Resources
We offer a range of information on issues of relevance to charity shops, available to the public. Members may download further resources from the Members' Area.
>> Charity-Shop-Locator iPhone app
>> Donate, Don't Waste
>> Setting Up and Running Charity Shops - an Essential Guide
>> Directory of Suppliers and Services
>> Health and safety programme
>> Music Licensing - Consultation response
>> Starting a charity shop - the KnowHow NonProfit guide
>> Other Useful Resources
Charity-Shop-Locator iPhone app
We have teamed up with a promoter of vintage clothing fairs to create a series of applications for smartphones, showing the location of all the vintage and charity shops in the UK and Republic of Ireland. Users can search via postcode, town or their current location; shops will then appear as a list or as markers on a map. We’re hoping that this will bring more shoppers to your doors, encourage charity shop tourism, and generally generate more interest in buying second-hand.
The iPhone app is now available for purchase from the iTunes store, priced at £1.19: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/blind-lemon/id392497191
All our members' shops should be visible on the app, and we will be in regular contact with Blind Lemon to update them with our database, as outlets open, move and close. If we have missed anyone out, please do let us know. There is a Report a Shop feature as part of the app, where you can say if a shop’s details need changing, but it’s just as easy to contact Isabelle – Keeper of the Shops Database – directly: projects@charityshops.org.uk or 020 7255 4477.
The Find a Charity Shop database is one of the most popular pages on our website, and we know people use it to find out where they can donate, shop and volunteer. It would be great if this shop locator app could take off in the same way.
Public Performance Licensing - Consultation response
Public Performance Licensing - Consultation response
Other Useful Resources
'Charity Finance Shops Survey' published annually by Charity Finance magazine. Contact Charity Finance for more information.
'Charity Shopping and the Thrift Lifestyle', a guidebook by Lettice Wilkinson, £9.99. ISBN 978-0714531496. Contact the publisher, Marion Boyars, for more information or order the book directly.
Propress Ltd offer free A4 posters on safe ways to use steamers. View contact details for Propress Ltd.