Nationale Postcode Loterij
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The Nationale Postcode Loterij (National Postal Code Lottery) is a national lottery of the Netherlands
. It was founded in 1989 by Novamedia
, a marketing agency for charitable organizations. Fifty percent of the proceeds of this lottery are donated amongst 75 charities, which, in 2009 amounted to over 256 million euros.
Prize winners are the lot owners whose postal code
, a code that forms part of the winners' residential address
, has been drawn.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. It was founded in 1989 by Novamedia
Novamedia
Novamedia was started in 1983 by Boudewijn Poelmann and his wife Annemiek Hoogenboom. In 1989, Poelmann joined forces with Simon Jelsma, Frank Leeman en Herman de Jong to establish the Dutch National Postcode Lottery...
, a marketing agency for charitable organizations. Fifty percent of the proceeds of this lottery are donated amongst 75 charities, which, in 2009 amounted to over 256 million euros.
Prize winners are the lot owners whose postal code
Postal codes in the Netherlands
Postal codes in the Netherlands, known as postcodes, are alphanumeric, consisting of four digits followed by two uppercase letters. The letters 'F', 'I', 'O', 'Q', 'U' and 'Y' were originally not used for technical reasons, but as almost all existing combinations are now used these letters were...
, a code that forms part of the winners' residential address
Address (geography)
An address is a collection of information, presented in a mostly fixed format, used for describing the location of a building, apartment, or other structure or a plot of land, generally using political boundaries and street names as references, along with other identifiers such as house or...
, has been drawn.
Ambassadors
Several notable individuals endorse the lottery, and have been appointed ambassadors, including:- Rafael NadalRafael NadalRafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals...
, tennis player - Nelson MandelaNelson MandelaNelson Rolihlahla Mandela served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, and was the first South African president to be elected in a fully representative democratic election. Before his presidency, Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist, and the leader of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing...
- Bill ClintonBill ClintonWilliam Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
, whose Clinton FoundationClinton FoundationThe William J. Clinton Foundation is a foundation established by former President of the United States Bill Clinton with the stated mission to "strengthen the capacity of people throughout the world to meet the challenges of global interdependence." The Foundation focuses on four critical areas:...
was a recipient of proceeds from Nationale Postcode Loterij - Johan CruyffJohan CruyffHendrik Johannes Cruijff OON , known as Johan Cruyff, is a retired Dutch footballer and is currently the manager of the Catalan national team as well as a member of the AFC Ajax board of directors. He won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1971, 1973 and 1974, which is a record jointly held with...
Proceeds donated to charities
Figures are in millions of euros:- 2000 - 159.0
- 2001 - 177.1
- 2002 - 203.3
- 2003 - 217.4
- 2004 - 225.2
- 2005 - 212.5
- 2006 - 216.7
- 2007 - 226.0
- 2008 - 244.4
- 2009 - 256.5
Charities
Charities receiving proceeds include:- Amnesty InternationalAmnesty InternationalAmnesty International is an international non-governmental organisation whose stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."Following a publication of Peter Benenson's...
- AMREF Flying Doctors
- ARKAbsolute Return for KidsAbsolute Return for Kids is an international children's charity based in the United Kingdom.ARK is a registered charity under English law and is based in London...
- Artsen Zonder Grenzen
- BiD Network
- Carbon War Room
- Clinton FoundationClinton FoundationThe William J. Clinton Foundation is a foundation established by former President of the United States Bill Clinton with the stated mission to "strengthen the capacity of people throughout the world to meet the challenges of global interdependence." The Foundation focuses on four critical areas:...
- Cordaid Memisa
- Cordaid Mensen in Nood
- Dance4LifeDance4Lifedance4life is an innovative, international initiative designed to inspire, mobilise and unite young people to push back the spread of HIV/AIDS...
- DARA (international organization)
- De12Landschappen
- Defence for Children-ECPAT
- De Provinciale Milieufederaties
- De Vrolijkheid
- Dierenbescherming
- Dokters van de Wereld
- Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance
- European Partnership for Democracy
- Fairfood International
- Fair Trade Original
- Free Voice
- Goois Natuurreservaat
- GreenpeaceGreenpeaceGreenpeace is a non-governmental environmental organization with offices in over forty countries and with an international coordinating body in Amsterdam, The Netherlands...
- HivosHivosHivos is a Dutch organization for development co-inspired by humanist values. Hivos provides financial and political support to over 800 partner organizations in over 30 countries in Africa, Latin America, Asia and Southeastern Europe...
