# Business community BBX UK launches Sparetember to benefit charities

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/06/21/business-community-bbx-uk-launches-sparetember-to-benefit-charities/
- Published: 2019-06-21T09:00:27+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Business community tool BBX UK is running an initiative to generate funds for 
charities through its network this September.**

[Sparetember](https://bbxuk.com/bbx-angels/) will be a month-long campaign where
businesses can donate goods and services through the platform to benefit charities.

Businesses on the BBX platform trade with one another using BBX Pounds to order 
supplies or services for their business. Throughout Sparetember, businesses on BBX
are invited to donate their spare capacity to help charities across the UK. This
could be anything from unsold hotel rooms and magazine advertising space to unsold
hours for a bookkeeper. When a company donates spare capacity, the stock will be
sold within the BBX network with the funds generated from the sale donated to charities.

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Charities will be allocated a BBX Account Manager who will work closely with them
and help them to source goods and services they require through the network, such
as marketing support, infrastructure for events, accounting and finance support,
to spend their donated BBX Pounds on.

Those involved in the initiative include Dorset Blind Association, Diverse Abilities,
Shark Trust, NSPCC, YMCA Exeter, Impact, Lincs2Nepal, Decision Time Ministries and
Sports 4 Wellbeing.

BBX UK was inspired to launch the fundraising initiative by the positive responses
other month-long charity campaigns such as Movember and Stoptober have received 
in recent years.

John Attridge, Founder and CEO of BBX, commented:

> “We are excited to be launching this initiative, utilising our business community
> for a such a great cause. We want to give back and support charities that support
> us by being a part of BBX. It’s also a great way for businesses on BBX to enhance
> their CSR initiatives as well as providing a feel-good factor. We don’t want other
> charities to miss out, so we are welcoming charities that aren’t already on BBX
> to sign up in time for Sparetember.”

More information is [available online](https://bbxuk.com/bbx-angels/) and charities
wishing to sign up to Sparetember can contact 03334 002014.

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