For Example;
When Mrs Jones is looking for a CC, they all look and do the same at similar prices to her, she does not know who to choose.What will sway her decision? do you think she will choose Same as Everyone Else Ltd or you who are linked and recommended by,just for example, a Breast Cancer Charity. She knows that by choosing you over the other mob means she is not only getting her carpets cleaned but will also be directly supporting that Breast Cancer Charity by appointing you.
I see a slight flaw in this idea, and it's that if someone thinks you do work for nothing that's not far off what they will expect to pay you. There are some nasty types out there who will use an opportunity if it suits them.
The thing with charities is that you have to check them out. There are some seriously unde funded groups who do great work (normally at local level), whilst there are some paying out huge sums in wages (nearly always nationally).
I see in our local paper that the towns Rugby Club (playing at just under profession level) have been given charitable status.......how and why?
Someone who we do a lot of work for on contract built a small school on his farm and managed to get charitable status for that......he's worth a reported £80m
So like I said check them out and be satisfied that in your own mind that you doing something good that means something to someone and not that they are pulling a fast one....a bit like the Church of England who constantly claim povity whilst sitting on vast amounts of property and land.