"We have been completely overwhelmed by the support given to the appeal, from businesses both big and small. It has been incredible to see the UK business community coming together for the people of Ukraine."
Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC)
14 million people have fled their homes to escape conflict
Your business can help support charities, who are working on the ground in and around Ukraine by fundraising through your sales today. Donations could help charities to provide life-saving care and emergency shelter to children, women, and families affected by the conflict
Please make sure your business has a Commercial Participation Agreement set up with the charity,
which is legally required for sales fundraising.
It takes a few minutes to create your agreement via our donations form and then you'll be ready to legally start your sales fundraising.
Your support is urgently needed. Please find a charity below and start fundraising.
How your business can help
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Support a charity
Click on a charity your business would like to support through your product or service sales from the list below.
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Create your agreement
Set up your legal agreement with the charity (required when you raise funds through your sales) via the donations form.
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Start fundraising
Sell your products and services and raise funds and awareness with your customers and communities about the Ukraine crisis.
Fundraise for charities supporting Ukraine
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British Red Cross
Part of a global network of volunteers, donations to British Red Cross will help the Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs. Providing food, first aid, medicines and shelter.
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UK for UNHCR
The UN Refugee Agency have stepped up their operations and capacity in Ukraine and neighbouring countries, and remain firmly committed to support all affected populations
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Unicef UK
Unicef UK is working to support families affected in Ukraine. The money raised will help them to provide families with access to clean water and nutritious food and to ensure child health and protection services are sustained.
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Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC)
The DEC and their local partners are in Ukraine and in neighbouring countries providing food, water, shelter and medical assistance.
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Hope and Aid Direct
A UK-based humanitarian aid charity with volunteers spread throughout the UK. 100% volunteer-led, the charity obtains the aid that is needed and drives it directly to those that need it most in a convoy of aid trucks.
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SOS Children's Villages
They are currently running an urgent appeal to provide relocation support and shelter for Ukrainian children, families and their staff.
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Children on the Edge
Children on the Edge have facilities near the Ukrainian border in Chișinău, Moldova and in Siret, Romania; providing a safe place to stay, hot water, food and facilities for families to wash and dry clothes.
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ShelterBox
ShelterBox is responding to the crisis in Ukraine and sending a team to eastern Europe. The charity has been carefully assessing what aid is needed and provides things like family-sized tents, shelter kits, and solar lights.
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Goods For Good (Global)
Goods for Good, together with their Dutch charity partners, have set up a humanitarian aid hub on the Polish border of Ukraine and have trucks ready to go filled with relief aid provided by British industry and community donations for Ukrainian refugees.
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Oxfam GB
Oxfam GB is responding to the emergency by helping to provide essential items like food, water, warm clothing and hygiene equipment.
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Plan International UK
Plan International UK are there to support children and their families by meeting their immediate survival needs, providing essentials including water, food, shelter and healthcare and creating safe spaces for children to recover.
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World Vision UK
World Vision UK are responding to the urgent needs of children and families. Your donation could help to provide children and families searching for a safe haven with hygiene kits, protection and psychosocial support - including child friendly spaces.
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Christian Aid
Christian Aid will be working with partner organisations in the ACT Alliance (a global faith-based coalition), to offer assistance to Ukraine refugees fleeing deadly violence. Together with their ACT partners they have distributed 28 tonnes of food supplies and other lifesaving essentials to people on the Ukrainian borders.
Fundraising ideas
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Hold a 'flash fundraising' sale e.g 25% of every sale will be donated to a charity helping people from Ukraine.
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Donate a % of your fees if you offer a service, donate a percentage of your monthly fees to a charity.
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Raise money through a gift voucher, launch a special fundraising gift voucher and donate a percentage of sales to a charity helping Ukraine.
Photo credit: DEC - Michael Kappeler/dpa