ClickNow the organisation that helps charities and schools raise money from internet searches was delighted to announce its latest collaboration with Blastbeat Education UK at their ‘Social Enterprise’ and ‘Battle of the Bands’ competition final which featured six new bands playing alongside famous acts like The Saturdays, rapper Tinchy Stryder and X Factor’s Stacey Solomon, on13th July at the O2 Arena, London. 

Recently Nick Hurd, government minister for civil society called for the public to increase their financial support to charities, to help them manage the tough times ahead as a result of cuts in public spending.  Hurd suggests that the public should donate one per cent of their income to charities. Fundraisers that use ClickNow’s innovative search tool could see an increase in donations without increasing the financial burden for their supporters.

ClickNow’s founder, Professor Kevin Morley, is a successful entrepreneur who in 2009 featured in The Secret Millionaire on Channel 4 when he visited Haringey one of the most deprived areas of London and gave away £250,000.

Opening the Blastbeat social enterprise fair and judging the student’s business skills. Kevin said “I’m delighted that Blastbeat has joined with ClickNow. In this current climate where there are many economic pressures, Blastbeat supporters now have a free and easy way of raising much needed funds through Blastbeat’s own search engine. In linking-up with ClickNow, Blastbeat joins over 500 other charities and schools who are now raising money for free through their own search engine.”  www.clicknow.org.uk/Blastbeat

Robert Stephenson, Blastbeat founder and chief executive commented “ Like many small charities we are always looking for innovative and sustainable ways of funding the Blastbeat charity. ClickNow is a free and easy useful tool which will help our efforts to empower young people as social entrepreneurs and music artists.”

Blastbeat Education UK has developed a fun and exciting Music and Multimedia Business / social enterprise progamme offered to young people and schools around the world. This innovative and dynamic schools-based programme teaches teenagers how to set up and run music and performance-based social enterprises. Blastbeat has engaged otherwise disaffected teenagers in the learning process and supported their transition from school to work.  www.uk.blastbeat.org 

In addition to Blastbeat, ClickNow has helped charities raise over £200,000 of income  simply by switching to ClickNow at no cost to the charity or their supporters. ClickNow has developed an internet search facility that provides search results from several of the major search engines in a clear and simple format. Whenever someone searches the internet using the ClickNow search facility, ClickNow receives money from the search engines and donates 50 per cent of this gross revenue to the participating charity. www.clicknow.org.uk

Does your charity have a search engine which allows you to turn your internet searches into charitable donations - if not, why not?

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Zarine Kharas, founder and CEO of online fundraising website Justgiving.com, has been awarded the 2009 Albert Medal for democratising fundraising and technology for charities.

Kharas will argue that, with both banking and politics in disgrace, it is up to companies to create lasting social value. To achieve this, the rule book needs to be thrown out and the maximisation of profit replaced with a more balanced sense of purpose.

Kharas will talk about business responsibility and highlight the unorthodox ways in which Justgiving operates – a fascinating, and successful, example of a more humane and enlightened enterprise.

Chair: Matthew Taylor, chief executive, RSA

The Albert Medal acknowledges individuals who contribute to social innovation. Last year the Albert Medal was awarded to Simon Duffy CEO of in-control

http://www.thersa.org/events/our-events/the-new-business-of-business

Venue: RSA, John Adam St, London WC2N

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