Partners

APDO is proud to work with other organisations and businesses, providing reciprocal awareness-raising, resources for our clients and support to our members. Our members are constantly looking for products and services to help them make life easier for their clients. So if your brand or charity offers the type of service or solutions which could benefit our Members – and their clients – and you’re interested in building a collaborative, mutually beneficial relationship with APDO, please get in touch with us.

Our Sponsors

STORE is a specialist retailer of nearly 4000 storage and organisational products with headquarters in Chester.

APDO members and their clients across the country can browse the shelves at any time of day at www.aplaceforeverything.co.uk.
You may also be interested to learn of STORE’s free design service for their modular elfa shelving system which can be retrofitted into wardrobes, used in alcoves and dressing rooms and also has a variety of space-saving applications across the home from kitchen and utility to office and garage. Simply contact us with dimensions and we will do the rest providing a free graphic design for you or your client.

https://www.aplaceforeverything.co.uk

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MoneyMagpie.com is the country’s leading site for safe and legitimate money-making ideas and opportunities.

We are an independently run media company, offering MoneyMagpie readers across the UK and internationally access to safe, legitimate and easy-to-follow articles of financial information.
The company was founded in 2007 by money-making expert, journalist and TV personality Jasmine Birtles. She is well-known for her appearances on popular day-time TV & radio shows and through her columns as a print journalist.
MoneyMagpie has become a major and trusted online destination with over 2,500 money articles across a broad range of financial topics. MoneyMagpie readers gain practical knowledge from carefully researched articles on how to make money, save money and manage their money wisely.
The site is completely free to use, and we are pleased to welcome new readers on a daily basis.

https://www.moneymagpie.com

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We are proud to have been supporting APDO and its members for the last couple of years. Our experienced virtual assistants (VAs) take away the time-consuming tasks and let you get on with doing what you do best.
If you’re looking to access a diverse range of skills without having to employ a team then you’re in the right place.  We offer talent by the hour. As a Vi-VA client you will be assigned a dedicated Assistant but if you need access to other more specialist skills, such as copywriting, this comes as part of the service.
We’re here to take care of the small stuff so that you can grow your business. It’s simple. Your time is valuable.  Let us deal with the day to day stuff, so you can focus on your core business, increasing both your productivity and your bottom line. Please contact us for a free trial.

https://www.vi-va.co.uk

Specialist Resources

Established in 1988, the national fire safety campaign is run by the Department for Communities and Local Government in partnership with fire and rescue authorities. Re-branded as Fire Kills in 1999, the campaign aims to drive down the number of fire-related casualties in the home by promoting fire safety messages and encouraging fire safe behaviour.

By working with relevant partners across both the commercial and voluntary sectors, the campaign is able to utilise their expertise and communication channels to get relevant messages to the appropriate people when they need it.

www.gov.uk/firekills

Jasmine Harman set up Help for Hoarders because of her own mother’s chronic hoarding problems and because of her own experiences as a child growing up feeling ashamed and isolated because of a messy and cluttered home. Jasmine says: “I want to provide information, support and advice and create awareness about this secretive condition, for hoarders and their loved ones.
The purpose of this site is not to judge or cure, but I hope that with the tools available here, hoarding will become better understood by both sufferers and the people around them, as well as medical professionals and the general public.”
We are delighted to work closely with Jasmine to provide support and information for this very specialised part of our industry.

www.helpforhoarders.co.uk

Anxiety UK is the nation’s leading charity supporting those living with stress, anxiety and anxiety-based depression. They became affiliated with APDO at our 2012 conference with both parties recognising that many of APDO members’ clients may suffer from conditions that the charity can support.

Advice: Anxiety UK runs a dedicated Infoline and live chat facility on our website, text and email support service to answer queries and give guidance on how to access help. Their website also has a wide range of information and self-support guides available.

Membership of Anxiety UK costs as little as £30 per year and provides you with a yearly subscription to the Headspace app, receipt of their quarterly magazine ‘Anxious Times’, and a range of other discounts, along with access to discounted rates for their therapy services.

