# cBidStore to donate 15% of all sales to charities

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2007/06/05/cbidstore-donate-15-all-sales-charities/
- Published: 2007-06-05T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

cBidStores.co.uk is a new online store that donates 15% of all sales generated by
partner charitable organisations through their customised entrance page. Any charity
or not-for-profit community organisation can sign up with cBidStores, including 
registered charities, Parent Teacher Associations, churches, sports clubs, youth
groups, playgroups, village halls or any other form of community organisation.
There
is no sign-up fee or other on-going charges for organisations to participate. For
sales generated by each charity cBidStores will donate 15% including VAT but excluding
any delivery costs.

Partner organisations will of course need to promote the opportunity to members 
and supporters, although cBidStores will shortly be offering free publicity tools
including downloadable posters. Organisations will have password access to sales
and income data to keep track of progress. Payments will be made quarterly.

The team behind cBidStores have both voluntary and commercial sector experience.
Dixon Milburn and Zoe Thompson have provided project development, business planning
and funding strategy consultancy to small and medium-sized charities. Ian Fletcher
and Mark Preston’s backgrounds include senior management roles with major retailers
such as Grattan, Next, GUS, Argos Retail Group and Ideal World TV.

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Although partner organisations won’t be able to choose which products are stocked
in their store, cBid says that it is “committed to ethical trading”, adding that
it “will not, for example, be displaying any products of a sexual nature, fur products
or any products of dubious origin”.

Initially the cBidStore will be stocked with goods for retail that are sourced through
wholesale suppliers, but there are plans to enable the placement and sale of donated
goods.

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