National Non-Profit Day: Celebrating the Power of Purpose

National Non-Profit Day (August 17th 2024), a day to celebrate the incredible work of organisations that prioritise purpose over profit. 

What is a Non-Profit?

A non-profit is a company who prioritises purpose over profit, using all the profit they earn or money donated to pursue social, environmental or political objectives. With 170,171 non-profits and charities operating in England and Wales as of June 2024*.

Non-profits work tirelessly to address critical social issues, providing essential services to those who need them most such as food, shelter, and healthcare. They also work to educate and empower communities, as well as protecting the environment. Non-profits are often at the forefront of developing new and innovative solutions to social problems, a trait we believe is key to a non-profits success.

Here at Change Please we are so proud to be a non-profit and thanks to 100% of our profit and donations going towards our mission of fighting homelessness, between January 2024 and June 2024, we have:

Thanks to your support, coffee sales and donations, between January 2024 and June 2024, we have:

  • Trained 108 people through the Change Please Barista Training Programme.
  • Held 5 workshops for our trainees, these included CV writing, health and fitness and interview preparation.
  • Provided 750 hours of additional support, including mental health therapy and housing support.
  • Trained 20 people through the Change Please In-Residency Coffee Training Programme (our national training programme in Manchester and Milton Keynes).
  • Had 1921 visits to the Driving for Change buses.

 

How you can Support Non-Profits?

There are many ways to support non-profits, here are just a few ideas:

  • Donate money. 
  • Volunteer your time. 
  • Spread the word, Use your social media channels to raise awareness about the work of non-profits.
  • Attend fundraising events, keep an eye out for upcoming Change Please events

 

*Source: Statista, July 3 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283464/number-of-uk-charities-in-england-and-wales/#:~:text=There%20are%20170%2C171%20charities%20operating,seen%20in%202007%20by%202017