# Nisa raises record amount for charity

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/04/21/nisa-raises-record-amount-charity/
- Published: 2016-04-21T11:40:20+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Nisa’s [Making a Difference Locally](http://www.makingadifferencelocally.com) 
charity donated its biggest ever amount to charity last quarter.**

Between January and April there were a total of 363 donations made through the charity
to 298 causes, totalling just under £300,000.

The charity raises funds in Nisa member stores through the sale of items from Nisa’s
own-label Heritage range and a selection of branded products, which carry charitable
donations from the suppliers. Money raised goes into a virtual fund for the store
to donate to a local charity or good cause within a 10-mile radius. There are currently
more than 2,300 retailers participating in the scheme.

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(L-R): Kate Carroll, MADL charity manager and Kirsty Walker, MADL donations assistant.

Since May 2008, it has donated over £5 million in total. Last year saw it donate
just under £1 million, and make its largest single donation to date: £100,000 to
[When You Wish Upon a Star](http://www.whenyouwishuponastar.org.uk/), which grants
the wishes of children with life-limiting or terminal illnesses.

Kate Carroll, charity manager for Making a Difference Locally said:

> “MADL offers a real opportunity for our members to build strong, positive relationships
> with their local communities and it is encouraging to see that so many of our 
> retailers are utilising the charity to truly make a difference to these communities.”

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