It's never been more important to nurture innovation and excellence among smaller charities, which are so often overshadowed by the big players of the voluntary sector. It is typically the smaller organisations that have the fresh...
24th Jul 2007
ECORRN's Overall Aims
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Expand the capacity of the community sector, working with councils, community sector networks etc. to build partnerships and avoid overlaps in service provision
- Assist more groups to win external funding; including distributing seedcorn money which has enabled the network to increase and secure long term viability
- Provide easy access to information using various media
- Deliver awareness work to increase public support for re-use, and buying second-hand
- Increase the tonnage of household waste diverted by the community sector and charity shops, in partnership with councils.
ECORRN offers the following to the community sector:
- Staff time
- Funding/fundraising help
- Group meetings
- Training opportunities
- Trips and events
- Useful information / contacts
- A network of local groups
- Opportunities for ideas exchange
- admin's blog
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As an individual you can re-use more items in your day-to-day activities. Here are a few ideas (but there are many more for you to discover!):
Reusing your shopping bags is a very useful tip. You can even get a "bag for life...

Barnardo's is a Children's Charity that raises funds through a number of charity shops around the country.