Giving World Online is an online service that allows charities and community groups to access surplus business stock free of charge is expecting a surge in demand as the economic downturn continues to impact on the third sector.
Giving World Online (GWO) is a scheme set up to help to community groups and charities access free surplus goods from businesses and organisations and to help businesses reduce the amount of goods sent to landfill.
In the next three months GWO will be engaging with businesses in the Yorkshire and Humberside region to encourage them to use GWO's free service to redirect their surplus goods onto charities and groups that could make use of them for their beneficiaries.
Director Rama Bhalla said: "Our service is available to all charities and community groups but we are particularly aware that many smaller organisations are often volunteer-led and operate on very limited funds. We are focussing our efforts on engaging more businesses to use GWO to directly help community groups in their locality access surplus stock."
Since GWO's soft launch in December 2008 more than half a million pounds worth of quality goods have been redirected from landfill to more than 450 UK charities. Items include clothing, educational materials, office equipment and toiletries.
Rama added: "Groups can register now to familiarise themselves with the website, see how it works and browse the goods currently available."
Visit www.givingworldonline.com
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