# Nisa charity donated nearly £1 million in 2014

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/01/16/nisa-charity-donated-nearly-1-million-2014/
- Published: 2015-01-16T10:18:50+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Making A Difference Locally charity, run by convenience store networking buying
company Nisa, donated nearly £1 million to 2,000 local and national charities during
2014.

Funds are raised by the independently-owned convenience stores who sell specific
products, with a percentage of the money being donated by the manufacturer to the
charity pot. Each store gets to choose which local charity or good cause receives
a donation. The only limit is that they must be local, within a 10 mile radius.

Making A Difference Locally has been supporting charities for the past six years.
So far it has raised £6.2 million.

## Advertisement

 [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/)

Nisa puts down 2014’s success to a refreshed brand, redeveloped website and the 
appointment of a dedicated charity manager in 2014.

One local charity which received a £1,000 donation from Nisa member Filco Supermarkets
was Cowbridge Community First Responders. Lynne Duance, from the charity, said:

> “This money has enabled us to purchase an automated defibrillator with the aim
> of shortening response times- this will dramatically increase the chance of survival
> if a patient’s heart stops beating.”

Kate Carroll, charity manager, said:

> “The great thing about [Making A Difference Locally](http://www.makingadifferencelocally.com)
> is that donations are spread far and wide throughout the UK, not only reaching
> those small ultra-local charities which rely on public support, but also national
> charities such as Canine Partners and Teenage Cancer Trust”.

To find out if a Nisa partner store will support your charity, Nisa says that “suggestions
are always welcome”. Their advice is: “Please speak to your local Nisa retailer 
and express your ideas – they will consider any suggestions that fit with our donation
criteria”.