Anxiety UK’s high-quality therapeutic support includes access to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), counselling, clinical hypnotherapy and acupuncture with options to access CBT and counselling via the phone or webcam.

Contact:

Website: www.anxietyuk.org.uk
Infoline: 08444775774* (available Monday-Friday 9.30am-5.30pm)
Text: 07537416905
Email support: support@anxietyuk.org.uk

*As at Jan 2018: Calls to this number will cost a maximum of 7 pence per minute to call, plus your telephone provider’s Access Charge. Calls from mobile phones may vary.

www.anxietyuk.org.uk

We are proud to be featured as a partner of Recycle Now, and to feature on their Partners page alongside Tesco, Britvic, Innocent Drinks, Coca-Cola and many more. Recycle Now encourages people to recycle more things more often. You can find out what you can recycle and where, by visiting www.recyclenow.com.

If you’d like to find out about the Recycle Now campaign or learn more about what you can recycle in your local area, please visit us at www.recyclenow.com.

Thank you from the Recycle Now team.

www.recyclenow.com

Hoarding UK

Established in 2008 as a national not-for-profit organisation supporting people impacted by hoarding behaviour, we provide free helpline, email and remote advocacy support for people and professionals. We provide talks to community groups and training to statutory and housing professionals. We work with organisations throughout the country to set up and run support group development programmes and support ethical media and research.

www.hoardinguk.org

International Associations

The International Federation of Professional Organising Associations (IFPOA) is a worldwide forum facilitating appropriate communication and collaborative efforts among professional organising associations. Its purpose is to elevate the reputation, visibility and professionalism of the organising industry worldwide through, among other things, the sharing of information among Federation members. APDO has been a proud member since 2015. Other IFPOA members are detailed below.

The Associação Nacional de Profissionais de Organização e Produtividade (ANPOP) was founded in 2014. ANPOP’s mission is to integrate, develop and promote the local Professional Organisers as well as to reinforce the importance and credibility of the industry in the Brazilian economy. The association plans to offer further educational opportunities, to work on creating chapters in different parts of Brazil and to install ANPOP as the reference of the organisation and productivity industry in the country.

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The Japan Association of Life Organizers’ goal is to educate the public in Japan to familiarise with the concept of “Organizing”, such as for living space, lifestyles, careers, human lives, and anything that can be effectively prepared, planned and organised. JALO also focuses on providing educational and training programs for professional Life Organizers® as well as researching further on organizing methods and strategies.

The USA National Association of Productivity & Organizing Professionals® (NAPO®) has a membership of approximately 3,500 organizing and productivity professionals dedicated to helping people and organizations bring order and efficiency to their lives. NAPO’s mission is to be the leading source for organizing and productivity professionals by providing exceptional education, enhancing business connections, advancing industry research, and increasing public awareness.

The Dutch Association of Professional Organizers (NBPO) was established from a merger between NPO (Dutch Professional Organizers) and EPO (European Professional Organizers) on the 1st of January 2004. NBPO is a dynamic association with around 250 members each having their own specialisation. NBPO offers members and non-members professional organising training.

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The Institute for Challenging Disorganization’s mission is to provide education, research and strategies to benefit people challenged by chronic disorganisation. ICD’s vision is to the premier resource on chronic disorganisation. The ICD Certificate Program began in October of 2001 and provides five levels of certificates and certification. The ICD also offers a variety of resources to help both people who are challenged by chronic disorganization and the professionals who work with them.

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The Professional of Organizers of Canada (POC) is the national association that represents professional organizers across the country. POC’s Mission is to develop professional organizing through creating awareness of the industry amongst the public and to provide its members with support by giving them the access to the tools, training, and resources to build their own businesses.

The goal of Korean Association of Professional Organizers (KAPO) is to bring more happiness and freedom in people’s life by raising the value of the space in the Korean homes but also by improving the residential environment through organisation. KAPO has developed a systematic, standardised training organisation program in order to offer new job opportunities to local people and to support the national economy.

Honorary Members