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About the role

Umbali is a platform that turns fitness activity into fundraising for causes. Every kilometer logged by participants triggers real donations from sponsors. We help charities and companies replace in-person fundraisers with scalable, digital challenges that require no event logistics or venue costs.

How it works

• Create: Set a goal, pick a charity, and invite your team. Takes 5 minutes.
• Move: Run, cycle, swim, or hike. Auto-sync with Strava or log manually.
• Fundraise: Every kilometer triggers donations. Watch the total climb in real time.

Impact

• Hospitality Action moved their entire fundraising program online with Umbali, growing from 1,629 participants in 2020 to 2,301 in 2022 and raising £410,000 (£469,000 with Gift Aid) for hospitality workers in crisis.
• Example: A team of 10 logging 100 km each at £1.50 per km raises £1,500, equivalent to 30 meals for a chosen charity.

Features for Charities

• Turn supporters into a scalable digital fundraising army.
• Unlimited participants with built-in donation flows.
• Strava & Garmin sync for seamless activity tracking.
• Real-time impact dashboard to monitor progress.

Features for Companies

• Team-building program combining wellbeing, ESG impact, and team energy.
• Match employee kilometers with corporate donations.
• Matched giving toolkit and team leaderboards.
• ESG reporting-ready and white-label branding options.

Testimonials

"This fundraiser captured the imaginations of our supporters and helped us raise over £75,000. Participants loved seeing how far we'd collectively travelled — the tech was a brilliant motivator."

Giuliana Vittiglio, Fundraising & Marketing Manager, Hospitality Action

"The best virtual event I've ever seen!"

Mark Lewis, Chief Executive, Hospitality Action