# New South Yorkshire charities' consortium to promote local payroll giving

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2004/03/12/new-south-yorkshire-charities039-consortium-promote-local-payroll-giving/
- Published: 2004-03-12T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**The Diocese of Sheffield has launched Charities Together – a consortium of four
South Yorkshire charitable organisations that is encouraging local businesses to
support them by setting up payroll giving schemes that will enable their employees
to make tax-effective charitable donations.**

Charities Together is one of six start-up charity consortia to which The Giving 
Campaign is awarding a grant of £2,000, to help smaller charities work together 
to tap into payroll giving income via their local employers.

Karen Hubbard, Fundraising Manager for the Diocese of Sheffield, said:

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> “Employers sometimes find that dealing with a large number of charities is time
> consuming and can be confusing. Charities Together represents four charities working
> on projects ranging from neighbourhood regeneration to helping people who are 
> going through divorce and separation. By dealing with Charities Together, employers
> only have to work with one organisation, rather than a representative from each
> charity, yet can still offer choice to their employees.”

[The Giving Campaign](https://fundraising.co.uk/tag/giving-campaign/) is working
to encourage smaller charities to work together, pooling their resources to gain
the support of local businesses. The Campaign has published a free toolkit ‘Opening
Doors for Charities’ with guidelines about setting up a charity consortium and tips
for gaining the support of local businesses.

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