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Penguin donates a further 29,000 books to local good causes
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Penguin donates a further 29,000 books to local good causes
by Jane Halstead on March 4, 2021

As many an avid reader will know - on World Book Day of all days - reading can offer not only much needed escapism and stress relief but it...

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300,000 food bank donations made in Lidl Tackling Hunger campaign
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300,000 food bank donations made in Lidl Tackling Hunger campaign
by Jane Halstead on February 9, 2021

Throughout November and early December 2020, customers at Lidl donated 300,000 items of food, including rice, tinned fish and more to local...

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Neighbourly wins Edie Sustainability Leaders Award
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Neighbourly wins Edie Sustainability Leaders Award
by Jane Halstead on February 4, 2021

Neighbourly was announced the winner of the Waste and Resource Management Project of the Year at the Edie Sustainability Leaders Awards...

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Aldi pledges to donate 10 million meals to families facing hunger
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Aldi pledges to donate 10 million meals to families facing hunger
by Jane Halstead on January 13, 2021

This week Aldi released an awareness raising animation, narrated by football star and child food poverty campaigner Marcus Rashford, that...

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New Central Government contracts must show Social Value
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New Central Government contracts must show Social Value
by Jane Halstead on January 12, 2021

From the 1st January 2021, the government has introduced a new ‘Social Value’ procurement policy meaning all businesses awarded Central...

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2 Million Meals donated to families in need this Christmas
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2 Million Meals donated to families in need this Christmas
by Jane Halstead on January 6, 2021

This year, the Neighbourly platform has recorded 2 million meals donated to local good causes in the lead up to Christmas and New Year.

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2020: A Year of Giving
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2020: A Year of Giving
by Jane Halstead on December 22, 2020

2020 has been a rollercoaster of a year. Defined not only by Covid-19 but by the incredible ways in which our local communities and the...

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Latest Community Survey reveals resilience to challenges for local good causes this winter
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Latest Community Survey reveals resilience to challenges for local good causes this winter
by Jane Halstead on December 9, 2020

The last time we last surveyed a section of our community of over 15,000 good causes, one thing which stood out was the speed of which...

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Join us in celebrating the #HiddenHeroes of our local communities this winter
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Join us in celebrating the #HiddenHeroes of our local communities this winter
by Jane Halstead on December 8, 2020

This year has been an extraordinarily challenging year for local communities across the country. But as we know, thousands of small...

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Aldi to donate £1 for every fresh turkey purchased this Christmas
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Aldi to donate £1 for every fresh turkey purchased this Christmas
by Jane Halstead on December 7, 2020

We’re excited to announce that this Christmas, ALDI has pledged to make a £1 donation to the Neighbourly Foundation for every one of its...

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Seven ways B Corps are sticking to their values through the pandemic
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3 easy ways to give this Giving Tuesday
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3 easy ways to give this Giving Tuesday
by Jane Halstead on December 1, 2020

With just weeks to go until the Christmas holidays begin, and the infamous Black Friday just passed, millions of us have been trying to get...

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