# Localgiving reaches £15 million for local charities and community groups

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/11/10/localgiving-reaches-15m-local-charities-community-groups/
- Published: 2016-11-10T09:00:57+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**[Localgiving](https://localgiving.org/) has announced that it has now raised over
£15 million for local charities and community groups across the UK since launching
in 2009.**

More than £3 million of this total has come through match funding during campaigns
such as [Grow Your Tenner](https://localgiving.org/what-we-do/campaigns/grow-your-tenner),
[#GiveMe5](https://localgiving.org/what-we-do/campaigns/giveme5/) and Local Hero.

According to Localgiving, since 2009:

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 * Over 5,500 charities and community groups have created a Localgiving page to 
   raise donations

 * More than 148,000 individuals have donated to a local charity or community group
   through the platform

 * More than 3,800 fundraiser pages have been created to raise money for a local
   cause

 * More than 19,000 monthly Direct Debit donations have been set up to provide long-
   term continuous support for local charities.

Marcelle Speller OBE, Localgiving founder, said:

> “We are hugely proud to have reached this important milestone, which shows the
> positive impact our work has had on thousands of local causes and their beneficiaries.
> “I launched Localgiving in 2009 with the vision of strengthening local communities
> across the UK by supporting grassroots groups to become financially independent
> and develop their core fundraising skills. Over the years I have seen first-hand
> both the amazing work that local charities do, as well as the difficulties they
> face in gaining the funds needed.”

Localgiving’s flagship [Grow Your Tenner ](https://localgiving.org/what-we-do/campaigns/grow-your-tenner)
match fund campaign is currently live, with a total match fund this year of £345,000.
There is still time for charities to sign up with just over £150k is still available.
The campaign is due to end next week on 17^(th) November unless the fund runs out
earlier.

 * **[IoF and Localgiving partner to boost fundraising support for local charities](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/12/13/iof-localgiving-boost-fundraising-support-local-charities/)**(
   13 December 2016)
 * **[Localgiving announces 2017 Local Hero campaign & Small Charity Week Match Fund](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/03/22/localgiving-announces-2017-local-hero-campaign-small-charity-week-match-fund/)**(
   22 March 2017)
 * **[Localgiving’s Local Hero campaign raises over £122k for local charities](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/05/09/localgivings-local-hero-campaign-raises-over-122k-for-local-charities/)**(
   9 May 2017)

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