Supporting Australians in Need. What a Good360 Idea!

Episode 2 of the Cultivating Passions with Peter Rowland podcast, hosted by Peter Rowland, titled "Supporting Australians in Need. What a Good360 Idea!" was published on October 13, 2023 and runs 40 minutes.

October 13, 2023 ·40m · Cultivating Passions with Peter Rowland

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Summary

In Australia, we have charities connecting food to people in need, but where do all the other good things go?Alison Covington is the Founder and Managing Director of Good360 Australia. In 2012, Alison discovered Good360 had been operating in the USA for over 30 years and couldn’t believe we didn’t have this idea in Australia. At that time Good360 had donated over $7bn of goods to over 35,000 non profits through the generous donations of 3M, HP, Home Depot and many more business partners.In January 2013, Good360 USA hosted Alison Covington and shared their 30+ years’ experience in product philanthropy and agreed to help establish Good360 Australia. By 2015 Good360 Australia was up and running.Alison believes that we can create change by creating a simple solution – a solution where businesses have the opportunity to donate their spare and excess goods to lift up Australians – whether it’s toys to a family violence shelter or note books for a school we are the matchmaker for good. Since 2015, Alison and her wonderful team have redistributed almost 22 million non-perishable items and have supported 2,887 not-for-profits and schools, as well as 31 causes. Alison's goal is to distribute $1 billion worth of pre-consumer goods to Australians who need it most by 2025.Find out more: https://good360.org.au/

Episode Description

In Australia, we have charities connecting food to people in need, but where do all the other good things go?
Alison Covington is the Founder and Managing Director of Good360 Australia. In 2012, Alison discovered Good360 had been operating in the USA for over 30 years and couldn’t believe we didn’t have this idea in Australia. At that time Good360 had donated over $7bn of goods to over 35,000 non profits through the generous donations of 3M, HP, Home Depot and many more business partners.
In January 2013, Good360 USA hosted Alison Covington and shared their 30+ years’ experience in product philanthropy and agreed to help establish Good360 Australia. By 2015 Good360 Australia was up and running.
Alison believes that we can create change by creating a simple solution – a solution where businesses have the opportunity to donate their spare and excess goods to lift up Australians – whether it’s toys to a family violence shelter or note books for a school we are the matchmaker for good. Since 2015, Alison and her wonderful team have redistributed almost 22 million non-perishable items and have supported 2,887 not-for-profits and schools, as well as 31 causes. Alison's goal is to distribute $1 billion worth of pre-consumer goods to Australians who need it most by 2025.
Find out more: https://good360.org.au/