Is this the World’s Largest Continuous Charity Jumble Sale?

JumbleAID.com offers a new way to raise funds for charity

JumbleAID.com is a new online initiative that allows consumers to find a home for unwanted items while doing their bit for charity and the environment.

Combining the ethos behind Freecycle with the technology of eBay, JumbleAID aims to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill while providing a new income stream for charities - vital at a time when the Credit Crunch is hitting charities hard with falling donations, rising costs and low investment revenues.

The JumbleAID process is simple - those looking to get rid of unwanted items can post them online free of charge, nominating a charity they would like to support and a nominal target donation. Anyone who would like to take a gift registers their interest by making a pledge that they are prepared to pay if successful. The successful Seeker makes their payment and then collection or delivery is organised between the two.

The payment does not go to JumbleAID but directly into a Charities Trust Account who add GiftAid where applicable and distribute the funds (less transaction charges) to the nominated charities.

With Barnado’s, World Vision, and The Prince’s Trust among the founding charity partners, JumbleAID.com hopes that ultimately most UK charities will embrace the scheme and publicise it to their members.

According to JumbleAID, if only 1% of the adult population of the UK were to put one item a month on to the website and the average donation was just £5, over £25 million per year would be raised for charity.