- HumanitasHumanitasThe word humanitas was used by Cicero to describe the formation of an ideal speaker who he believed should be educated to possess a collection of virtues of character suitable for an active life of public service; these would include a fund of learning acquired from the study of bonae litterae ,...
- Human Rights WatchHuman Rights WatchHuman Rights Watch is an international non-governmental organization that conducts research and advocacy on human rights. Its headquarters are in New York City and it has offices in Berlin, Beirut, Brussels, Chicago, Geneva, Johannesburg, London, Los Angeles, Moscow, Paris, San Francisco, Tokyo,...
- ICCO
- IMC Weekendschool
- IUCN Nederlands Comité
- IVN natuur- en milieueducatie
- Landelijke Vereniging van Wereldwinkels
- Landschapsbeheer Nederland
- Leprastichting
- Liliane Fonds
- Mama Cash
- MilieudefensieMilieudefensieMilieudefensie is a Dutch environmental organization, founded on January 6, 1971, by a group of scientists in response to a report by the Club of Rome...
- MYBODY
- NatuurmonumentenNatuurmonumentenVereniging tot Behoud van Natuurmonumenten in Nederland is a Dutch organisation founded in 1905 by Jac. P. Thijsse, that buys, protects and manages nature reserves in the Netherlands. It was awarded the Gouden Ganzenveer in 1986....
- Nederlandse Rode Kruis
- Nelson Mandela Kinderfonds
- Oranje Fonds
- Oxfam NovibOxfam NovibOxfam Novib is the Dutch affiliate of the international Oxfam organization. It is an association dedicated to establishing a fair world with no poverty in it. The organization is based in The Hague.Oxfam Novib was founded under the name Novib in 1956...
- Peace Parks Foundation
- Plan Nederland
- Postcode Lottery Green Challenge
- Prins Claus Fonds
- Resto VanHarte
- Rocky Mountain InstituteRocky Mountain InstituteRocky Mountain Institute is an organization in the United States dedicated to research, publication, consulting, and lecturing in the general field of sustainability, with a special focus on profitable innovations for energy and resource efficiency. RMI was established in 1982 and has grown into a...
- Save the Children Nederland
- Sea ShepherdSea ShepherdThe Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is a non-profit, marine conservation organization based in Friday Harbor, Washington in the United States. The group uses direct action tactics to protect sealife...
- Simavi
- Skanfonds
- SolidaridadSolidaridadSolidaridad is a Dutch ecumenical development agency founded in 1969. Its main objective is the promotion of social justice, for which it runs three programs:*Fairtrade, for economic justice, with coffee, tropical fruits and cotton/textiles as sub-programs;...
- SOS Kinder-dorpen
- Stichting AAP
- Stichting Buurtlink
- Stichting DOEN
- Stichting Max HavelaarStichting Max HavelaarStichting Max Havelaar is the Dutch member of FLO International, which unites 23 Fairtrade producer and labelling initiatives across Europe, Asia, Latin America, North America, Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Several of these corresponding organizations in other European countries also use the...
- Stichting Natuur en Milieu
- Stichting Vluchteling
- Stichting voor Vluchteling-Studenten UAF
- STOP AIDS NOW!
- Terre des hommesTerre des hommesTerre des hommes is a charitable international humanitarian federation which concentrates on children's rights, founded in 1959 and based in Lausanne, Switzerland...
- The Climate Group
- UNHCR
- UNICEF
- University for PeaceUniversity for PeaceThe University for Peace was established in Costa Rica in 1980 "to provide humanity with an international institution of higher education for peace and with the aim of promoting among all human beings the spirit of understanding, tolerance and peaceful coexistence."At present, the UPEACE Costa...
- Vereniging Nederlands ultuurlandschap
- VluchtelingenWerk Nederland
- Vogelbescherming Nederland
- Waddenvereniging
- War ChildWar Child (charity)War Child is a non-governmental organisation founded in the UK 1993, which focuses on providing assistance to children in areas of conflict and post-conflict. They use their film and entertainment background to raise money for aid agencies operating in former Yugoslavia...
- Wereld Natuur Fonds
- World Food ProgrammeWorld Food ProgrammeThe World Food Programme is the food aid branch of the United Nations, and the world's largest humanitarian organization addressing hunger worldwide. WFP provides food, on average, to 90 million people per year, 58 million of whom are children...