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overall project, from initial contact to completion within four weeks. We provided refreshments for the workers and also expressed our thanks to each and every member of the Hanson plc team.”
CASE STUDY: “Online Commission: Alwoodley Allotments near Leeds”
The association has carefully examined both grant fundraising and income generation. As part of this carefully laid plan, the association raises approximately
Online Commission £400 per year via Easyfundraising, an online commission What: When you (and/or your family and friends) site. Although it took a while to get people to use
buy goods online from well-known brands, a small the Online Commission Scheme, it is now providing
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percentage of the spend is donated to your association. An example is Easyfundraising which has over 7000 participating brands to buy from.
Pros: A small but steady income for your association. Can be lucrative if you can get a lot of people to sign up. Is paid out at regular intervals.
Cons: There is a threshold amount to reach before payment is made to your association. Can take a while to persuade people to join in. Can take a while to build up funds. If you upload images you will need permission from people in the images. Is highly competitive, however, web users can search within the website for projects to fund which means you can get support from people unrelated to the site.
a steady annual top-up to the rental income. Small amounts like this can be used as e.g. Match Funding (see Part 7) or to top up the association’s funds for
e.g. emergencies. You can read more about Alwoodley Allotments in Part 3, for details about the association winning a Public Vote to obtain grant funding from Aviva Community Fund for a groundwater borehole.
Congratulations! Your association can now independently generate money and sources of free materials and labour.
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