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This is a sample [[Admins|Admin message]] you can use to send to your community.
This is a sample admin message you can send to your community.


;Raising funds for Freegle
;Raising funds for Freegle


Our members have been extremely generous over the years. Many people have filled their homes with things they couldn’t otherwise afford. We would like to be here for many more years, but times are tough. Freegle, just like many other charities and other organisations, is struggling for funds. Most of the work is done free by hundreds of volunteers, and even our directors work for free, but we do have some unavoidable costs, especially for IT, and we are fast running out of cash. We have a brilliant deal with a fantastic hosting company, and the costs of this are covered by specific gifts. However, we also need funds for the IT skills to keep our software going and evolve, the time to keep Freegle in the public eye, and our work to try to get councils to take reuse seriously.
Our members have been extremely generous over the years - many people have filled their homes with things they couldn't otherwise have afforded. We'd like to be here for many more years, but times are tough. Like many charities and other organisations, Freegle is struggling for funds. Most of the work is done free by hundreds of volunteers, and even our directors work unpaid, but we do have some unavoidable costs, especially for IT, and we're fast running short of cash. We have a brilliant deal with our hosting company, with the cost covered by specific gifts - but we also need funds for the IT skills to keep our software running and evolving, the time to keep Freegle in the public eye, and our work encouraging councils to take reuse seriously.


We know people are struggling to get by right now and we do understand that not everyone is in a position to help us with donations; yet we have no choice but to go cap in hand and appeal to our members to help us by giving a small donation if you can. Right now Freegle is needed more than ever because of the cost of living crisis and so many are unable to fund the things they need for everyday life, clothes, shoes, baby equipment and more. Essentials that kind Freeglers can and do help with. If you can help us to help them, and keep Freegle going by making a small donation, we would really appreciate every penny. Ongoing monthly donations are especially helpful.  
We know people are struggling right now, and we understand not everyone is in a position to help with a donation. But we have no choice but to ask our members for help if you can give a little. Freegle is needed more than ever because of the cost of living crisis, with so many people unable to afford essentials - clothes, shoes, baby equipment and more. These are exactly the essentials that kind freeglers can and do help with. If you can help us help them, and keep Freegle going with a small donation, we'd really appreciate every penny. Ongoing monthly donations are especially helpful.


Here’s where to donate if you can:
Here's where to donate if you can:


https://www.ilovefreegle.org/donate
https://www.ilovefreegle.org/donate


Thank you to anyone who can help us and to all those who have donated in the past. Freegle could not exist without you.
Thank you to anyone who can help, and to everyone who's donated in the past. Freegle couldn't exist without you.


$groupname volunteers  
$groupname volunteers


''The above, or something similar, was sent out by a number of communities in March 2025.''


Links:
Links:
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*[[Freegle Funding Group]]


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Latest revision as of 12:00, 17 July 2026

This is a sample admin message you can send to your community.

Raising funds for Freegle

Our members have been extremely generous over the years - many people have filled their homes with things they couldn't otherwise have afforded. We'd like to be here for many more years, but times are tough. Like many charities and other organisations, Freegle is struggling for funds. Most of the work is done free by hundreds of volunteers, and even our directors work unpaid, but we do have some unavoidable costs, especially for IT, and we're fast running short of cash. We have a brilliant deal with our hosting company, with the cost covered by specific gifts - but we also need funds for the IT skills to keep our software running and evolving, the time to keep Freegle in the public eye, and our work encouraging councils to take reuse seriously.

We know people are struggling right now, and we understand not everyone is in a position to help with a donation. But we have no choice but to ask our members for help if you can give a little. Freegle is needed more than ever because of the cost of living crisis, with so many people unable to afford essentials - clothes, shoes, baby equipment and more. These are exactly the essentials that kind freeglers can and do help with. If you can help us help them, and keep Freegle going with a small donation, we'd really appreciate every penny. Ongoing monthly donations are especially helpful.

Here's where to donate if you can:

https://www.ilovefreegle.org/donate

Thank you to anyone who can help, and to everyone who's donated in the past. Freegle couldn't exist without you.

$groupname volunteers

The above, or something similar, was sent out by a number of communities in March 2025.

Links:

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