updates and real-time impact reporting
What counts as a successful referral?
A successful referral is when the business you referred to us launches a fund on ActionFunder.
How does the scheme work?
- Identify what businesses you can introduce to ActionFunder, based on your relationship and the nature of their work.
- Tell those identified businesses about ActionFunder by using our suggested email copy and attach the ‘ActionFunder intro to businesses’ document. Feel free to add any benefits for non-profits too!
- If your contact wants to find out more, introduce them to us by emailing your contact and .
We will take care of everything from here! As well as keeping you updated on the progress of your referral and whether or not it turns into a successful referral.
How do you track and attribute referrals made to ActionFunder by non-profits?
We keep track internally of the referrals made to ActionFunder by non-profits to attribute the referral to the right person.
What support is available?
To make this process as quick and easy for you as possible, we have prepared:
- Our company introduction to send to businesses
- A template email that lists the benefits for businesses and non-profits to use ActionFunder.
You can contact at any stage of the process for support. We can organise an introductory call if needed.
How do we get paid the referral fee if a referral is successful?
We will gather your bank details and transfer the referral fee by bank transfer.
