Serving a Community of Earth Wise Organizations and Consumers
About
Pledging for Change is one of the growing number of
non-profit'Community Interest Companies', or CIC's.
This type of company,also known as a Social Enterprise, operates in the same way as any 'normal' business. We are able to sell things, pay wages, and we set out to make a profit.
However, unlike a normal company any profits made do not go to the owners. Instead they are re-invested and used to help the community (members of this network)for which the company operates.
So far Pledging for Change provides many free services and promotes active members in our free ezine.
We are legally regulated and able to accept donations and we also rely on investor members to generate revenue for distributing via referrals and grants.
For more information on CIC's please visit - www.CICregulator.gov.uk
This type of company,also known as a Social Enterprise, operates in the same way as any 'normal' business. We are able to sell things, pay wages, and we set out to make a profit.
However, unlike a normal company any profits made do not go to the owners. Instead they are re-invested and used to help the community (members of this network)for which the company operates.
So far Pledging for Change provides many free services and promotes active members in our free ezine.
We are legally regulated and able to accept donations and we also rely on investor members to generate revenue for distributing via referrals and grants.
For more information on CIC's please visit - www.CICregulator.gov.uk
Motivated by the need to promote a sustainable future for all,we
believe that there are no more excuses and that ALL business should
be sustainable and working In the Spirit of Harmony with Our
Planet.
Pledging for Change::
Pledging for Change::
- is a registered Community Interest Company with our members at the heart of everything we do
- is a values driven organisation
- relies entirely on our investor members and donations
- dedicates 100% of profits back into our community for grants
- invites sustainable business,charities and non-profits to share in our revenue
- proudly associate with other ethical organisations to help us achieve our aims (We still seek associations to the mutual benefit of all)
- will be purchasing an acre of rainforest from the World Land Trust with every 20 investor members
- promotes our members in our ezine "Voices for Change"
- supports our members with creative ideas and opportunities for success
- provides this ethical networking platform with many features for FREE!
- And above all .... very very nice
to be around!
We aim to be as transparent as possible and our Faces for Change page lets our members know where investments are being spent.
We are always here to help whenever possible and we are flexible and adaptable to the extent that no other network is.
These basic principles underly everything that we do and these principles are always the same. (You will see us use these key phrases many times throughout the network)
- Give and you shall recieve
- We can only help those who help themselves
- Give a hand up not a hand out
We are not about money......We are about LOVE for a beautiful world, it's people,animals and all living things on OUR Planet.
We give back to create a community inspired by love,spiritual harmony and sustainability with OUR Planet. We are always here to help
So if you want to help us to give a Hand Up so that you and others can get a Hand Up
Please read on....
We are a source for YOU to:- Give:be part of a sustainable future and invest in Pledging for Change directory knowing you are "making a real difference in the world, and that 100% profits is used to help all business promote a sustainable future
- Gain:a substantial income in support of YOUR sustainable business,charity,non-profit organisation or fundraising activities via our Share Program
- Grow:your sustainable business with our offers of grants and financial support for a variety of initiatives
- Connect:with ethical consumer and other sustainable business on our network,add valuable contributions and get featured for FREE in our ezine.
- ASK:any
of our resident advisors for FREE business tips and advice, or
even let us know if you are interested in becoming an advisor
too.
This is not about us: This is all about you!
Let us know what you want and we can work together to achieve it.
"The minute we become an integrated whole, we look through the same eyes and we see a whole different world together." -- Azizah Al-Hibri
If you like what we do please consider making a token donation.
For every £1 donated we will Plant a Tree.
First there was Earth and then there was Man. And Man reaped everything he could from our Earth but failed to "give back". And then there came a time of reckoning. And Man began to "give back"... Everything started to Change..... The World is changing. People are changing. And business has changed... Every business you find in our ethical directory is a giving business....giving back to Our Planet by working in the Spirit of Harmony with Earth. ...Every member on Pledging for Change is here because they believe in Giving Back in the Spirit of Harmony with Our Planet
Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all the places you can, At all the times you can, To all the people you can, As long as ever you can. -- John Wesley, "Letters of John Wesley"
Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centres of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance. -- Robert F. Kennedy
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