According to Business in the Community's 2005 PerCent Index, the growth of gifts in kind has risen sharply since 2000.  That’s because growing and successful companies know that it makes perfect business sense to support their communities with the goods they can no longer use/sell or by offering services in kind.

• Save on storage/removal costs and staff time
• Benefit the environment and avoid the cost of landfill
• The knowledge that your donation is benefiting someone less fortunate than you
• Publicise your support to charity on your website, staff newsletters and to customers
• Meet your Corporate Social Responsibility targets
• Be confident that your donations will reach the most disadvantaged and excluded people in society. You are welcome to stipulate where your donations are sent
• We will ensure that every single item is passed onto those in need. It could be books, school stationery or toys for children from deprived backgrounds, warm clothing for the homeless and the elderly or medical aid for poor villagers in developing countries.

Sujata Bhalla from Konnect9 called Creativtypes in February 2007, with regard to a twelve page, full colour brochure that needed designing for their 2006 Impact Review. We were very impressed by her level of professionalism and infectious enthusiasm. Until then we hadn’t heard of Konnect9, but quickly realised the positive effect that their services have on both UK and worldwide communities, simply by redistributing goods that have been donated. It has an environmental impact too, by preventing unwanted goods being sent to landfill sites.

Our team here at Creativtypes are very environmentally aware and quickly agreed to design the Konnect9 brochure free of charge, in order to help them continue their worthwhile services. We are very proud to have played a part in keeping their costs down, thus enabling more money to be spent on helping people. It has also given us an opportunity to include a very vibrant and colourful piece of artwork on our own website.

We would like to take this opportunity to wish Sujata and her team continued success.                       

Sharon Weston & Jon Allen

Directors of Creativtypes Limited

www.creativtypes.co.uk