The British Tinnitus Association (BTA), the only UK charity solely dedicated to supporting the tinnitus community, will be amongst the first charities in the country to use its own, unique personalised text code, TBTA00, to raise funds using JustTextGiving by Vodafone.

This is a brand new, free service for charities that has no set up or fundraising costs for charities, no network charges for people making donations and every penny donated goes to charity. Gift Aid can also be added to donations.

Supporters of the BTA can make donations by texting TBTA00 and the amount to 70070 to make their donation – for example TBTA00 £10. The text message is free and all of the donation will be passed to the BTA.

David Stockdale, Chief Executive of the British Tinnitus Association said: “This is a fantastic way for us to raise money as it’s so simple, speedy and spontaneous.”