Livestreaming for Charity: How to Fundraise Live with GiveWheel

Discover how to fundraise live with GiveWheel through engaging livestream events. Boost donations and connect with supporters in real time for greater impact.

Livestreaming for Charity: How to Fundraise Live with GiveWheel

Livestreaming has become one of the most popular and effective ways to raise money for charity. Whether you're a gamer, content creator, educator or event host, a livestream allows your audience to support causes in real-time — building momentum and community with every donation.

Why Livestream for Charity?

Livestream fundraising is highly engaging, personal and interactive. Whether you’re running a charity gaming marathon, hosting a creative session, or doing a fitness challenge live, it’s a dynamic way to raise awareness and funds.

It allows you to:

  • Raise money as you stream, with live donation updates
  • Build a stronger connection with your audience
  • Encourage more donations through interaction, milestones and incentives

Use the GiveWheel Widget for Livestream Donations

GiveWheel offers a customisable donation widget that’s perfect for livestream fundraising. You can display live totals, progress bars and donor messages directly on your stream overlay. It’s easy to integrate with tools like OBS.

No technical setup required - just copy the widget URL from your fundraising page and paste it in as a browser source.

Features include:

  • Real-time updates for donation totals and recent donors
  • Customisable look and feel
  • Compatible with Twitch, YouTube Live, Facebook Live and more

Fundraise for One or More Charities

With GiveWheel, you can support multiple charities from a single fundraising page. Choose one or more UK charities and set a custom split - or let your audience choose with DonorLed, our flexible giving option.

  • Over 23,000 UK-registered charities supported
  • No platform fees
  • Gift Aid enabled

Tips for a Successful Charity Livestream

  • Set a clear fundraising goal and share your page early
  • Plan engaging content to keep viewers involved
  • Add milestones, incentives or giveaways to boost donations
  • Use the GiveWheel widget to show progress and thank donors live
  • Tag and credit the charities you're supporting to maximise reach

Start Your Charity Livestream with GiveWheel

Whether it’s for a one-off livestream, a longer challenge, or a team campaign, GiveWheel makes it easy to get started. You’ll get a personalised fundraising page, real-time widget, and flexible options to give your audience more control.

Create your livestream fundraiser →

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