All of the charities bags used by Intersecond Ltd for its second hand clothes collections are designed to provide clear information to the householder to tell them exactly what the bag collection is for. We want to make sure people know that their clothing donations will only be used to fund worthwhile, bona fide charities.
Intersecond Ltd works with charities organizations to get the wording exactly right and then we handle all the printing, production, delivery and collection of the charities bags. This means that the charities does not need to spend precious time and resources on its bag collections but it can still benefit from the profits that they bring in.
As part of our commitment to the environment, we are using environment friendly biodegradable plastic bags for the Do Not Delay! and Mercy Ships projects collections. These bags are made of plastics which decompose in landfill in approximately 24 months leaving a non-toxic residue.
Sadly, fake organisations that collect second hand clothing have become a real problem. In the UK, we deal with this by only using printed charities bags – as plastic bags are much harder to forge.
We also display the design of the text printed on all our bags so that members of the public can check that the bags they have been given for second hand clothes are really from us.
If people are still worried, or doubt the authenticity of bags they have been given, we are always happy to provide reassurance by phone or email.
Do Not Delay!biodegradable plastic bag
Mercy Shipsbiodegradable plastic bag
Dear householders, We are kindly asking you not to leave your donation bags outside over night as they may get stolen. Please always leave your donations outside on the morning before 9am.This will help prevent any illegal collections (theft) of our donation bags. Thank you for your support. Intersecond LTD team
Important note!
We are kindly asking you not to leave your donation bags outside over night as they may get stolen. Please always leave your donations outside on the morning before 9am. This will help prevent any illegal collections (theft) of our donation bags. Thank you for your support.
More charities outsourcing cash management services
Investment managers report 'cautious approach' after Icelandic banking collapse.
Increasing numbers of charities are outsourcing their cash management to professional organisations, according to charity investment managers. Managers are saying that more charities are asking them to provide cash management services in order to ensure their cash is held in the most appropriate area at any given time. By David Ainsworth, Third Sector
Aids charities must use money more wisely, says Bill Clinton
Prime Minister says the bank will eventually make "hundreds of millions" available to the sector The Big Society Bank is likely to have assets of between £60m and £100m by its planned opening date next April, according to the government's advisers on the project. The money is to come from dormant accounts in banks and building societies, which have been estimated by the British Banking Association to contain £400m. Some third sector finance specialists estimate the sum could be ten times that.
By David Ainsworth, Third Sector Online, 2010 Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen to give half of his fortune to charity
The threat of significant reductions in funding is the biggest challenge facing the Charity Commission’s risk management activities, according to its latest accounts. The accounts, published with the regulator’s annual report last week, describe the threat as the "key priority" for the board and directors. The commission said in May that its budget for 2010/11 was, in real terms, £5.5m less than in 2005/06. By March 2011, it will have shed 178 jobs in six years.
By Ben Cook, Third Sector Online, 2010
Private schools in court bid to review ruling on free places
Charities and politicians warned today that changes to the housing benefit system outlined in the budget would lead to overcrowded homes, a surge in evictions and could tip tens of thousands of people into homelessness.
During 2009 our monthly donations to the "Do Not Delay!" project have risen from £1200 a month to £5000 a month. That made up £46,600 the breast cancer prevention programme has received from us this year.
Environment friendly biodegradable plastic bags
Environment friendly biodegradable plastic bags are now used for the "Do Not Delay!".Project collections. These bags are made of plastics which decompose in landfill in approximately 24 months leaving a non-toxic residue. Thank you from Intersecond!
The Intersecond team would like to thank everyone who has already given clothing donations - these mean a great deal to us, to our partner Azzara and to the women in Lithuania who are benefiting from the "Do Not Delay!" project.
