Just Giving dot com

[El Gordo]

Sorry, missed your more general question. It's not straightforward to accept credit card payments as a private individual. The most common is to set up a PayPal account which will allow money to be transferred, but you still have to register - both recipient and donor. I doubt if there's any way round that.

JustGiving is worth pursuing because they build in the extra tax allowance for charitable donations. So whatever people pay is automatically increased by 28% (I think). It also means you can set up your own page that can describe what you're doing, why you're doing it, and include a photo etc. Makes the request a bit more persuasive.