An online crowdfunding campaign for Aish UK has raised more than £1 million in 24 hours.
The Orthodox outreach organisation launched its campaign earlier this week with the help of fundraising website Charidy, which drummed up support from 1,511 donors. This involved employing volunteers from across the UK – young professionals, shul-goers and secondary schoolchildren – to make calls and send emails on behalf of Aish UK.
Every £1 donation was matched by three individual donors; the Yad Mordechai Trust, as well as two anonymous backers. This meant that a final sum of more than £250,000 was quadrupled. On Wednesday, the total amount raised was £1,115,450.
The charity said it would use the money to meet demand from young Jews for more educational events; previously, “plans had to be shelved” due to lack of funding.
