Shop for good

Check out a range of ways to shop whilst helping us raise valuable funds - at no extra cost!

Bookshop.Org

Bookshop.org is an online bookshop with a mission to financially support local, independent bookshops.

As more and more people buy their books online, they wanted to create an easy, convenient way for you to get your books and support bookshops at the same time. They also support anyone who advocates for books through an affiliate scheme, of which Coram Beanstalk is a member! Any sale of a book through our page, means a donation of a 10% commission to us, and gives a matching 10% to independent bookshops!

So do take a look at our lists of recommended Brilliant Beanstalk Books, books by our ambassadors Michael Morpurgo OBE and Liz Pichon, and also a selection of books by our author supporters - and remember that any book you buy through the page will give a donation both to us and to independent book shops.

Buy books through Bookshop.org here

Bookstainable eco book boxes

Bookstainable are a children's eco book box company, perfect for young people and families that love books and are environmentally conscious. Each box includes two second hand books, an eco gift, a bookmark and a 5% donation to Coram Beanstalk.

Check out Bookstainable here

Parrot Street Book Subscription service

Parrot Street offer a monthly book subscription service for children, with a book and activity pack in two different age categories - and for every book pack they send, they make a donation to Coram Beanstalk! Read more about why they chose to support our work here.

Check out Parrot Street Book Club here

Tidy Books

And if you want to buy some furniture to house all those new books, look no further than our partner Tidy Books, the children's bookcase company. For each sale they make, Tidy Books will donate 1% to Coram Beanstalk. Read more about why they chose us as their charity partner here.

Visit the Tidy Books website here

Amazon Smile

AmazonSmile is an Amazon website that lets you buy Amazon products and donate to charity at the same time. When you shop on AmazonSmile , Amazon will donate 0.5% of the net purchase price (excluding VAT, returns and shipping fees) of eligible purchases to the charitable organisations selected by customers.

How does AmazonSmile work?

In order to browse or shop through AmazonSmile, you must first select a charitable organisation - you can choose Coram Beanstalk here. Only purchases made through AmazonSmile are eligible to generate donations. There is no extra cost to Coram Beanstalk or to you for signing up - plus, the shopping experience is identical to Amazon.

Pick Coram Beanstalk as your AmazonSmile chosen charity

Give As You Live

Register with Give as you Live, choose Coram Beanstalk as your chosen charity and then click through to the numerous stores that are listed on the sites and a percentage of your order is to Coram Beanstalk.

When you shop at over 4,000 top stores including John Lewis & Partners, Expedia and Marks & Spencer via Give as you Live Online, they'll give a percentage of your spend to Coram Beanstalk at no extra cost to you!

Simply sign up, search for the retailer and start shopping. It's that simple!

Shop via Give as you Live here

The Giving Machine

You can now find Coram on TheGivingMachine, a great fundraising site that lets you raise donations for the Coram Group of charities, including Coram Beanstalk, whenever you shop online. It’s easy to use and doesn’t cost you (or us) a penny!

TheGivingMachine is a fundraising charity setup to help other charitable causes raise money online. By signing up and shopping online you will generate a free cash donation for us. With over 2,200 participating retailers, including Ebay, M&S, Tui, Sainsbury, John Lewis & Partners and Waitrose & Partners, you are bound to find what you need and generate a donation.

To make sure you never miss a donation you can download the free Shop&Give mobile app and the free desktop reminder app.

Plus, click the Daily Bonus Donation button to raise a free donation every day – no purchase necessary! Find out more here.

Sign up to the Giving Machine here

Latest

My Volunteer Portal - for existing volunteers only

Access (for existing volunteers only) to additional resources and online booking for training and social events.
Find out what we do session for schools Tues 30th Nov

Join us for an hour, for a practical, informative webinar designed to show primary literacy leaders how our current school partners use Coram Beanstalk’s service to best effect in their whole school literacy/reading for pleasure strategy.
Find out what we do session for schools Weds 24th Nov

Join us for an hour, for a practical, informative webinar designed to show primary literacy leaders how our current school partners use Coram Beanstalk’s service to best effect in their whole school literacy/reading for pleasure strategy.
Find out what we do session for schools Thurs 18th Nov

Join us for an hour, for a practical, informative webinar designed to show primary literacy leaders how our current school partners use Coram Beanstalk’s service to best effect in their whole school literacy/reading for pleasure strategy.

Christmas jumpers

Why not brighten up your work video calls with some festive fun? It doesn’t matter where you're working this year, you can still dig out your most festive jumper and support Coram Beanstalk with a Christmas jumper day.
Secret Santa

Not in the office this year? In lieu of your traditional Secret Santa present exchange this year, why not become a Secret Santa yourself?
Festive events

Why not take up a Santa-themed running challenge and raise money for Coram Beanstalk at the same time?
Xmas Party Heroes

If Covid has cancelled your Christmas party - why not donate the unused cost of the party to Coram Beanstalk?

Become a volunteer reading helper

Fill in our simple application form here.
What we need from you

Find out more about what's involved in being a Coram Beanstalk volunteer.
Frequently asked questions

Here are some answers to the most frequently asked questions by potential volunteers.
What you get from volunteering

Find out more about the benefits of becoming a Coram Beanstalk volunteer.
Our approach

Find out more about how we work and our approach to reading support.
How we can help

Hear from a partner school and find out more about our approach to improving your pupils' reading ability and confidence here.
Thank you for applying to be a Beanstalk reading helper
Literacy charities join forces

On 1st November 2017 Reading Matters merged with the national children’s literacy charity Beanstalk.
Our Senior Leadership Team

Our Senior Leadership Team is responsible for leading the day-to-day operations of the charity.
Story Starters training

Our early years programme offers a unique approach to equipping adults in your setting to help children develop all six crucial pre-reading skills plus the communication, concentration and confidence they need to ‘catch the reading bug’. Read more about how our unique programme Story Starters can help you ensure that children start their primary education ready to be taught to read.