surplus available:
| Books/DVDs | 17 |
| Educational Materials | 17 |
| Fabric/Clothing/Textiles | 54 |
| Healthcare | 6 |
| IT/Computing | 5 |
| Office Furniture | 4 |
| Other | 87 |
| Toiletries | 20 |
| Toys | 24 |
Charities cleaned up in time for Christmas after CBee (Europ . . .
E.ON's Employment Officer Naomi Webb explains how Givin . . .
As Giving World looks to expand its Ambassador programme, we . . .
32% of disabled people in the UK report difficulties in acce . . .
Dozens of people suffering hardship will sleep . . .
charities need:
| - sleeping bags |
| - Office Chairs |
| - Sofa |
| - First Aid Kit |
| - Towels, facecloths, … |
| - Modular reception se… |
| - easy chairs and coff… |
| - Paints |
| - small guillotine |
| - laminator |
| > more of what charities need |
“We are delighted we can make use of our end of ranges, samples and split case goods through Giving World Online," Anthony Wagman, Chief Executive, Quest Personal Care Global Ltd.
"It's great to see the range of projects we have helped through Giving World Online and how much difference it makes," Gary Bates, Managing Director, Serif (Europe) Ltd.
"We are pleased that by donating this furniture to Giving World Online we are helping good causes and preventing landfill," Hilary Fryer, Charnwood Borough Council Cabinet Member for the Environment.
“This helps both businesses and communities and is an excellent and unique concept,” Martin Traynor, Chief Executive, Leicestershire Chamber of Commerce.
“Think of Giving World Online as a sort of dot.com dating agency; a marriage bureau that matches the needy with the givey to create relationships made in recycling heaven,” Leicester Mercury.
Awards
September 2010 - Highly Commended by the Beacon Fellowship
Rama and Sujata Bhalla were Highly Commended in the New Initiatives Category of the 2010 Beacon Fellowship awards, for setting up Giving World Online. The awards celebrate exceptional contributions to charitable causes or to organisations that benefit the public. The sisters were nominated for the award by the Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Community Foundation and Leicestershire First. Read the blog.
May 2010 - Winners of a Level 2 Better Net award from Unltd
Giving World Online founders Rama and Sujata Bhalla recently received a Level 2 Better Net award from UnLtd in recognition of their innovative www.givingworldonline.com charity model. The website connects charities and community groups to businesses with new surplus stock.
September 2009 - Shortlisted for the Guardian Charity Awards 2009
Konnect9/Giving World Online was one of the 35 finalists, chosen from a total of 489 valid entries for the awards. Read the full article here.
May 2009 - Winners of the Green Life Award for Best Environmental Contribution by a not for profit organisation
Konnect9/Giving World Online walked away with the Best Environmental Contribution by a not for profit organisation at the 2009 Leicester Green Life Awards and took second place in the overall Green Life Environment Award.
March 2009 - Founders win Women of Achievement Award and Leicestershire First Leadership Award
The Leicestershire Women of Achievement Awards 2009 were held at the Walkers Stadium where sisters Rama and Sujata Bhalla were handed the Leicestershire Woman in the Community accolade after founding charity Konnect9 in 2001.
The sisters also won the first ever Leicestershire First Leadership Award.
