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Olio is a mobile app for sharing by giving away, getting, borrowing or lending things in your community for free, aiming to reduce household [1] [2] and food waste. It does this by connecting neighbours with spare food or household items to others nearby who wish to pick up those items. The food must be edible; it can be raw or cooked, sealed ...
Home-Start was initiated in Leicester, UK during 1973 by Margaret Harrison, [1] [2] before becoming a national organisation in the UK in 1981 with nine branches. [3] In the 1980's it became Britain’s fastest growing social franchise, [1] continuing to grow under the Sure Start scheme of the Blair Government, [2] [4] [5] and, as of 2021, reports that 27,000 families are supported yearly.
The National Funding Scheme (NFS [1]) is a charitable organisation (charity number 1149800) in the United Kingdom providing fundraising advice, support and services to UK charities. The charity uses the DONATE brand name to deliver an integrated giving platform across text, online and contactless donation products.
Pennies’ partner retailers nominate the charity or charities to benefit from donations. [4] In January 2013, just over two years after launch, people had donated 4 million times through Pennies, raising £1,000,000 for charity. [5] As of September 2015, over 20 million consumer donations had been made through the digital charity box. [6]
In February 2017, JustGiving was reported to be taking more than £20 million from fundraisers while paying staff up to £200,000. It takes a cut from most donations and while some of the money is used for maintenance, product development and charity training, accounts show that more than £10 million was spent on staff costs in 2016.
Charity Navigator is a charity assessment organization that evaluates more than 230,000 charitable organizations based in the United States, operating as a 501(c)(3) organization. [4] It provides insights into a nonprofit's financial stability, adherence to best practices for both accountability and transparency, and results reporting. [ 4 ]
Burner is a mobile application for iOS and Android made by Ad Hoc Labs, Inc. that allows users to create temporary disposable phone numbers in the U.S. and Canada. [1] The app allows smartphone users to have a phone number that is anonymous and can be thrown away, for purposes such as online ads, while traveling, for business projects, or for dating profiles. [2]
Chance UK is a registered UK charity (charity no. 1046947), therefore the funding comes from a variety of sources, including direct from Councils and Boroughs, fund raising, BBC Children in Need, partner charities [4] and philanthropic donations.