WE ARE A SOCIAL, SUSTAINABLE, ENTERPRISE

A SOCIAL MISSION

Benefacto is a social enterprise on a mission to engage more professional people in meaningful volunteering. Done right, Employee Volunteering strengthens the over-stretched charity sector and enhances the service received by those in need. It develops the skills of all involved, creates a cross pollination of ideas between different groups in our society and builds a greater understanding of how to support others in overcoming the challenges they face.

A Sustainable Approach

At the forefront of our every decision is ensuring the impact we have on our workforce, suppliers, the environment and the community is a positive one. A platitude in a glossy report this is not: Benefacto is one of the UK's founding BCorps which means we're certified as having rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency.

The Power of Enterprise

At Benefacto we achieve our social mission through providing a valuable service to our charity partners. These activities are funded by a host of consulting, communications and brokerage services we provide to businesses to engage their workforces in volunteering. Our workforce combines the best of the private and third sectors. We are principled, creative, technologically innovative and efficient.

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Benefacto have won the "Best for the World - Customers" award 2016 for creating the most overall positive customer impact! We have been recognised for creating the most positive overall community impact by B the Change and B Corp

About The Team

Linz Darlington

Founder and CEO
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Linz Darlington was inspired to start Benefacto when he worked as a management consultant for Accenture. With three paid days off a year to spend volunteering, he had a tough time choosing a local charity where his skills could make a real impact. These days he spends his life matching talented professionals with amazing charities. Contact Linz via linz@benefacto.org.

Lucy Hayim

Head of Operations
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Lucy is Benefacto's Head of Operations. Lucy works closely with the Benefacto Team and our corporate members to help build volunteering engagement in London, Leeds and Manchester. She works to make sure that our clients and volunteers are getting the most out of our services. Lucy is always at the end of the phone or a short train ride away from helping companies launch, plan and review their employee volunteering efforts. Contact lucy@benefacto.org If you'd like to have a chat about volunteering at your company and find out more about Benefacto.

Ben Darlington

Head of Membership Services
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Ben Darlington looks after new partnerships and possibilities at Benefacto. He has been involved with the project since its inception back in 2012, building the website and developing the graphic design. He is always looking for ways for charities, businesses and social enterprises to work together. If you'd like to work with Benefacto talk to Ben at ben@benefacto.org.

Doug Chang

Marketing and Digital Manager
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Doug is the Marketing and Digital Manager at Benefacto. He supports and connects CSR community by leading on DataHub, The Manchester Responsible Business Collective and GivX. Contact doug@benefacto.org if you want to find out more about VolunteerHub, DataHub, GivX or upcoming Benefacto events.

Stevie Back

Charity Partnerships and Volunteering Manager
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Stevie is Benefacto's Charity Partnerships and Volunteering Manager. She looks after the fantastic community organisations that Benefacto partner with and ensures that each and every volunteer uses their time to make a real impact. She is constantly looking for ways to better support our community partners. Stevie also works closely with Lucy to support our corporate members run bespoke volunteering drives. If you're a community organisation who would like to find out more about working with Benefacto and our amazing volunteers please contact stevie@benefacto.org

Josh Gomes

Web Developer
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Josh is Benefacto's Web Developer and he ensures that Benefacto's digital platform works smoothly and efficiently by developing new technologies and looking after all the inner workings of Benefacto's website.

Molly Lipson

Membership & Community Executive
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Molly is Benefacto's Membership & Community Executive. She works closely with Lucy and Rebecca to support our corporate members, with a focus on members in London and Leeds. Molly is passionate about employee volunteering and the value this has on our community partners. She is always on hand to run lunch and learn visits to showcase the benefits of volunteering. Molly is also our design guru, she creates our volunteering campaigns. Should you have any questions about how to get the most out of the materials, please do get in touch.

Rebecca Kuye

Membership Executive
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Rebecca Kuye is one of Benefacto’s Membership Executives. She works closely with Lucy and Molly to support our corporate members in London and Manchester. Rebecca really enjoys visiting company offices and inspiring your colleagues to volunteer. She has a real interest in volunteering engagement, and should you have any questions about your volunteering data or getting the most out of your membership, please do get in touch.

Ndidi Okoye

Charity Partnerships and Volunteer Coordinator
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Ndidi works alongside Stevie, Leonie and our community partners to ensure that volunteers make the most of their volunteering days. In particular, she works closely with both charities and volunteers to ensure that team volunteering is manageable and beneficial to both sides. If you’re a volunteer wanting to set up some volunteering in London, please email Ndidi at hello@benefacto.org

Leonie Wright

Charity Partnerships and Volunteer Coordinator
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Leonie works alongside Stevie, Ndidi and our community partners to ensure that volunteers make the most of their volunteering days. In particular, she works closely with both charities and volunteers to ensure that team volunteering is manageable and beneficial to both sides. If you’re a volunteer wanting to set up some volunteering in Leeds or Manchester, please email Leonie at hello@benefacto.org

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"By bringing together companies looking for ways to make staff volunteering easy with charities that need their support, Benefacto helps even more people give something back to their local communities."

David Cameron