COMMUNITY: The Power of Giving Back | Andy Reid, Founder of Buddy Up Charity

Have you ever wondered how to set up a charity? Or do you want to get involved as a trustee or volunteer to give back to the community?

On this week’s episode, Andy Reid, Founder of Buddy Up Charity is on the podcast telling us all how we can do this. Buddy Up Charity is an award winning mentoring charity that helps young people affected by various issues in their personal and social lives by offering them regular one-on-one guidance and support.

He describes how he 'turned a challenge into an opportunity' a couple of years ago, when he lost his job working for a youth charity after it closed down due to lack of funding. He decided to start his own charity to continue helping the youth he had been helping who needed mentoring and support. Over nine months, he researched and worked hard to understand the charity sector, relying on the connections he had made during his time at the former charity, learning everything he could about building a charity, putting the right safeguards in place and cultivating the right trustees to help steer the charity and meet their objectives.

Nearly four years on, Buddy Up continues to thrive and Andy continues to give back as he runs this amazing charity that supports countless young people.

Andy also shares practical advice for anyone interested in starting their own charity and what key systems they need to consider.

I hope this episode will leave you feeling inspired to give back in your own communities.

For anyone who wants to connect with Andy and learn more about Buddy Up, please visit their website (https://buddyupcharity.org/) and follow them on IG: @buddyupcharity. For anyone who would like to donate, please visit their website and click the ‘Donate’ button in the top right corner.

Lots of love EnvisionAirs!

Nicole x