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Archives for January 2007

Cheaper software for charities
I'm not sure if this has been posted before, but I couldn't find anything. If you are a registered charity (or should I say represent a charity) then you can get cheap software from https://www.citnexus.co.uk :money: So for example you can purchase a MS Office Professional Plus 2007 License for £52 (plus VAT), and then a…
rattling tins!
I give to charity when I can. What I hate though, is being accosted on the street or outside of shops, sometimes in the doorway so you can't avoid them. I do not like being asked if i would like to give, if I want to give i will. Are they allowed to approach you or rattle their tins as you walk by?
marathon
My wife as just recieved the forms for entry to a marathon. She will have to run for a charity as there a are now places left for general places. You have to send in £50 with entrance form and raise another £450 in total £500. I was wondering if she were unable to raise the full amount what would happen.She is worried she…
Kenya orphanage trip- any advice please
HI, me and a group of friends are visiting Kenya in the summer for 8 weeks, We will be staying at a childrens orphanage in the uplands. I am after some advice on which anti-malaria tablets and insurance to take. A friends reccomeneded Doxcycylin as these are around the cheapest she said however I am a little wary about…
40% tax payer and Gift Aid
If you have taxable benefits over £38,335 for this financial year please take note. This includes all remunerations - salary, company car, private health insurance etc.... Have a word with your payroll department if you are not sure. Gift Aid payments to charities automatically receive relief at the standard rate of tax at…
Brighton Half Marathon 4 off the fence
Hello I am running the Brighton Half Marathon in aid of Off the Fence https://www.offthefence.org.uk If you could sponsor me that would be great @ https://www.justgiving.com/chrishutton Thanks
Hearing Dogs
We have just had a beautiful litter of 6 chihuahuas. We were thinking of donating one to be a hearing dog for the deaf. http://www.hearingdogs.org.uk/donate-puppy.php I wondered if anyone had any experience of donating a puppy or could advise on whether a chihuahua would be suitable. We would only donate the most robust of…
Flora London Marathon - please help !!!
Hello everyone, I am taking part in the Flora London Marathon in April and am looking for advice on fundraising !! I am running on behalf of Childline and am aiming to raise £1800. I have already started organising various raffles / car boot sales / coffee mornings and am also going to do a sweepstake for my finishing…
Grants and gift aid
Hi everyone, I wonder if anyone can help. I am the treasurer for my local preschool - (which is a registered charity), as most of you will know this is a voluntary position which does not need any previous "preschool" knowledge only knowledge of the field you are in, ie - accounts. The preschool cashflow is looking bleak…
Becoming a charity.
My local allotment association wants to become a charity. Whilst there is practical advice on the Charity Commisioners site, it says while there are advantages there are also disavantages but doesn't really go into them or give practical examples. So if you run a small charity or have considered becoming a charity do you…
New charity site
Hi guys, I saw this in an article in Third Sector today, it looks a great site lots of fun for all dogs lovers and those that aren't! i've just spent hours looking around her and just felt i needed to share it with you all. https://www.doggysnaps.com That is all. JD :o
‘Poetry in Motion’ SURREY
‘Poetry in Motion’ ‘Pub Poetry’ with the Dorothy Miles Cultural Centre Following the success of our signed poetry event at the Guildford Book Festival last year, we have received lots of enquiries about more signed poetry events. We are delighted to announce that we will be holding six ‘Pub Poetry’ evenings which we are…
London Marathon
Hi! Well I have finally decided to do something dramatic! I have signed up for the London Marathon this year and I am running for AMREF (African Medical and Research Foundation) https://www.amref.org.uk. One of their main priorities is to ensure that communities receive training so that they can begin to provide their own…
Marie Curie cancer care events
Hi can i draw your attention to some great events that Marie Curie have planned for 2007. https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/challenge whether you want to be invloved in a nice steady walk thats happening near you or maybe a 5k run or even something extreme like a skydive or a trek in Peru, check out the site, sign up and raise…
School Funraising ideas for UNICEF
As a primary school we are involved with UNICEF's Day for Change on Friday 2nd February. We want to raise as much as possible therefore i would be grateful if anyone has any new ideas that would work within the school. We are used to our dress down days, bad hair days etc and would like to think of something new which…
Any sources of Raffle Prizes for Charitable cause.
We have organised a formal dinner for February for 250 people to raise money for a local charity. I have posted letter's to local businesses and shops in my area, and talked to the managers of many stores. Does anybody have any recommendations on larger firms who may be willing to donate prizes for the raffle or sponsor…
register and $2 goes to Medicins Sans Frontieres
If you register your details with www abcam com in january they will donate $2 to Medicins Sans Frontieres up to a maximum of $2000. As far as i can see there is no need to buy anything. This project is aimed at scientists as abcam is a comercial supplier of antibodies for medical research. All the details can be found on…
Early Learning Centre book amnesty
Just spotted this in my junk mail and thought it was a great idea. (hope it's not been posted before, I did search) Last January, we launched the Book Amnesty appeal across all our stores, which resulted in over 50,000 used books being redistributed to children who needed them. We're running the appeal again until the end…
Sponsored Slim
I don't know if this is the right place to put this but, seeing as I'm going to be entering a new decade in a few weeks, I've decided to put my life in order. I'm doing a sponsored slim for The Jessie May Trust, a charity that provides palliative and hospice-like care at home for children with a terminal illness. I'd love…
Oxfam - Live Music Appeal/MTV
I organised a gig for Oxfam in October, and in association with MTV they have launched a competition to raise awareness of the cause plus help out some of the bands that Raised Money! This is a bit shameless but anyone out there in money saving land who likes a bit of music, if you could do me the honour of going to…

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