type limited company industry social enterprise founded 2014 founder hugo catchpole and hamish stone headquarters ipswich united kingdom area served united kingdom website istreet.org.uk istreet giving is an online shopping platform set up to help uk charities raise additional funds through online shopping . 1 the firm s headquarters are located in ipswich suffolk . contents 1 history 2 how it works 3 accolades 4 comparable organisations utilising technology in aid of fundraising 5 references 6 external links history edit in 2014 hugo catchpole and hamish stone founded istreet an online platform which helps shoppers to help a good cause with online shopping . 2 the social enterprise allows users to donate to charities and good causes alike registered with the site by their day to day online shopping . how it works edit it is free for uk charities and good causes to register themselves on istreet in doing so a profile is automatically created this profile connects the charity with over 1200 retailers . charities can then share their istreet page with their supporters allowing them to raise donations whilst online shopping . users raise a small donation on every shop this is normally a percentage of the total spend at no extra cost providing an alternative mode of fundraising . 2 accolades edit in 2014 istreet was recognised in the charity times annual awards in their fundraising technology category finishing runner up . 3 the prestigious charity times awards are said to be a pre eminent celebration of best practise in the uk charity and not for profit sector recognising outstanding achievement and operational excellence . 4 the big give christmas challenge scooped the award for their ongoing success . 5 comparable organisations utilising technology in aid of fundraising edit justgiving virgin money giving the big give bmycharity localgiving.com references edit long gina . five minutes with founder hugo catchpole founder of istreet.org.uk . suffolk magazine . retrieved 8 april 2015 . a b rebecca appleton . shop raise donate as new social shopping platform istreet launches . dakota digital . retrieved 8 april 2015 . charity times awards 2014 shortlist . charity times . retrieved 8 april 2015 . vincent david . ipswich london digital business making great progress . ipswich star . retrieved 8 april 2015 . ritchie matt . 2014 charity times awards winners announced . charity times . retrieved 9 april 2015 . external links edit official website age uk suffolk the future project retired greyhound trust woodbridge tide mill retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title istreet giving & oldid 732146613 categories fundraising websitescompanies established in 2014companies based in suffolkcharity fundraisers2014 establishments in the united kingdom navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 29 july 2016 at 23 25 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view