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Archives for July 2011

Fantasy Football for The Prince's Trust
Hello All, I'm running a Fantasy Football league on the Official Barclays Premier League website with all proceeds going to The Prince’s Trust. In return for only a £5 donation there is a £500 Prize Fund on offer!!! 1st Place - £300 2nd Place - £100 3rd Place - £50 Highest Score in a Single Week - £50 3 simple steps to…
Africa: how to ensure the £ gets there
I have been racked by the recent scenes from Africa and want to send money. But I want to ensure its being used properley and those babies and families are getting as much of my money as they possibly can. I dont want War Lords getting it, or corrupt officials or unnecessary admin. Is there a League Table, or an…
Payment for fundraisers?
Hello all, First a little background... I work for a large company that has asked for volunteers for a team event running & cycling across Morocco's Sahara & Atlas mountains in aid of the Princes Trust. The condition being raise £3300 each in sponsorship/donations. We have race nights, raffles and bingo nights lined up for…
Wigs wanted
Hi I will be doing a charity event and want everyone to wear a wig, does anyone know where I can obtain some wigs for this event, where is the best places to go, I don't want to have to pay out for them as this will take money from my charity takings, I also want to keep them afterwards for future events, am I asking too…
I'm raising money for the NSPCC
Just thought I'd pop in and stick my link up in case anyones feeling generous :D Basically I'm raising money for the NSPCC by fasting during the Islamic month of Ramadan, now I'm not religious but it's in memory of a close friend who unfortunately passed, he always challenged me to try and take part, so now I am. If you…
Childcare charity closing - directors liability
We held a directors meeting yesterday of a company limited by guarantee and a charity. it is plain that our working capital is not enough and we will not be able to continue for much longer. There are some assets and some debts (including working overdraft) and it is unlikely we will have a surplus or sufficient to pay…
Plagiocephaly - Help us help our baby Max
http://www.justgiving.com/Babymaxsmith Or text MAXS99 £ amount To 70070 I really hope you Can help us get to our goal!! I will start the beginning! Our son Maxwell (Max) was born 22nd march 2011 4 weeks premature after a long and difficult pregnancy He was admitted straight away to the special care baby units ICU…
Real life MMD: Should I stop my 10% charity payment?
Money Moral Dilemma: Should I stop my 10% charity payment? For years, I have given a percentage of my earnings to my church - like many worshippers. I am a recent divorc! and bought my ex-wife's half of our house, so now pay the whole mortgage on my own. I just manage to survive with very little spare money at the end of…
CAB Gateway Assessor
I have been a gateway assessor at my local bureau for nearly a year and I love it. It involves interviewing clients and either booking them an appointment with an advisor, providing them with information or signposting them to another organisation. Are there any other gateway assessors on here and if so what do you like…
Just Giving and alternatives for single event
We are a small registered charity and one of our fundraisers wants to do an event and advertise/fundraise via Just Giving (probably up to £1000). We have had a look at the Just Giving costs and it seems very expensive for just a single event. We know other larger charities that use Just Giving and do very well but they…
Aidensfootsteps
http://www.justgiving.com/aidensfootsteps Hi all a bit of a long message but please read through to the end, and thank you all in advance for taking time to read post Can you help?? We are desperately trying to raise £40,000 to send my 18 month old son Aiden to the US for a life changing operation. Aiden was born ten weeks…
Raffles!!!
Hey! This is my first ever post :j Basically I am organising a raffle for our local football team, half of the money goes towards kit for the team and half goes towards oru local childrens hospice! Iv sent out lots of letters and emails and had 10 responses so far (only started on Monday) mainly from local businesses but…
Sponsorship
Sorry if thi is in the wrong place. My son has just been selected for the under 19 England dodgeball team and is looking for sponsorship. Does anybody know of any companies that do that sort of thing
Free Funky Pigeon card for Post Pals charity?
This isn't spam - it's a charity I support, and a very worthwhile one too: Make a Seriously Ill Child Happy for FREE Post Pals www.postpals.co.uk is a charity that asks people to send cards to seriously ill children and their siblings to cheer them up. Funky Pigeon have an offer at the moment which allows people to send…
skydiving payment
im doing a skydive for charity and some of the money i raise will go to pay for the sky diver but still aiming to raise around £1000 after the cost i spent around 40-50 hours so far asking for donations for a raffle and getting donations. ive explained that some of the money will go to the dive and told everyone this…
Holton Lee. Charity for so many people.
I volunteer at Holton Lee (Look under Holton Lee on google) and we have a facebook account (Look under Holton Lee - Picture of a barn) and make us your friend. But I digress. On our facebook page I am trying to get as many disability, arts and many others connected with us. We hare gathering more and more friends and our…
Holton Lee Charity in Poole. BH16 6JN
Hi All I volunteer at Holton Lee near Poole in Dorset. Look up Holton Lee on google (Not allowed to put our link up yet) And I am running a campaign to help raise funds for them. When you go on holiday to America or a European Country, you always end up with odd bits of change that you cannot get exchanged at the Post…
I have a wad of Sainsburys Active Kids vouchers
I found them today in the kitchen and I know they are due to expire soon. I'd love to pass them on to any school that might need them. I can put them in the post 1st class tomorrow. anyone know a school that could use them at this late stage? thanks
Claiming Mileage on Volunteer Work?
Hi All, Wasn't sure if this was the right board but thought it would be worth a shot! I've made some enquiries with a (semi) local wildlife rescue trust about myself and my partner doing some regular volunteer work there. I wondered if you were able to claim a tax deductible expense on the mileage getting to and from the…
Giving unwanted items to local charity
Hi Have been having a bit of a spring clean and have some old bedding and clothes that I no longer need/use. I've tried googling in the local area, but can't find anything. Can anyone suggest any sites that I can visit that might tell me about local charities/shelters where I can visit to donate these items? There are…

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