Run a raffle for another organisation

Want to run a one-off raffle to raise money for a charity — but the charity isn't on RaffleLink? You can, as long as they authorise it. You set the raffle up, RaffleLink emails the organisation a Letter of Authority to sign, and once they do, you're cleared to go live.

You might think of this as running a raffle on behalf of a charity, a third-party fundraiser, or getting a charity to authorise your raffle — it's all this flow.

This is different from being an affiliate: an affiliate runs raffles for an organisation that's already on RaffleLink and has invited them in. This path is for a one-off raffle benefiting an organisation that may not be on RaffleLink at all.

Start the request

When you don't have your own organisation set up, you'll see the option Run a raffle on behalf of an organisation — "Not registering your own organisation? You can run a one-off raffle to benefit a charity on their behalf instead." Already have an organisation of your own? You can also start this from the organisation switcher at the top of the dashboard — choose Fundraise for an organisation.

What your contact will be asked to do

It's worth knowing what your contact receives, so you can give them a heads-up. The email link opens a short wizard — no login needed — where they:

1. Certify they're authorised to represent the organisation.
2. Confirm the organisation's details (and fix anything you got slightly wrong).
3. Add the bank account the proceeds will be paid into — "Raffle proceeds are paid into this account after the raffle ends."
4. Sign the Letter of Authority electronically (typed or drawn). They can preview the document before finishing.

That's it — the authority covers one raffle, run by you, with all proceeds going to the organisation. (They can also opt to create an account and claim the organisation while they're there — see Claim your organisation page.)

Where the proceeds go

By default, everything you raise is paid straight to the organisation's own account — that's the norm, and the simplest.

Sometimes, though, the money needs to come to you first — say you're running a fundraising tracker (like a GoFundMe) alongside it, or you need to buy and hand over the prize yourself. In that case you can propose being paid into your own account and passing it on. When you ask to fundraise, you'll see "Where should raffle proceeds be paid?" with two choices:

• [the organisation]'s own account (the default), or
• My own account — I'll pass the funds on.

If you choose your own account, you enter your bank details and tick an acknowledgement — "I understand raffle proceeds will be paid to my personal account, and I am responsible for distributing the funds… to the benefiting organisation." The organisation sees it clearly marked as a personal account and has to consent when they approve you; it's recorded on the Letter of Authority and disclosed on the tax invoice, so it's all above board. (More on personal-account payouts in Special payout situations.)

Going live once they've signed

Until they authorise, your Activate button stays disabled, and you'll see a banner: "Organisation pending authorisation — [organisation] must authorise your raffle before it can go live. We've emailed them a request; you can keep editing in the meantime." If they're taking a while, there's a Resend email button.

Once they sign, that flips to a green "[organisation] has authorised your raffle — you can activate it now" — and you're free to activate as normal.