Newsletter 10: July 2007
June has been another busy and successful month:
• we’re seeing the benefit of the high level of press and public interest in people4charity.com, with increased traffic and charity registrations;
• the number of contracts has doubled since May; and
• we’ve introduced new contact-management systems, to ensure that we offer a high quality service to our Buyers.
There are now over 7,000 registered Sellers; and 950 Buyers.
Highlights
| people4charity | The latest update |
| Buyer zone | Now improved usability |
| Seller zone | Set your charity discount for Buyers on «www.people4charity.com» |
| Our latest partner | We’re pleased to welcome another people4business partner |
| Meet the team | Introducing our new team members |
people4charity
In last month’s newsletter, we announced the launch of «www.people4charity.com», the people4business sister site, targeted at the charitable and not-for-profit sector.
Since we launched people4charity, over 1,300 Sellers have specified charity discounts of between 5–85%, with an average saving for charities of 15%.
We attended «The Gathering 2007», Scotland’s voluntary sector fair, where we launched people4charity, and introduced ourselves to the Scottish charitable sector. We had a fantastic response, with a great deal of interest from charities, and a significant number of new registrations on people4charity as a result.
If you know of any charities that could benefit from highly competitive rates for professional services, please contact us:
buyer@people4charity.com | 0870 389 3244
Buyer Zone
Improved Seller information: All Seller listings now include a [View CV] field, which is displayed ONLY if a Seller has input their CV details.
We have introduced this change to improve our Buyer experience, as Buyers have told us that they prefer to set up contracts with Sellers who have full CV information. This change will also allow Seller CV information to be indexed by Google and other search engines, so it will drive increased Seller and Buyer traffic to both sites.
New contact management: We’ve implemented a new contact management system, to ensure that we follow up all enquiries swiftly, and continue to offer our Buyers a high quality customer service.
Remember: If you need any help to set up an assignment or to find a Seller, please contact us and we’ll be very happy to help:
buyer@people4business.com | 0870 389 3244 (9.00–17.00, Mon–Fri)
Sign in now!Seller Zone
Your CV: Buyers can now see straight away which Sellers have CV information; so it is even more important to input your CV details. We are still offering to input your CV details for you, so take advantage of this offer now! – seller@people4business.com
Set your charity rate: Sign in to your homepage to set a special discount for registered charities. Your details will appear with the special 
charity rate icon on «www.people4charity.com» – find out more
Subscription: With Seller numbers at 7,000, the advantage, to subscribers, of appearing at the top of Buyer searches, grows ever greater. You can also use up to 400 characters for your description – find out more
seller@people4business.com | 0870 389 3244
Meet the team
We’d like to introduce Emma Wood, our Charities Co-ordinator. Emma comes to us with a strong background in account and project management. Working previously as a freelance project manager, she spent some time with a major national charity, working with them on their website development.
When Emma registered as a Seller on people4business, she quickly spotted that the charity sector, in particular, would really benefit from high quality professional services at a competitive price. She has since played a crucial role in developing our relationships with charities and the not-for-profit sector, and in the establishment of our sister site, people4charity.com
Jackie Kent has joined our Buyer Support team. She has worked for many years in customer service, primarily in holiday companies both in the UK and overseas, including four years at British Airways in customer relations. Before joining people4business, Jackie has spent the last seven years in “a war zone commonly referred to as ‘home’, requiring the negotiating skills of a UN peacekeeper!”
Our latest partner
We’re pleased to welcome another new partner. For a full list of our partners on people4business, please see here. And for our people4charity partners, please see here.
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Charity Bank’s purpose is to change perceptions of how personal and corporate wealth can provide finance for the benefit of society, rather than just for the profit of business or self-interest. Charitable deposits with Charity Bank contribute to a pooled fund that provides charities with the support they need to be efficient, independent players. Charity Bank can provide loan finance and advice to any organisation that is either a registered or exempt charity, or to other organisations, if the purpose of the loan is charitable. |
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