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Can anybody help or advise?
Hi, My friend is walking 2500 miles to raise money for help the heroes. He starts this journey on the 1st of march. We are trying to arrange a fundraising night to combine with a sort of party for him leaving too. He has 3 young children and a wife so won't be seeing them for nearly 3 months, they dont have much money…
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World Food Programme
I got slated in another part of MSE for making a comment about this situation if I cared so much I should post it on the Charities Board. Until the recent Haiti Earthquake I had never heard of this happening. I just happened to see a story about it on the news. Thanks to other posters for the link.…
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Race For Life 2010!!
Heya, just wondered if anyones going to do the race for life this year? hopefully im going to do it for the first year :j xx
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P.O.R.T. Registered Charity - (Pseudo Obstruction Research Trust)
Hi there, Not especially looking for donations (although they always help!:D), but really just trying to raise awareness of this charity and the illness it tries to help. Our 6yr old Daughter has recently been diagnosed with Pseudo Obstruction, and we were put in touch with the people that run the charity. It affects…
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MSE News: Haiti earthquake appeal: how to top-up charity donations
This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story: "Taxpayers donating cash can add to their contributions without having to shell out any extra money ..." Read the full story: Haiti earthquake appeal: how to top-up charity donations
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sightsavers
Hi, I've seen the advert on tv for this charity and would like to donate something, was wondering if anyone can confirm it is a well recognised charity and the money goes where they say. TIA
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Online selling advice needed
Hi folks, Just a bit of advice needed really. I want to sell some things online and donate about 25% of the profit to a cancer charity (local one). What do I need to have in place before I can do this? Are there special rules for taking money from people for a product and then donating the 25% to charity? Thanks in advance
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Good use for pillows/sheets?
Hi there, We're moving house and I'm tried to get rid of some standard bed pillows (not feather) and assorted sheets/duvet covers. I'm guessing the charity shop can't sell them (please correct me if I'm wrong). Would they be suitable for some kind of kennels/dog home? Anyone have any other ideas? Thanks in advance.
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Will charity shops welcome old socks & underwear as rags?
I know I wouldn't buy someone's old underwear, but I vaguely recall something about charity shops selling them as 'rags'. Am I right in thinking that I should drop off the bag (of clean old underwear and socks) marked as rags? I don't want to chuck them away if the fabric can be recycled into paper or something, but I also…
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100% bonus on Barnardo's Donations
Hi, I'm raising money for Barnardo's by doing the London Marathon in April. I'm looking for donations right now and if anyone would like to sponsor me i'm doing a special offer - because of my interest in betting i'm going to DOUBLE any donations myself if tournament favourite Roger Federer wins the Australian Open (taking…
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BREAKTHROUGH HIV/AIDS CHARITY - Seeks Volunteers
We are looking for volunteers to help us with a HIV/AIDS project in Wales/Kenya. [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Geneva, sans-serif]We Need You[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Geneva, sans-serif] [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Geneva, sans-serif]The BKF does not have any paid staff and relies entirely on volunteers at home. You may have…
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Micro volunteering feedback
I run a website called Help From Home which provides info on over 500 micro volunteering opportunities. I've noticed that I get quite a few visitors to my website from this forum and I'm just wondering whether you might be able to help me out. I am entering an 'Inspiring Voices' competition, which is all about how projects…
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Donate to charity for free
Hi All, I have just discovered this fundraising site called easyfundraising.org.uk and if you purchase goods online from hundreds of different stores including Argos, eBay, Amazon, M&S, Tesco etc. etc. (they also have insurance companies and utilities companies listed!) then every time you make a purchase the charity of…
