11 June 2011
Marcelle Speller, founder and CEO of Localgiving.com, and trustee of Community Foundation Network has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in recognition for her role as a philanthropist and services to the voluntary sector.
This is great recognition not only for Marcelle, but also for the whole team at Localgiving.com, and also for the community foundations around the country who have launched Localgiving.com in their areas.
Marcelle said “I’m really proud to have received this honour. I hope that it will help to raise the profile of Localgiving.com and community foundations, so that together we can help even more local charities and community groups to become more sustainable and continue the hugely important work they do for their communities across the UK.”
Localgiving.com provides web pages and online donation tools to local charities. It has been launched in 25 community foundations representing 66% of the UK population and will cover the whole UK by the end of the year. Localgiving.com allows people to find and support charities in their local area that address the causes and beneficiaries they care about and see the impact first hand.