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Charities
Archives for September 2012
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Raising money for overseas cause
I want to raise money for a cause in the US. It is not a charity, but definitely non-profit. I intend to do this via a website with donations made to PayPal. Donations are likely to come from the US, UK and Europe. PayPal will operate the account in US dollars. So far, so good! But, they need a bank account, and I need a…
Best way to donate, via direct website or otherwise?
I currently donate both to Oxfam & Great Ormand street directly via their websites with use of a debit card. Though having read an MSE post titled 'Top charity giving sites', I have wondered whether I would be able to make my £ stretch further following their advice. Would Donating via 'MyDonate' or 'Virgin Money Giving'…
Am i bad?
When you see the adverts for starving children in 3rd world countries i sympathise but i can watch it all,yet when the ads for animal cruelty come on i have to turn it over and cannot watch it,is this wrong?
Urgent, pet lovers NOW EXTENDED TO MID OCTOBER!
NOW EXTENDED TO MID OCTOBER - GET CLICKING PLEASE http://www.facebook.com/Hillendale Coryn Shields of Rochdale Dog Rescue - which saves dogs from death row has sent the following email, please help, it costs zilcho "Hillendale have said that for every new like that they get on their page they will donate 10p to RDR, up to…
Heritage Walking Trail - Web Based System
I wonder if anyone can help point me in the right direction. We are a small community based charity who want to apply for a heritage grant to inform and tell people about the locality. To do this we are seeking funds to create a display board and a sort of QR code system which would allow people to scan the sign and…
Charity Christmas cards and VAT
We are in the process of looking to print some charity Christmas cards, with all of the profits destined for the charity. Could anyone here tell me if the printer is obliged to charge VAT in such a case? Many thanks in advance!
Freecycle etc.
Not sure where to put this post but need to have a rant. I put some thngs on Freecycle and had a lot of interest. I decided to go with the first people who seemed keen. Promised to collect the following day at a certain time. I stayed in for them. They didn't show. I had already told people it had gone. Grrrrr! Why do…
Door to door fundraising
I got a knock at the door from someone fundraising for St. Johns ambulance. I usually hate door-to-door people but I think donating to charity is important so I got persuaded to donate. I said I'd fill the form in and she could come and collect it later. My afterthought though is that she will probably be making commission…
Charity Food Banks
i have recently been reading shocking facts about food poverty,where many people in our so called caring society are unable to feed themselves and their families after paying their rent/utility and other incidental bills. charity food banks are now a well established feature of life for many of the 13 million of us who are…
Lloyds community fund Bradford Toy Library
Hi all, !The Bradford Toy Library have been short listed to the final 4 in the community funding via Lloyds Banking Group. We!not only loan out specialist toys but we offer support to parents/carers and fun activities for children with special needs Please vote for them to win and feel free to pass this link around the…
Free Food
Hi all Every christmas my local church turns our car park into a Bethlehem marketplace with the sights, sounds and smells of a typical Israeli market in the time of Jesus, we have a live nativity and its a wonderful christmas experience, however..as you can imagine this can be quite an expensive fete especially as we dont…
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