Case Study: Cancer Research UK raises over £15.5M for Stand Up To Cancer with Acquia's Drupal‑optimised Cloud platform

Acquia Develops Digital Platform for Cancer Research UK and Channel 4’s Stand Up To Cancer Campaign

Cancer Research UK, the UK’s leading cancer charity, partnered with Channel 4 on the Stand Up To Cancer live TV fundraising events and needed a microsite (standuptocancer.org.uk) that could support content sharing and handle a huge spike in traffic during the broadcasts.

Acquia developed and hosted a Drupal-based microsite on its fully managed, Drupal-optimised Acquia Cloud and provided specialist technical support during the live shows, letting the charity focus on audience engagement. The pilot in 2012 raised over £8m and the subsequent campaign achieved £15,585,444.15, validating the open-source Drupal approach and the Acquia partnership.

Cancer Research UK

Andrew Godleman

Online Capability Manager, Cancer Research UK