# Localgiving raises £10 million for over 3,000 charities

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/06/08/localgiving-raises-10-million-for-over-3000-charities/
- Published: 2015-06-08T10:34:02+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Online fundraising platform Localgiving has now raised £10 million for local charities
and community groups in the seven years since it was founded.**

Over 3,000 charities and groups have received over 80,000 donations made from all
regions of the UK.

## #LocalHero campaign

The total income is expected to rise as the site launches its latest campaign. The#
LocalHero campaign, supported by online investment manager firm Nutmeg, runs from
1 to 30 June and is offering £5,000 to be shared at the end of the month by the 
causes that are supported by the top 20 fundraisers.

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The campaign is also supported by film producer and philanthropist Lord David Puttnam.

You can see which fundraisers and causes are currently in the lead on a leaderboard
on the [Localgiving](http://www.localgiving.com) website. The winning cause will
receive £1,000.

Lord David Puttnam, producer of films including “Local Hero”, commented:

> “Across the UK there are literally hundreds and thousands of people who selflessly
> give up time to support their local communities. Without them we would have a 
> massively impoverished country. Localgiving is celebrating the local heroes that
> are responsible for all that extraordinary amount of work. If you think you’ve
> got what it takes to be a local hero and you want to win an additional £1,000 
> for your charity just sign up to Localgiving.com to be in with a chance.”

Localgiving.com Ltd is a social enterprise and a limited company, and operates as
a not-for-profit organisation.

 

![Localgiving £10 million pounds raised infographic](https://www.fundraising.co.
uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/local-giving-ten-million-infographic-800.jpg)

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