Localgiving offers more training and match funding for North Yorkshire charities
Howard Lake | 24 July 2014 | News
Localgiving.com, the fundraising platform for local charities, is extending its capacity building programme for charities in North Yorkshire.
Following a grant from the Peter Sowerby Foundation, local charities and community groups can, for the next 12 months, receive a first year membership on Localgiving.com at no charge, including one-to-one training and support, and access to £25,000 in match funding opportunities.
The extension follows the success of the first year of the programme in which over 100 charities in North Yorkshire have raised over £90,000. The scheme, which will now run until 30 June 2015, helps local charities get online to raise funds and awareness.
In the past year Localgiving.com has delivered 14 training workshops to 136 charities in every district in North Yorkshire.
Match funding campaign
The last match funding campaign in North Yorkshire ran from 4-31 March. The most successful charities were:
- Whixley & District Community Cricket Club based in York, which raised £11,248 for its work providing opportunities for young people between the ages of 7 – 21 years old to participate in the sport
- £6,971 was raised by Clarence Gardens Association in York, which provides a day service for people with enduring mental health issues and learning disabilities
- £5,593 was raised by The Principle Trust based in Craven, which enables disadvantaged and deprived children the chance to have a holiday by the seaside
- Burniston & Cloughton Bowls Club based in Scarborough raised £5,153, a group which offers a friendly environment for all age groups as well as partially sighted and handicapped players to take part in bowling
- York Tornadoes Basketball Club in York raised £4,710 for its work providing an affordable and safe environment for people of all abilities to play basketball in the local area
Nick Dodd, Localgiving.com North Yorkshire Coordinator, said:
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“The success of Localgiving.com in North Yorkshire really highlights the strength and vibrancy of the communities we have in the region. It shows that lots of people care deeply about their localities and sustaining the charities within them. The further funding from The Peter Sowerby Foundation will enable many more charities to benefit from match funding and online fundraising, ultimately ensuring that their essential work in North Yorkshire continues.”
Have you seen Localgiving.com’s advert on UK Fundraising offering 20% off an annual charity membership – for any charity in the UK?
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.