DISCOUNTS & FREEBIES

Pocket Green Guides - free downloads and free copies
The green guides have been published since 1994 as regional and local directories of eco-friendly goods and services. The PDFs of each of the Pocket Green Guides are free to download from the Green Guide website at www.greenguide.co.uk print copies are available free of charge for organisations, businesses, charities, schools and local councils to distribute.
The Pocket Green Guide for Scotland and the Pocket Green Guide for Wales have been published in collaboration with WWF Scotland www.wwfscotland.org.uk and WWF Cymru www.wwf.org.uk/cymru

Info: Gavin Markham on 01945 461452 gavin.markham@greenguide.co.uk

Fundraising prizes for charities
Our Price Records has a private collection of ‘personally signed’ original LPs, gold discs and sporting Items. This collection has been made available to the Charity Support Team to help support charities and worthy causes throughout the United Kingdom. If you are holding or are involved with an event which has an auction, a raffle, or a grand prize draw and you would like to include one of the unique pieces from the Our Price Records private collection then please contact Our Price ASAP to discuss.

Contact: Lisa Bignall 0870 777 5001 lbignall@ourprice.co.uk

Free ACEVO publications
The Code of Good Governance for the Voluntary & Community Sector

Mind the Gap a funder’s guide to full cost recovery

Leading Leaders – a snapshot into the mind of CEOs
https://www.acevo.org.uk/index.cfm/display_page/publications

Free downloadable resources
Together We Can Resource Centre. Here you will find over 100 resources to help you get started whether you want to get something done in your local area, influence local decisions or get your community involved in something.

http://togetherwecan.direct.gov.uk/resource-centre/

Publication discounts
CRN UK is a member of the Social Enterprise Coalition (SEC) and as a member of ours you are eligible for the following discounts they have arranged with Haymarket Publications.

Young People Now - 15% off the standard subscription price of £79 - Offer price £69.70 - CodeYPNSEC07
Third Sector - 15% off the standard subscription price of £82 for charities - Offer price £69.70 -CodeTHISEC07

To access the discount either call Haymarket's customer hotline on 0208 606 7500 or go to

http://www.haymarketbusinesssubs.com/xxx and then enter the specific code.

Free NCVO Membership
NCVO extends free Community Membership which is a free electronic package tailored to organisations with an income of less than £10,000 p.a. Your organisation does not need to be a registered charity but must be a voluntary or community group based in England and not established for financial gain.

http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/membership/index.asp?id=1584

Reduced rate Software
Charity Technology Exchange CTX provides donated software, including a full range of Microsoft products to UK charities for a nominal administration fee.

http://www.ctxchange.org/ctx/getting_started/default.asp

Printers
OFFERS/Ex-IT a project of CRN Member CRISP has a large stock of high quality printers - all of which have been donated from businesses within London and come with a full return to base warranty. HP laser jet printer including 8100, 8150 and 8000 which can be used to produce professional-looking materials easily and inexpensively are offered at low cost to charities.

Contact:   Lisa or Armin 0207 703 5222 lisa.pook@crispej.org.uk

Glass Crusher for sale
The GP5 processor produces 'sharp free' cullet in a range of sizes from micron to 16mm plus. It has been in secure storage for the last year and is in as new condition (less than 100 tonnes of glass processed from new). A rugged glass processor specifically designed for use in industrial environments where high power processing combined with a small footprint is required. Height: 2450mm, Width: 1330mm, Depth: 1850mm Was purchased for £14,000 + VAT now offered for sale at £5,500 + VAT. Contact: John Rolls, ReMaDe Kernow, 01208 265930

Funding Toolkits NCVO
PDF versions of these six guides are free to download. They each contain practical information on a specific area of funding or finance and include case studies, tools, and signposts to resources to assist organisations in their search for long-term financial sustainability. The guides are designed to alert organisations to the funding options available to them, and to highlight key messages about financial management and sustainability and to provide advisors with a useful tool to use with the organisations they work with. http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/index.asp?id=3992

10 minutes of free legal advice
Hempsons can offer 10 minutes of free telephone legal advice to members of the Social Enterprise Coalition. As CRN UK is a member of the Social Enterprise Coalition then this offer is available to all CRN UK members.

10 minutes of free telephone advice is offered in the following areas:

• Contracts and Procurement
• Employment
• Environmental
• Governance and Constitutional
• Health and Safety
• NHS Pensions
• Property

Please note this helpline is available to member organisations but not to individual staff or members of an organisation, or for personal concerns.
Hempsons: 0207 839 0278 (weekdays 10.00am - 4pm only).

Quote the "Social Enterprise Coalition Legal Helpline", your unique SEC member code (available from CRN UK) and one of the above areas of law. 

This helpline is made available on the basis that no liability is accepted by either the Social Enterprise Coalition or Hempsons for any fact or error or opinion made in a call.  Professional advice should be obtained before applying the information provided to particular circumstances. 

New Sector Magazine
If you are interested in subscribing to this magazine about co-operatives community business and social enterprise CRN UK can purchase you copies at a discount price of £19 if over 25 CRN Members subscribe. Usual price is £36, visit www.newsector.co.uk for magazine details and contact pea@crn.org.uk if you are interested in this offer.

Free Low energy light bulbs
Powergen have offered to supply packs of energy saving light bulbs as part of a national initiative.   A number of authorities and voluntary sector agencies are already taking part in the distribution of these packs to service users and clients as part of their anti-poverty work. The bulbs are in packs of 4 and 2, the minimum order is 1000 bulbs. To find out more about the qualifying criteria please contact: allan.clews@powergen.co.uk

Free computers/internet access
BT Community Connections offers Community or voluntary organisations the opportunity to apply for a multi-media internet-ready PC and a contribution towards a year's broadband internet access through BT Total Broadband. Also p revious BT Community Connections award winners are eligible for the e-ffective Connection award. You can apply online for an enhanced package of IT equipment, such as laptops, printers, scanners and digital cameras.
www.btcommunityconnections.com/

Free guide: Make giving go further - A Fundraiser's Guide to Tax-Effective Giving
This practical guide for charity fundraisers at all levels explains the main features of the tax incentives to encourage people and businesses to give to charity. Insights into how it all works, what the benefits are for both you and the donor plus tips on how to successfully market tax-effective giving. FREE copies are available from:
Contact: The Giving Campaign, 020 7930 3154, admin@givingcampaign.org.uk
Download at: www.givingcampaign.org.uk/images/uploaded/make_giving_go_further.pdf

Free Internet payroll system , which is a 100% web based payroll system. For charitable organisations that have less than 50 employees, accredited by HM Revenue and Customs. Apparently this free payroll service is very user friendly and easy to use and you will even get paid by HMRC for using it for your e-filed payroll returns.
http://www.payroo.com/