More than £958 million has been paid to good causes around the world from the Charities Aid Foundation, as private philanthropists and businesses responded to the Covid-19 pandemic with remarkable generosity. The Trustees’ Report for 2020/21 reveals that donations rose by 43%, or more than £300 million, with the funds entrusted to the Charities Aid Foundation topping £1 billion for the first time. As a result tens of thousands of charities in more than 100 countries have been supported to deliver lasting benefits in communities around the world. Experts in…
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Asda call for ‘vital’ food bank donations ahead of busy summer holiday period
Asda stores across the UK are launching a week-long food drive today to support their local food banks with ‘vital’ donations ahead of the school holidays. Customers will be encouraged to donate in-demand items such as tinned goods and hygiene products to their local foodbank in a trolley at the front of the store. For the first time, Asda is also trialling playing a reminder video on the Scan & Go wall to see if this helps increase the amount of food donated. Every summer, food banks in the Trussell…
Read MoreGoodworld partners with Verrency to increase charitable giving worldwide by enabling consumers to donate while they spend
Social payments charity platform Goodworld and Australian payments innovator Verrency announced a partnership today to bring a charitable component to everyday financial transactions around the globe. The partnership will combine Goodworld’s service with Verrency’s banking payment services to create a new Corporate Social Responsibility offering aimed at major banks. The joint offering will enable bank’s customers to ‘set and forget’ a ’round-up’ of their debit and credit card transactions to the nearest selected amount (i.e., $1, $5 etc) and to donate the ’round-up’ amount directly to their preferred charity. Customers…
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