Useful Links and Resources

Below are resources, you might find useful when incorporating business for good strategies into your business. I’ve categorised these in relation to each chapter of my book Give-to-Profit: How to Grow Your Business by Supporting Charities and Social Causes.

If you’ve not read this book yet you can get a copy through:

Amazon UK –
Amazon US –

I also share further resources through:

My Business for Good Blog – for further resources and updates check this out HERE
Business Impact Online Program – click HERE
My Facebook Fanpage – click HERE
The Give-to-Profit Videos on YouTube – check out my videos HERE.
The Give-to-Profit Podcast – check this out on iTunes HERE.

Since publishing my book another brilliant global initiative are the Global Goals–a pledge by all UN member states to tackle the world’s greatest problems by 2030. Check them out HERE.

Resources relating to each chapter of my book:

Chapter 1 – Ten Reasons to Support Social Causes Through Your Business

Chapter 2 – The Give-to-Profit Model

B1G1 – for a really easy way to support charities around the world click HERE
Work for Good – for an easy way to support UK charities (and comply with business donations) check out Work for Good here – https://workforgood.co.uk/ (mention Alisoun Ltd when you sign up)
Business in the Community – http://www.bitc.org.uk/
Engage for Good – http://engageforgood.com/

Chapter 3 – Twenty-Five Ways to Support Social Causes Through Your Business

Social Investment:

Charities Aid Foundation – https://www.cafonline.org/charity-finance–fundraising/borrowing/social-investment?gclid=CjwKEAjw3Nq9BRCw8OD6s4eI5HASJABsfCIaSl1MHO35fvf3gkJwPGQHWgDxRfJQXtU6LxIDRQoaxRoCKArw_wcB
Social Investment Scotland – http://www.socialinvestmentscotland.com/

Micro-volunteering organisations:

Chapter 4 – Fifty-Two Ways to Raise Funds for Social Causes Through Your Business

Fundraising Platforms:

Virgin Giving – http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/giving/
Local Giving – https://localgiving.com/
First Giving – http://www.firstgiving.com/

Crowd Funding Portals:

Micro-volunteering organisations:

Chapter 5 – Cause Marketing: Definition, Legislation and Best Practices

Selfish Giving with Joe Waters – https://www.selfishgiving.com/
Engage for Good
The Ten Commandments of Cause Marketing – https://www.selfishgiving.com/blog/cause-marketing-law-infographic
Cause Marketing and the Law (US) – http://engageforgood.com/guides/cause-marketing-and-the-law/
Institute of Fundraising (UK) – https://www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk
Cause Marketing 101 – Information pack and sample documents (Joe Waters) – http://www.causemarketingforum.com/site/c.bkLUKcOTLkK4E/b.6448621/k.B22B/Cause_Marketing_101.htm
National Council of Non-Profits (US) – https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/tools-resources/commercial-co-ventures-and-cause-related-marketing
Fundraising in Scotland – http://www.oscr.org.uk/charities/managing-your-charity/fundraising
The future of fundraising in Scotland – http://www.scvo.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/SCVO_FundraisingRegulationConsultation_Feb-2016_ExecSummary.pdf
Cause marketing legal article (UK) – https://www.turcanconnell.com/media/blog/2015/05/do-you-know-your-benevolent-fundraisers-from-your-commercial-participators/

Chapter 6 – Buying Social

Chapter 7 – Connect to your ‘Why’?

Chapter 8 – Define Your Charitable Goal

Chapter 9 – Choose a Charity or Social Cause to Support

UK Charity Commission – https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/charity-commission
Social Enterprise UK – http://www.socialenterprise.org.uk/
Scottish Charity Regulator – http://www.oscr.org.uk/
http://www.oscr.org.uk/Charities Aid Foundation (UK) – https://www.cafonline.org/
National Council for Voluntary Organisations (UK) – https://www.ncvo.org.uk/
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations – http://www.scvo.org.uk/
Charity Navigator (US) – http://www.charitynavigator.org/ to find charities
GuideStar (US) – http://www.guidestar.org/ GuideStar is the world’s largest source of information on nonprofit organisations
Givewell – http://www.givewell.org/
Melissa Data’s Nonprofit Lookup – Find information on over 1.4 million registered nonprofit organizations in the United States
The IRS Charity Search – To officially verify the status of any charity in the United States, use this IRS search tool.

Chapter 10 – Come up with Compelling Ideas

Chapter 11 – Optimise Your Impact

Chapter 12 – Measure Your Impact

Organisations who demonstrate their social impact well:

Virgin – https://www.virgin.com/unite/
Sama Source – http://www.samasource.org/impact
From Me to We – https://www.metowe.com/about-us/our-impact/
Wildhearts – http://www.wildheartsgroup.com/
Mary’s Wheels – https://www.marysmeals.org.uk/
Feed – https://www.feedprojects.com/our-giving

Other resources to check out:

Track Your Impact – http://www.trackyourimpact.com/
Give Well