# Child.org launches co-working space in London for charities

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/10/31/child-org-launches-co-working-space-in-london-for-charities/
- Published: 2019-10-31T10:44:22+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**International children’s charity Child.org has launched Cahoots, a co-working 
space for innovative charities and social enterprises, just five minutes from London’s
Old Street Station. Rents paid will help fund the charity’s work.**

The “affordable, flexible co-working space” is designed to function as a hub “for
collaborative and ambitious social impact organisations”, to take advantage of the
possibilities of working in the same environment as other social impact organisations.

Current Cahoots members include Child.org, and social enterprises, Utopy and Charity
Futures. Members benefit from skills sharing, regular social events and “affordable
central London rent”, which helps fund the work of Child.org.

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There are plenty of other co-working spaces in London and elsewhere, some focused
on the charity and social enterprise sectors. Thomas Muirhead, Managing Director
at [Child.org](http://www.child.org), describes Cahoots as unique, saying that “
Cahoots isn’t like other co-working offices, people actually eat lunch together 
and feel like part of a bigger team”.
 

## Cahoots membership

Cahoots members rent a floating or fixed desk for £350 per month. They also have
unlimited access to a meeting room and events space and get ingredients to make 
a free healthy breakfast and lunch every day. The emphasis is on groups with a commitment
to impactful social change working together.

Members both contribute to the small community and have a responsibility to look
after the space. Members are encouraged to share skills and knowledge, such as running
a workshop one lunchtime on how to design a charity of the year partnership, comparing
social media policies, or learning how Child.org works with influencers.

Future plans include expanded breakout spaces and shared legal and accountancy services
for members.

At present there are just 16 desks left at [Cahoots](http://beincahoots.org/).

The Cahoots meeting room and events space is available to rent for non-members.

> This sounds fab, thanks for sharing [@ukfundraising](https://twitter.com/ukfundraising?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)–
> dog-friendly shared working space by [@Childdotorg](https://twitter.com/childdotorg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> in central London for charities and social enterprises. Rents paid will help fund
> the charity’s work [#workspace](https://twitter.com/hashtag/workspace?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [#charity](https://twitter.com/hashtag/charity?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#oldstreet](https://twitter.com/hashtag/oldstreet?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [https://t.co/DtHLudk8IF](https://t.co/DtHLudk8IF)
> — ChangeStar (@ChangeStartweet) [October 31, 2019](https://twitter.com/ChangeStartweet/status/1189866589035778048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

## Child.org’s social enterprise approach

Child.org is a charity that works in the most difficulty places in the world to 
grow up and believes that every child deserve an equal opportunity.

It has from the outset taken a social enterprise approach to generating some of 
its income. Projects include:

 * [Charity Apprentice](https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/11/13/charity-apprentice-course-offers-new-entry-charity-sector/)–
   a course offering a new entry route to the charity sector (2014)
 * [Charity Concierge](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/06/02/charity-donate-50-charities-volunteers-volunteer-festivals/)–
   provides volunteers at music festivals from other charities (who earn a fee).
   Volunteers helps with putting up tents, carrying luggage, delivering breakfast
   in bed, and providing waiter service, all for a donation. Most concierge services
   cost a £5 donation. (2016)
 * [Treat](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/03/08/child-org-creates-new-income-stream-corporate-treat-service/)–
   aimed to create sustainable income for Child.org that taps into the private sector,
   It offers food gifts that corporates can order to send as a personalised thank
   you to employees. (2016)

## Watch: Be a Charity Concierge