Pennies announces the appointment of new members to its Advisory Board alongside newly appointed Ambassadors, as momentum behind digital giving continues to grow across sectors.
The Pennies Foundation welcomes inclusion in ‘Giving’ Green Paper
The Pennies Foundation welcomes its inclusion in the Government’s Green Paper ‘Giving’, published today, 29 December 2010. Pennies went live for the first time at the start of November 2010 with first retailer, Domino’s Pizza. Their customers can choose to round up to the nearest pound as they buy online.
Pennies announces its second retailer and makes first donations to charities
Pennies announces its second retailer and empties electronic charity box to give first donations after three weeks operation with Domino’s Pizza
Electronic charity box extended from on-line to in-store through link up with technology partners YESpay and STS
The Pennies Foundation has joined forces with Smart Technology Solutions (STS) and YESpay International (YESpay) to extend the Pennies proposition to retailers served by YESpay that operate both in-store and on-line.
UK’s first electronic charity box launches – Domino’s Pizza leads the way
UK’s first ectronic charity box launches across the UK today. It is an easy, affordable, private and secure way for people to donate between 1 penny and 99 pence to UK charities, big and small, as they shop and pay by card.
People want to give change but charity boxes are getting rarer
The Pennies Foundation has found that 9 in 10 adults in the UK give their coins to charity at least occasionally, but that this kind of giving seems to be on the wane.