Give It launches London Wedding List to benefit London charities
Howard Lake | 14 April 2007 | News
On-line gift list service Give It has launched a London version of its Wedding List service to benefit charities that work in London.
The London Wedding List has been launched to cater for the forthcoming wedding season and aims to provide a practical alternative for the many London couples who already have all they need in their home.
Couples can sign up to one of a number of ready-made gift lists that contain donations to a variety of charities, including charities such as St Mungo’s, Shooting Star Children’s Hospice and the London Wildlife Trust. Couples select a group of charities and their family and friends then select a gift to the charity of their choice.
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The new service is operated by Give It, the not-for-profit organisation behind a number of charitable initiatives. Andy Hickey, who heads the operation, said: “we’ve been able to bring together a variety of London-based charities to provide a great option for London couples to have a charitable wedding list in 2007, either using one of our charity gift lists on its’ own or alongside a traditional gift list.”
The London service was launched folllowing the success of The Scottish Wedding List, launched at the beginning fo 2007.
All the gift list services operated by Give It offer a selection of charities rather than expecting couples to pick one. Andy adds “we continue to get feedback from marrying couples, most of whom don’t have a favourite charity, that they really like the ability to select a group of charities, knowing that they’re giving their guests some choice in where their money goes. As well as the potential efficiencies in marketing a service generating funds for lots of charities, the services mirror traditional gift lists in providing choices for couples and guests alike”.
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.