# Online firm raises nearly €250,000 for charity

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2012/03/05/online-firm-raises-nearly-e250000-for-charity/
- Published: 2012-03-05T08:22:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Classified ads site Donedeal has donated €246,780 to Irish charities in the past
two years the company has announced.**

[Donedeal](http://www.donedeal.co.uk) is an online sales site for second hand goods
and it launched its bi-monthly charity drive in 2010. Every month a charity is chosen
by a different member of staff and for the duration of that month 30 cent per ad(
10 percent of the cost of placing an ad with Donedeal) goes directly to the designated
charity.

Last month the designated charity was Ard Aoibhinn which provides day services for
people with intellectual disabilities.

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Donedeal is run by husband and wife team Geraldine and Fred Karlsson from Wexford.
Fred Karlsson told the Sunday Business Post that CSR was not just a corporate statement
but something that is exciting and visionary.

“We know we are not going to save the world with this but I think it is a really
nice idea as all the staff get involved and the money really does make a difference,”
Mr Karlsson said.

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