About Localgiving
About Localgiving
Marcelle with Dave, Becks and Matt from Grow 4 Good South West
About us Localgiving is a not-for-profit social enterprise and one of the UK’s leading advocates for local charities and community groups. It works to increase public awareness and funding for the sector, whilst empowering organisations to connect with supporters, fundraise online and take control of their future. Localgiving.com Ltd is 80% owned by the Localgiving Foundation, charity registration number 1132411, and 20% owned by UK Community Foundations, charity registration number 1004630. Both are registered UK charities committed to supporting local communities.
History Localgiving was founded in 2008 and its online
Key Achievements
donation platform launched in 2009. It has since supported over 4,000 local charities to fundraise online and processed over £9m in donations, Gift Aid and match funding.
Core benefits Localgiving is a dedicated online fundraising platform
• 4,000+ local charities and community groups signed up • 230,000+ donations made • 12,000+ regular monthly Direct Debits donations set up
for local charities and community groups.
• 70,000+ individual donors
Benefits of the site for groups include; automated
• 1,300+ fundraiser pages created
Gift Aid processing, a validation process meeting Charity Commission standards, regular match funding programmes and access to digital skills training. For supporters, Localgiving is a place to easily find, connect with and donate to local organisations. Match fund campaigns enable major donors to maximise the effect of their giving, leveraging a single donation to benefit a wide range of charitable groups.
• Over £9m of funding distributed • More than £2.2m of match funding faciliated, provided by OCS and private individuals • Digital skills training provided to more than 1,000 local charities
About Marcelle
Marcelle with Joanne Anning from Jeremiah’s Journey
Marcelle Speller is Localgiving’s Chairman, founder and primary funder, as well as the founder of the Localgiving Foundation. She set up Localgiving in 2008 after attending an Institute of Philanthropy workshop, which led her to identify the need to support local charitable groups.
Education and professional history Marcelle graduated with a BSc in Environmental Sciences from the University of East Anglia, before going on to gain more than 10 years experience within leading advertising agencies in London and Amsterdam. She has an MBA from INSEAD and has held various director and board-level marketing positions with multinational companies, including American Express, Avis and Inter-Continental Hotels. She is also a director and trustee of New Philanthropy Capital. In 1996, Marcelle co-founded Holiday-Rentals.com, which became Europe’s leading website for advertising private holiday homes. The company was sold to HomeAway Inc in 2005.
Honours and awards In the Queen’s 2011 Birthday Honours Marcelle was awarded an OBE for her service to the voluntary sector. In 2013 she was awarded a Beacon Fellowship for pioneering philanthropy and was named Philanthropist of the Year at the Spear’s Wealth Management Awards. In July 2014, she was awarded an honorary PhD from the University of East Anglia.
TV and media In October 2010, Marcelle appeared on Channel 4 Television’s The Secret Millionaire, when she went undercover in Plymouth, Devon. During the course of the programme, she gave away almost £100,000 to five local groups: Grow 4 Good South West (formerly Diggin’ It), Friends and Families of Special Children, Jeremiah’s Journey, Welcome Hall, and Horizons. All five groups are members of Localgiving.com and, between them, have raised over £65,000 through the platform. Marcelle is a recognised spokesperson for TV, radio and print media for comment on philanthropy issues and how they affect small, local charities and community groups. She has contributed numerous essays and opinion pieces to major publications, including the Cabinet Office’s Giving Green Paper, The Times, The Guardian, Spear’s Magazine and The Economist.
Marcelle with Dave, Becks and Matt from Grow 4 Good South West
About us Localgiving is a not-for-profit social enterprise and one of the UK’s leading advocates for local charities and community groups. It works to increase public awareness and funding for the sector, whilst empowering organisations to connect with supporters, fundraise online and take control of their future. Localgiving.com Ltd is 80% owned by the Localgiving Foundation, charity registration number 1132411, and 20% owned by UK Community Foundations, charity registration number 1004630. Both are registered UK charities committed to supporting local communities.
History Localgiving was founded in 2008 and its online
Key Achievements
donation platform launched in 2009. It has since supported over 4,000 local charities to fundraise online and processed over £9m in donations, Gift Aid and match funding.
Core benefits Localgiving is a dedicated online fundraising platform
• 4,000+ local charities and community groups signed up • 230,000+ donations made • 12,000+ regular monthly Direct Debits donations set up
for local charities and community groups.
• 70,000+ individual donors
Benefits of the site for groups include; automated
• 1,300+ fundraiser pages created
Gift Aid processing, a validation process meeting Charity Commission standards, regular match funding programmes and access to digital skills training. For supporters, Localgiving is a place to easily find, connect with and donate to local organisations. Match fund campaigns enable major donors to maximise the effect of their giving, leveraging a single donation to benefit a wide range of charitable groups.
• Over £9m of funding distributed • More than £2.2m of match funding faciliated, provided by OCS and private individuals • Digital skills training provided to more than 1,000 local charities
About Marcelle
Marcelle with Joanne Anning from Jeremiah’s Journey
Marcelle Speller is Localgiving’s Chairman, founder and primary funder, as well as the founder of the Localgiving Foundation. She set up Localgiving in 2008 after attending an Institute of Philanthropy workshop, which led her to identify the need to support local charitable groups.
Education and professional history Marcelle graduated with a BSc in Environmental Sciences from the University of East Anglia, before going on to gain more than 10 years experience within leading advertising agencies in London and Amsterdam. She has an MBA from INSEAD and has held various director and board-level marketing positions with multinational companies, including American Express, Avis and Inter-Continental Hotels. She is also a director and trustee of New Philanthropy Capital. In 1996, Marcelle co-founded Holiday-Rentals.com, which became Europe’s leading website for advertising private holiday homes. The company was sold to HomeAway Inc in 2005.
Honours and awards In the Queen’s 2011 Birthday Honours Marcelle was awarded an OBE for her service to the voluntary sector. In 2013 she was awarded a Beacon Fellowship for pioneering philanthropy and was named Philanthropist of the Year at the Spear’s Wealth Management Awards. In July 2014, she was awarded an honorary PhD from the University of East Anglia.
TV and media In October 2010, Marcelle appeared on Channel 4 Television’s The Secret Millionaire, when she went undercover in Plymouth, Devon. During the course of the programme, she gave away almost £100,000 to five local groups: Grow 4 Good South West (formerly Diggin’ It), Friends and Families of Special Children, Jeremiah’s Journey, Welcome Hall, and Horizons. All five groups are members of Localgiving.com and, between them, have raised over £65,000 through the platform. Marcelle is a recognised spokesperson for TV, radio and print media for comment on philanthropy issues and how they affect small, local charities and community groups. She has contributed numerous essays and opinion pieces to major publications, including the Cabinet Office’s Giving Green Paper, The Times, The Guardian, Spear’s Magazine and The Economist.
