Benefacto, which gets professionals involved in meaningful volunteering, is expanding into the North West.
The social enterprise, which currently works with over 50 charities and 50 corporate partners in London, will be providing its volunteering service in Greater Manchester.
Aiming to encourage more professional people to engage in meaningful volunteering work, Benefacto’s approach “helps individuals to find volunteering to suit their interests and their schedules; companies to build a strong culture of volunteering; and charities to recruit a regular supply of enthusiastic help”.
Benefacto, which says it places an “emphasis on the donation of an individual’s time, rather than financial contributions, works on the basis the basis that an “accessible and personalised approach to volunteering leads to a more meaningful experience for all”.
It has currently confirmed to work with five key businesses from the area, which have all pledged employee hours for the volunteering scheme. These are MACE Group, Kellogg’s, MediaCom, Autotrader and Amicus.
Ben Darlington, head of member services at Benefacto, said: “Manchester is a unique city with an extraordinary tradition of charity and philanthropic work. We are thrilled to be able to announce our expansion plans to support the wider community and our partnerships with five influential organisations from the city, Kellogg’s, MACE Group, MediaCom, Autotrader and Amicus.
“For the past six months we have been working closely with businesses and charities within the area and are excited to unlock the potential of the thriving Manchester workforce to support the incredible charities who serve communities across Greater Manchester.”
Diane Quinn, community engagement and event manager at Autotrader, said: “Benefacto offers a fantastic solution that is not only simple to use but supplies us with lots of data and different volunteering opportunities which allows everyone to really make a difference, something we feel will be really useful and beneficial to all our employees.”
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