Black Friday with a difference: the round up

Black Friday is tomorrow (24 November), swiftly followed by Cyber Monday and #GivingTuesday. A number of organisations are using Black Friday for good as well as running price promotions, and donating some or all of their own profits to charity. Some charities are putting on their own promotions too. Here’s a round up of some of the activity going on. Ethical Superstore is pledging to donate items to Newcastle Foodbank for every order it receives over £30 from 21 November until midnight on 28 November. The Gateshead store offers a range of ethical alternatives to household and grocery products. 2017 will mark the third year of this campaign which has seen over 3,700 items worth £4,000 donated to date. https://twitter.com/ethicalstore/status/932929218933030913   On Black Friday, IVALO is launching its first Everlasting Friday, which will see it donate all sales commissions made on the day to Labour Behind the Label organisation. https://twitter.com/CreaIloa/status/932707509525204993   As well as offering its customers savings, Slumbersac is donating a percentage of its profits to charity on Black Friday as part of its ongoing partnership with B1G1. It is giving the money to three B1G1 projects, based in Kenya, Cambodia, and Moldova, including this blindness prevention programme: Giving the Gift of Sight to a Child in Need. https://twitter.com/slumbersacuk/status/932941722044203008   One Mama One Shed is donating 100% of its profits to Alzheimer’s Society. https://twitter.com/OneMamaOneShed/status/933307479102054400   Great Outdoors Galway is donating 10% from every sale to local charity Ability West. https://twitter.com/OutdoorsGalway/status/928210701306474496   Pretty Luscious Lippy is donating 5% of any sale made and paid for on Black Friday to the special baby care unit at Southend University Hospital. https://twitter.com/PLusciousLippy/status/933366575893237760   Montezuma’s is donating instead of discounting this Black Friday, giving to its favourite charity Children on the Edge. https://twitter.com/montezumas/status/933054915659870209   Lots of charities are also reminding people to shop through AmazonSmile on Black Friday to earn them a donation. Shoppers just have to select a charity and Amazon will donate 0.5% of eligible AmazonSmile purchases to it. https://twitter.com/NationalAutism/status/933355699387748354   Savoo, which lets consumers donate to charities for free when they shop through its search engine, is donating double for every purchase made by its customers. https://twitter.com/RainbowTrustCC/status/933317395078373376   Oxfam is running a five-day promotion with its Black Five-Day Sale, discounting items in its online shop from 23- 27 November. The price discount moves from 40% to 5% across the event.             WWF is thanking its supporters with an offer of a 20% discount off all products for its panda-inspired Black & White Friday event, along with free postage and packing. The offer is valid from 22-27 November.

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