So how does this work exactly?

A PAW™ Party works by exciting your children with the ethical themes that they can choose from and then creating a special Party Page for an upcoming birthday you are going to organise. On this page you can invite guests to donate to the charity your child has chosen to support. Date and location can be displayed, so it also acts as a normal invitation. The page allows you to collect RSVPs and has a running total. All the fiddly bits such as writing out invitations and thank you cards are taken care of – and say goodbye forever to black bin liners full of unwanted presents!

And step by step?

	The HOST's parents: Choose a charitable cause that interests the birthday child from our selection and so create your unique Party Page. Distribute invitations, which you create as a pdf for FREE or PAW™ can professionally print and post them to you for just 50p each ex. P&P.

	The GUEST's parents can: Use a link on the invitation to gain access to the Party Page. Here you can help the host in supporting their chosen cause by donating. You can also RSVP, view the running total and leave a message. You can then print off a FREE themed and personalised birthday card, showing your support for the chosen cause (no more running around buying a present for a child at the last minute!)

	And then PAW™: Within 7 days after the party, the birthday boy or girl receives an optional personalised PAW™ themed certificate saying how much they raised and how much this will help the charity. We collect the donations via our partner the Charities Trust, who then add the gift aid and pass the money within 28 days, to the charity of your choice.

Example £20 donation

Your Donation	£ 20.00
Gift Aid (28%)	+£ 5.60
Donation plus Gift Aid	£ 25.60
PAW Fee (7.5% of donation)	-£ 1.50
Charities Trust Banking Fee (4% of donation + 4% of Gift Aid)	-£ 1.02
Donation to Charity	£ 23.08