# Charity Bank launches campaign to encourage using ethical providers - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/09/17/charity-bank-launches-campaign-encourage-using-ethical-providers/ - Published: 2018-09-17T09:47:57+01:00 - Author: Melanie May **Charity Bank has launched its annual campaign to encourage charities, businesses and individuals to move some of their savings or reserves to an ethical provider.**   The [Follow the Money](http://www.charitybank.org/followthemoney) campaign will see 38 of the charities and social enterprises supported by [Charity Bank](https://www.charitybank.org/) loans open their doors to showcase how money saved with an ethical provider can have a positive impact on society. ## 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/)   Follow the Money is now in its 10^(th) year, and takes Charity Bank savers to see for themselves how their money is being used to support charities and social enterprises. This year’s 38-stop tour, which corresponds with Good Money Week (29 September – 5 October), started at the beginning of September and will run until October 5. It can also be [followed online](https://charitybank.org/follow-the-money).   > It’s time we all started to Follow the Money! We've launched the Follow the Money > campaign to encourage charities, businesses and individuals to move their savings > to an ethical home. > Read more: [https://t.co/rB5eyBoPLq](https://t.co/rB5eyBoPLq) > [#FollowTheMoney](https://twitter.com/hashtag/FollowTheMoney?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [pic.twitter.com/ZJWlQ64l6O](https://t.co/ZJWlQ64l6O) > — Charity Bank (@CharityBank) [September 17, 2018](https://twitter.com/CharityBank/status/1041552366753988608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)       It is supported by a number of social sector organisations including [NCVO](https://www.ncvo.org.uk/), NAVCA, Social Enterprise UK, Social Enterprise Mark CIC, Locality, Responsible Finance, [Big Society Capital](https://www.bigsocietycapital.com/), Barrow Cadbury Trust, ShareAction, CAN, Clinks, the Finance Innovation Lab, Good With Money, The Ethical Company Organisation and Ethical Consumer.   Edward Siegel, Charity Bank’s Chief Executive, said:   > “It’s easy to dismiss the possibility of achieving a social return as well as > a financial return on your investments but saving ethically offers the chance > to do both. > “By channelling money into charities, social enterprises and social businesses, > your money is used as a force for good. It empowers these organisations to grow, > innovate and build upon the services and support they provide to their beneficiaries.”   Karl Wilding, Director of Public Policy and Volunteering at NCVO, said:   > “It’s fantastic to see charitable organisations opening their doors to show the > real-life impact that loans from ethical financial providers have on our communities. > It’s thanks to the businesses, charities and individuals that choose to save their > money with ethical banks, such as Charity Bank, that support can be provided to > organisations that need it.” * **[Charity Bank issues 1000th loan](https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/11/12/charity-bank-issues-1000th-loan/)**( 12 November 2019) * **[Charity Bank raises nearly £5 million in subordinated debt](https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/11/28/charity-bank-raises-nearly-5-million-in-subordinated-debt/)**( 28 November 2019) * **[Charity Bank secures £500k new investment as it seeks to double lending](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/01/14/charity-bank-secures-500k-new-investment-as-it-seeks-to-double-lending/)**( 14 January 2020) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)