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Archives for March 2010

Race For life
Hiya, myself and my mum are doing race for life this year on June 19th in Sutton. As with so many people, cancer has touched our lives in so many ways. My mums nan died from breast cancer, both my Nans brothers died from cancer, one of them from breast cancer which is often forgotten about in males. My grandad (moms dad)…
help wanted!
hi everyone, DH and I are trying to raise money for SANDS Stillborn and NeoNatal Death Society, charity reg 299679 A bit of background why, i got pregnant with my first child 11 years ago, and had a ''missed miscarriage'' this is where the baby dies but the body fails to recognise this, My baby died at 8 weeks but it wasnt…
Teles to give to charity
Hiya, Have two tv's in perfect working order due to upgrade. Don't want to take them to the tip so emailed local council volunteer department to see if they had any ideas. Even volunteered to take them wherever they were needed - heard nothing from them in over three weeks. Anyone have any ideas who I should approach or…
how can i get gift aid for our charity??
is anyone able to help me with this we are a registerd charity that raises money for our school children for verious things like green houses and trips out ect ect. we hold about 4-5 fundraisers a year summer fate, xmas fate, fashon shows, bbqs and a disco could we get gift aid for thease events if so how do we go about…
Charity tax return for 2008-09
Hi I am helping out a small charity (registered with HMRC and the Charity Commission as a charity) and am preparing a tax return (form CT600 Short 2008 Version 2) for the period 1st April 2008 to 31st March 2009. The deadline to submit this is 31st March so I would be very grateful for any feedback. The charity has some…
tips from fundraisers please on hosting for celebs and press
I need advice please on how to arrange things for visits from celebs and press at the charity shop I work in.I have been given the job of planning a volunteer drive which runs for a week in April.I have not planned any event like this before so am a bit unsure and want to know what the usual protocol is. My goal is to…
Donate £1 to adopted dogs
[title=http://images2.moneysavingexpert.com/images/dp/wtd_underline.gif] What's this about?[/title] Pedigree's launched the Adoption Drive campaign to raise awareness for abandoned & stray dogs in the UK. As part of the campaign, it's commited to donate £1 to the PetPlan Charitable Trust for every view of stray dog…
Shine Manchester - anyone doing this?
I'm doing the Cancer Research UK walk on 17 April. Anyone else on here doing it?
Textile Collections and Gift Aid
Recently I went to a presentation by HMCustoms and Excise where it was raised that some door to door collections are asking for names and addresses to enable the charity to claim the tax if the givers were tax payers. The representative from HMC&E said they were concerned about these request as no schemes had been…
Items for donations
Hi, Would there be any issues with making some costume jewellery and then accepting a donation to my justgiving page in lieu of a ''payment' for each item? I am not selling them, not accepting any money myself. I am self employed but make jewellery as a hobby and would like to raise funds for charity. I would like to…
Giving money
Hiya If you had a big cheque sent to you( and it isn't me lol i wish)and you wanted to give it to charity how would you go about it do you just give them the cheque or would you have to do anything else before giving it to them? , also would they give you any proof to say you gave it to them? Thank you.
Does Anyone Volunteer for their Local CAB?
Hi, just as the question suggests really. An opportunity has come up for me to do this but I wondered if people normally worked in their nearest CAB or preferred to work in a different one so their neighbours didn't know about it? It sounds very cloak and dagger but it isn't. I just wandered how most people did their…
PTFA - Issue with cash prizes?
Our PTFA wants to set up a slimming club and people put £2 in each week - £1 goes to the PTFA and £1 goes into a 'pot'. The person who loses the most weight then gets the money in 'the pot'. Is there an issue with this at all? The other would be a prize of a chosen gift voucher to the value. Thanks for any help.
Auctioning myself for Charity?
Hi, I am raising money for CAMFED :j but instead of just asking people to donate, i was thinking of auctioning a dinner date with myself and/or a friend, most probably to people working in our office. Have anyone done something similar before? Any tips/ideas? Thanks!!!!!! M
Liverpool to Aix-les-Bains CHARITY cycle
Ben and Mike are cycling from Liverpool to French Alps spa-town Aix-les-Bains in the space of 30 days. We will be cycling from Liverpool to Hull using the National Cycle Network. Upon arrival in Hull, we shall be taking the overnight Ferry to Rotterdam. From here, we will follow the course of the River Rhine through…
a petition against bogus door to door charity collection
a friend has started a petition to no 10, regarding bogus door to door charity collections of textiles etc. these unauthorised bogus are putting a cloud of dought over all door to door collections, and also the textile recycling industry in general. I was just wondering if you are fed up with the bogus charity bags etc…
Grants from Trusts
My friend has an animal rescue place and she is desperate to faise funds for it as it is on the verge of closing. Does anyone have any ideas where she could get help with grants from trusts? Or any ideas in general on fundraising please. Thank you.
Register and we donate!
Sign up to the AbleRadio.com today and we will give a donation to charity! As a not for profit enterprise we are breaking down barriers for people with disability and limiting conditions. We need to tell others about us and help get all involved. Our new forum needs members.............all you have to do is visit able…
Fundraising for Sport Relief? Please read and promote our Just Giving Page? Ta!
If your School / Workplace / Sports Team / Family are fundraising for Sport Relief, then the nation's elite athletes are providing a unique thank you for those fundraising for Sport Relief, one that should appeal to those of you with youngsters. Elite 4 Sport Relief aims to inspire children across the UK by directly…
Giving Old Bra's to Women's Refuge??
Hi Some time ago Martin sent a link through telling us we could donate our old bras to women's refuge centres for those that can not afford them. Does anyone have a link for this as I can not seem to find one Thanks Jo

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