100% Eco-Friendly, Non-Gambling, Digital Fundraising
All three Purepages digital fundraising systems are, uniquely, the world’s only 100% eco-friendly, non-gambling, virtual balloon races. Each platform shares functionality and all use the same proprietary mathematical and physics racing algorithms developed by the company. All races use real weather data and last for seven days to allow for variable conditions.
The seven major benefits of all systems include:-
- Great, game-like fun, decorating and balloon alterations
- Follow your balloon on real interactive mapping , 24/7
- Significant fundraising platforms for all organisations and charities
- Officially not gambling, a game of skill.
- Free by default GDPR compliant e-database provided
- Organisation outreach to new, previously unknown supporters
- Easy to implement CSR / ESG project for corporates
Ecoracing.co
This system is a fully 100% risk-free option with a fixed price of balloons currently set at £3. It’s totally free to setup, no prizes to find, and runs 9 times a year on fixed dates such as Halloween, Christmas and Easter. Exciting launch sites are chosen worldwide, for example, Everest base camp or Manaus in the Amazon jungle. All launch sites have the potential to be teaching aids to junior school children.
The company’s operating costs are 24.8% so you will receive around 73% of all balloon revenues allowing for small credit card costs. Balloon racer numbers are published on your cause dashboard, so you can be secure in knowing exactly how much money you have raised.
No statements are issued, and the nett amount is transferred automatically though the BACS banking payment platform 7 working days after the race finishes. This period is a mandatory banking regulation to allow for charity fraud checks and credit card chargebacks. If you have not already supplied your cause bank details during the set-up process, the cause organiser will be emailed.
Balloonracing.net
Purepages latest development is an inexpensive, fully bespoke race system where you get to choose any global launch point, any time of year, and any balloon price. You provide your own prizes. Setup fees are 25GBP + VAT for UK races. Non UK races are all VAT / Sales tax free, for example
US$35 €30 AUS$55 CAN$50 NOR KR350
The system has a common homepage design with the opportunity to add details and photographs.
Each organisation / charity sets up (onboards) its own STRIPE account ( Stripe is a World Tier One payment provider) so that balloon revenues come direct to you. As above, the company’s operating costs are 24.8% so you will receive around 73% of all balloon revenues allowing for small credit card costs. Balloon racer numbers are published on your cause dashboard, so you can be secure in knowing exactly how much money you have raised..
Rentaballoonrace.com
Purepages flagship system is designed for corporate CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) and ESG (Environment Social Governance) projects and fundraising by the larger national charities and organisations.
It’s truly fully bespoke and has variable setup costs which determine the level of commission paid to Purepages. The client’s race website can have unlimited web pages for sponsors and brand advertisers plus choice of any global launch location and price charged for the virtual balloons.
Each organisation / charity has its own Stripe Connect account ( Stripe is a World Tier One payment provider) so that balloon revenues come direct to you minus our commission of either 10 or 20% depending on the setup fee paid.
Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, for example ran 550,000 balloons bringing in CAN$6m. Another good example is below https://rabr.co/msi
Rentaballoonrace Package Revenues Explained
Package A
Designed for the smaller corporate or charity
Set-up fee is just GBP695+VAT
or overseas currency equivalent, for example US$900 / Euro800 / AUS$1300 / CAN$1350 / NOR KR9500
20% commission is paid on the total value of balloon sales.
Bank charges incurred from Internet sales are deducted from the final revenue total.
Package B
This package is designed for larger charities and corporates
Set-up contribution fee of GBP1695+VAT
or overseas currency equivalent, for example USD2150 / EUR1900 / AUSD3100
10% commission is paid on the total value of balloon sales.
Bank charges incurred from Internet sales are deducted from the final revenue total.
No statements are issued, and the nett amount is transferred automatically though the BACS banking payment platform 7 working days after the race finishes. This period is a mandatory banking regulation to allow for charity fraud checks and credit card chargebacks. If you have not already supplied your cause bank details during the set-up process, the cause organiser will be emailed. Sales of 5 balloons or less will be credited to the next participated race.
Recent quotes and references
MS Ireland
Received 20.06.2020
Sally from MS Ireland was effusive in her praise when she commented, “From my first phone call with Mike Phillips at Eco Racing, I knew we were in good hands. He explained how everything worked and it really is a very simple, user-friendly process.
The team couldn't have been more helpful, especially when it came to the many changes I made along the way. We didn't have a long lead-in time and the team really made me feel like they were prioritising MS Ireland in helping us get over the line. The same sentiments were echoed about Mike and the team by several UK charities that I contacted in the research phase of this campaign.
The response we had to our fundraiser was phenomenal – grossing almost 50,000Euros. We knew we had to do something a little different, and virtual balloon racing ticked so many boxes - it's inclusive, eco-friendly, educational and fun. I would whole heartedly recommend Mike and the gang at Eco Racing.”
Roundabout Charity
Received 04.05.2020
“The balloon race was Roundabout’s first virtual event. With many fundraising events being cancelled due to COVID-19, it was a great way for us to run an interactive activity which proved really popular, even in these difficult times. Our supporters enjoyed purchasing balloons for friends/family in lieu of Easter Eggs this year, meaning they could all take part in the activity together and track their balloons! Ecoracing’s virtual event helped us to generate much needed funding to help us support homeless young people in South Yorkshire.”
St John's Hospice
Received 12.05.2020
“COVID-19 will long be remembered for the way it quickly dismantled our way of life and our way of working. In the case of St John’s, we saw our fundraising plans swept away almost overnight, leaving a terrible gap in our funding for 2020 and resulting in furlough and furrowed brows. Virtual fundraising became our new best friend as we looked for inspiring and fun ways to interact with our community. We had worked with eco-racing before and it was now time to re-engage and explore the option of a virtual balloon race. It was straight forward and easy to use, no need to worry about sourcing prizes or long planning meetings. We signed in chose our race and then went about promoting it to all our supporters. The event appealed to all age groups and we saw high levels of engagement when the race started with supporters exploring virtually how far their balloon had travelled. We raised just under £5000 in the Easter Race and can't wait to start promoting the Coronation Race to our supporters.”
Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice
Received 05.05.2020
“We have had a great experience working with Eco Racing and taking part in their Easter Virtual Balloon Race. We signed up just 4 days before the event began, not knowing how many balloons we could sell in such a short space of time but were really pleased to sell over 2,000 balloons. This event really captured our supporter’s imaginations and social media was invaluable in spreading the message. The virtual balloon race was a great way for us to offer a safe, fun and interactive event experience with our supporters during a difficult time and we were really pleased to raise over £5,500 for Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice Care at no cost to us. It was the perfect, no risk, high return virtual event we were looking for!”
St John’s Hospice
Received 28.04.2020
"My 11year old daughter is most impressed. We had a lot of fun tracking our balloons.”