What businesses and charities say about A Good Thing. Every quote links to the case study it came from.
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A Good Thing is an absolutely incredible resource. Not only can you list items in a matter of seconds, but it also helps local charities and keeps items from landfill. … All brands should be using this site to help meet their CSR goals, but also just to do the right thing! A brilliant concept, perfectly executed.
I took a few pictures, uploaded them and it was done! It’s easy: it takes five minutes, you write a quick description, then forget about it for a bit. It works for both parties! It saved our business some money, and the charity got some really good pieces of furniture as well – they would have cost them thousands.
Businesses are busy: it’s hard to justify spending the time to find people to donate things to.
It was only a few clicks, and we already had a listing. We would urge anyone to do the same – no matter how big or small the donation. Someone will be able to use it!
A Good Thing has made it easy for us to donate multiple items that would have otherwise been discarded. Hearing why charities need these items and how they’ll be used makes the experience even more rewarding, as you begin to understand the real impact these donations can have.
We uploaded five office chairs and five meeting room chairs we no longer needed. Within a few hours, two charities were already confirming pick-ups.
I find the app easy to use. All in all – yes, it is definitely a Good Thing!
It’s a brilliant example of how something simple can have a double impact: supporting our volunteers in their work, while also helping someone rebuild their life with dignity.
I had been calling charities individually to see if they would like the laptop bags, but this was really time-consuming and very speculative. … We were inundated with requests for the bags. It was simply fantastic.
It’s a really great platform for people who are trying to do good things with limited resources. A brilliant, brilliant platform!
Without A Good Thing we would never have known about these local charities or how we could be of help to them.
Small things collectively can make a huge difference and can be so beneficial to the families we work with. It really gives them hope.
The whole process – from registering my interest to collecting the notebooks – was complete in less than 24 hours. Super easy!
In hotels we don’t tend to have the time to take things places and drop them off. This is just really easy! … It’s actually a surprise that something like this has not come about sooner!
The less money we spend on things like stationery, the more we can spend directly on families.
It’s so helpful when a business and charity can connect, understand one another’s work, and make an impact locally.
The process through A Good Thing is so easy and has been smooth every time; you are a fantastic organisation and an asset to the companies who donate and the charities that benefit.
Having the ability to search for and access donations on the A Good Thing platform is really useful for us, and ensures that not only do we save money where we can, but we save the planet at the same time.
Whenever there are any products available our first thought is to donate through A Good Thing as we are able to reach many charities across the UK as well as locally.
A Good Thing gives us access to things that we wouldn’t usually be able to afford.
I think things often get thrown away because people just don’t have the time – but A Good Thing takes away that ‘thinking time’ – which can be the barrier.
Instead of paying to store them or having them end up in landfill, donating through A Good Thing is the most meaningful and responsible choice our clients can make.
They’re perfect, and we estimate that they’ve saved us around £2,000 in funds. We’re extremely grateful!
Such a small thing will make a huge difference. I don’t think businesses always know what charities need, or how a small thing that they no longer need can make a huge difference to the way a charity can operate.
Our people will feel valued, considered and cared for, as we are able to give them quality items that restore a sense of dignity and wellbeing.
Donations like these mean we can set up faster and direct every penny we have into the actual activities and support. These chairs will literally help us seat our community.
For companies who are looking to donate, A Good Thing is the perfect place to do so.
A Good Thing have been a dream to work with. The process is slick and efficient [and] we are often approached by charities within 24 hours for the materials we post.
We love A Good Thing! … As well as saving us money, we were also able to raise funds from them. We’ve also made some great business contacts too!
It’s not just about stopping things from going in the bin; it’s about connecting with wonderful people who are doing great things and donating something they need.
I absolutely love A Good Thing. I religiously keep an eye on my email alerts from the site.
We’re always loth to throw anything decent away, and it can be impossibly expensive to use furniture disposal or resale companies. So A Good Thing was a godsend!
We will most definitely use A Good Thing again. In fact, I get excited each time an offer pops up in my emails!
Without A Good Thing, these things would have sat in storage gathering dust or potentially ended up being discarded. I will absolutely continue using A Good Thing – it’s my go-to platform for making sure our surplus items get a second life where they’re truly appreciated.
So far, we’ve managed to donate 100% of our fabric waste, meaning 0% has gone to landfill. Using A Good Thing has been a simple, effective way to achieve that.
It was intuitive and straightforward, really simple. It was almost simpler than using eBay: the fact that there is no bidding.
There are lots of good things happening, but it’s hard to find charities to donate things to. … This just makes it super easy to spread the love.
An office refurb is a huge process. Using A Good Thing took all that work away.
We’re extremely grateful for the support: it’s a brilliant example of how business donations can directly benefit charities and the people they support.
I was stunned by how fast we received responses, too – less than 24 hours and it was all sorted.
We need things, and companies are giving them away – why wouldn’t anyone want to sign up to that? It’s free and stops things going to landfill, so it’s great for the environment too.
It’s not just about the gift itself, but the message it carries: you are not alone, and someone cares.
I love A Good Thing: you look at something online, decide you need it, request it, go and collect it, and get on with using it!
[Through A Good Thing we have saved] a total of 76.3 tonnes of material worth £53,339.
Donating is a small gesture that can have a big impact, and it also means we don’t have to look into disposing of things.
We had probably perceived the process to be onerous! Well, we can confirm that the process was, in fact, very simple. … I’m not sure why it’s taken me so long to give it a go!
Why let things gather dust when they could be doing good?
I was taken aback – I had 25 requests within 24 hours, which was nuts!
This platform streamlined the process, allowing us to connect with a wide range of local organisations without the manual effort of reaching out individually.
It was going to cost us about £4,000 for a ‘fully managed’ type of service to rehome these things.
We’re able to discover charities we never knew existed and begin to forge a long-term relationship with them.
We had interest straightaway on the day we posted the offer, and the whole thing took four days from start to finish.
I love the fact that you know the charity you’re donating to is definitely going to use the thing you’re giving away.
We’ve easily saved £500: as a Foundation, we wouldn’t have bothered getting anything new. We are a new charity, and can now push forward faster.
The process of listing was super simple, not overwhelming. It just makes you want to give away more.
It’s a beautiful concept. The branding isn’t over the top, and A Good Thing doesn’t feel corporate, it’s reaching charities that are not in the spotlight.
We had an awful lot of interest in all the items; my inbox went crazy! Both charities arranged their own collections, and all the items went to a good home within a week!
It has had a great impact on the business: our customers appreciate what we do and the whole team here are involved and enjoy hearing what we do.
Within just a matter of hours and to my complete amazement, we’d had a request for it!
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