Leisure, Travel & Tourism - London, England, United Kingdom
Piece of the Puzzle is a fundraising platform that allows tourists to discover local educational charities in the communities they visit. We stand for responsible tourism and harnessing people's willingness to do good when their eyes are open to their surroundings and they are inspired to give.Story:Over the past 14 years, Toby, the founder of Piece of the Puzzle has travelled to some amazing parts of the world. With a desire to get to know more about the communities he visited, he'd spend the first part of his trip working for local educational charities, and the other half travelling. Working for the charities opened his eyes to the amazingly selfless people that dedicate their lives to helping children. It also highlighted that there are real educational needs in the communities we are fortunate enough to visit: beyond the beaches, there are charities and children that could do with our help… Piece of the Puzzle exists to help people make informed decisions about the charities they support in the places they love to travel. We inspire world travellers to help improve the lives of tens of thousands of children around the world. We would love to be a part of your journey as you travel the world so you can conveniently give to the places you love to go.Vision:"To change the landscape of charitable giving by connecting tourists on the move with local educational charities."Mission:"We are on a mission to inspire world travellers to make a direct impact on the educational needs of children by connecting them with highly effective local educational charities in the places they travel."Values:¥ Education: We wholeheartedly believe that education is the key to unlocking individual freedom, harnessing human potential, and transforming community development. ¥ Small is efficient and effective: We believe in the power of grassroots, community driven charities. We help local, grassroots organisations get the exposure and funding they deserve.¥ Individuality: We understand our partner charities needs from their unique perspective in order to maximize impact and represent them in the most authentic way possible.¥ Responsible-tourism: We stand for responsible tourism by encouraging online engagement with local charities. Our ‘hands off' approach helps us to avoid irresponsible forms of voluntourism. Please see our charity visitation policy for more information.¥ Transparency: We champion total transparency. We facilitate direct action giving and love to show our donors real impact.¥ Collaboration: We love to collaborate and to partner with organisations and individuals that share our vision.¥ Constant learning: We love to listen and learn: We are an amazing early stage non profit start up and we want to learn as much as possible in order to create the best service for our customers.¥ Sustainability¥ Research