Finance overview

We describe ourselves as a not-for-profit partnership, but what exactly does that mean? Our income that covers our running costs comes from two key sources: our partners who pay annually for access to GiGL partnership data and related services via a service level...

Having a ball with moths

Mandy Rudd, GiGL Director Data entry and validation are two key but under-utilised services that we provide to our partners in order to help them mobilise their data. GiGL has been able to offer these services free of charge to the voluntary organisations who...

ALERC alert

We are really pleased that the Association of Local Environmental Records Centres (ALERC) has recently become a Community Interest Company – a not for profit company whose income will be reinvested to further expand and raise the profile of records centres across the...

Big city, big picture

The GiGL partnership is greater than the sum of its parts. Mandy Rudd, GiGL Director, explains why the partnership model is so valuable to all involved. The ‘collect once, use many times’ ethos is at the heart of GiGL’s work. The relationship between GiGL...

The GIGL press gang

Credit where credit’s due. A great deal of work lies behind the snappy press and publicity stats GiGL provides. Mandy Rudd explains. GiGL’s partners are making ever-more use of our growing data holdings to create snappy, media-friendly statistics in support of their...