The Ark Cancer Centre charity is a step closer to its £5 million goal towards a new cancer treatment centre through Greenham Trust, who pledged to double the contributions from supporters of the Ark charity via The Good Exchange’s not-for-profit cloud platform.
A furniture re-use organisation that recycles furniture and trains and provides employment for people with learning disabilities.
“The Good Exchange has brought a range of benefits to our charity above and beyond the securing of funding for the various projects we deliver in the local community.
The platform not only enables us to access a range of donors with one simple online application, but the process of completing the form also assists with project design and management. Whilst the reporting system allows us to feedback to the various donors through one user friendly format and in addition the website provides us with the opportunity to update donors throughout the fundraising and implementation phase.
When all these positives are coupled with match-funding from Greenham Trust for many of the donations received through the platform, The Good Exchange is undoubtedly the most cost effective and successful route by which our charity now secures funding for our work.”
Kelvin Hughes, Chief Executive, Community Furniture Project, Newbury
David Prever of BBC Radio Oxford interviews Ed Gairdner, COO, The Good Exchange and Mandy Johnson of The Small Charities Coalition about the fundraising challenges facing small charities today.
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Oxford City Council is set to pilot an innovative new online grant-giving platform that will make it easier for charities and community groups to apply – and mean they can easily access new grants with just one application.
The City Council will offer local charities and communities groups grants of up to £1,000 through The Good Exchange.
Grants will be available to organisations based in Oxford that promote equality, community cohesion, health living, or tackle poverty and deprivation.
A shocking statistic about the charitable industry is that only 40 charities (0.02 per cent) represent 18.4 per cent of total sector income, while 96 per cent (approximately 160,000) have incomes of less than £500,000 a year.
Technology platforms that automatically match local and national projects to grant-makers’ specific funding criteria can be used to facilitate strategic thinking, drive collaboration and eliminate a huge amount of administrative overhead for charities, while enabling funders to align grant management with operational goals and overall charitable purposes.
Oxford City Council is piloting The Good Exchange’s online grant-giving platform to make it easier for charities and community groups to apply for grants of up to £1,000. All applications for the City Council’s Small Grants Scheme, which is now open, should be made through The Good Exchange.
Race entries for the 2018 Roc Newbury 10k supported by The Good Exchange are now open. All proceeds from the race will be distributed between the nominated charity, PALS West Berkshire and Newbury Athletic Club (the race organisers).
Speaking at NACVA’s annual conference in London this week, Mandy Johnson, chief of the Small Charities Coalition criticised certain recommendations from the House of Lords Select Committee regarding the use of digital technology by charities.
Simply encouraging charities to set up websites and social media profiles is outdated and fails to help them to become truly digital organisations, according to Ms Johnson.
The Good Exchange is a not-for-profit, on-line matching platform that has been designed to address one of today’s biggest charitable fundraising challenges – how to best match those organisations and individuals who have money to give to good causes to those who need it most.