It’s only natural that when you put your trust in someone, you want to know as much about them as possible so here’s a run down of everything you ever wanted to know about easyfundraising:
- We are: Ian, Tracey W, Gary, David, Phil C, Chris, Mark, Becky, Nicola, Fay, Paula, Jannine, Dennis, Izzi and Pam.
- easyfundraising was started in 2005 by Ian who came up with the idea while recovering from a serious illness. He says, “While I was ill, I was helped by a number of charities and was struck by how many of them were struggling to make ends meet. I realised that fundraising can be incredibly difficult for charities not for profit groups so I created easyfundraising to help causes help themselves. It’s been a labour of love but well worth it when I see the difference easyfundraising makes.”
- In the beginning, easyfundraising was run from Ian’s front room. We’ve since upgraded to a small office in Lichfield – on the plus side there is a lovely coffee shop on site but on the downside, we don’t get to bounce on Ian’s trampoline at lunchtime anymore.
- There are 15 full and part time members of staff, some based in the Lichfield office and some working from home.
- We are a real family company, with Ian’s wife, mother in law and sister in law involved, plus a couple of old family friends.
- Between us we have 19 children, ranging from a one year old to stroppy teenagers.
- We’re a young company – our average age is 32.
- We’ve raised over £3.3 million for good causes across the UK so far– and we’re very proud of it.
- Most of us live and work in the Midlands but Paula and Gary live in the West Country.
- We each support a cause of our own, from our children’s schools to cricket clubs.
- We are passionate about fundraising and we’ve got the blisters to prove it. Tracey, Becky, Nicola and Pam ran the Race for Life for Cancer Research and raised over £500, while Gary and Phil recently took part in a half marathon in aid of RNIB.
So that’s us! If there is anything else you want to know, just ask in the comments section below.