Avenue UK presents to the Charity Finance Directors’ Group Conference
Avenue UK are delighted to have been asked to make a presentation to the CFDG conference that is being held in Leeds on the 8th September 2011. The presentation will be on ‘Collaboration and Shared Procurement’, Where Michael Jennings of Avenue UK will discuss the pros and cons of procurement around working alone or joining with others on specific areas, versus co-ops or buying groups. Michael Jennings of Avenue UK will be joined on stage by Ian Bucknell, the Executive Director Operations for Asthma UK, who will focus on the internal considerations in joining a group such as the Avenue...
read moreAvenue UK join the Charity Finance Directors’ Group
Avenue UK are pleased to announce they have joined the Charity Finance Directors’ Group. Having launched the Avenue Purchasing Group with the aim of bringing together business and charities to harness their combined spending power to deliver corporate levels of service and cost savings, it is fantastic to have the support of the Charity Finance Directors Group in raising awareness of Avenue UK and the Avenue Purchasing Group with its member charities. Who are the Charity Finance Directors’ Group and what do they do? The Charity Finance Directors’ Group (CFDG) is the charity that...
read moreLaunching the Avenue Purchasing Group
The launch of the new Avenue UK website www.avenue-uk.com coincides with the launch of our new service, The Avenue Purchasing Group. The Avenue Purchasing Group works by harnessing the combined purchasing power of its members to deliver amazing deals that achieve higher levels of service and exceptional savings. We wanted three things. 1 To make sure it appeals to the widest possible audience, attracting both smaller companies and larger corporates, and 2 To seek to include as many charities as possible in order to assist them in getting better value out of every pound they spend and to help...
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