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Charities
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BT MyDonate to Close
BT MyDonate is closing down with effect from 30 June 2019. Anyone got any recommendations for an alternative for a small charity that doesn't want to loose money by paying large subscriptions etc. The MSE review of web sites that provide for Giving to Charities is a bit out of date - any chance of an update....? Thanks…
which charity
I know this sounds very strange but i just need to know.....does anybody know which charity (and this is one that posts the plastic bag and say they are coming back to collect your donation of unwanted items)...gives you what looks like a sort of crystal thing...almost like a small door knob (i know this sounds mad) as a…
Legal Insurance for Charity Volunteeers
Doe anyone know of any home or other insurance policies that offer legal protection for charity volunteers? My home insurance policy only covers legal helpline and public liability should I lose a court case. The actual legal fees to defend the action are NOT covered as the policy wording only includes claims for work as…
Sending Parcels for Charities
I've recently starting working at a local charity where my work includes sending a number of parcels of various shapes, sizes and weights, mainly for EBay. I had no idea how expensive sending parcels can be and was told that none of the big parcel delivery companies appear to make this available free of charge (do they not…
Afternoon tea fundraiser
Hi Hoping someone will give an opinion. I am involved in a small charity and we plan on holding an afternoon tea to raise some money. Ideally, I would love if we could have 10 tables of 6 attending, and in my dreams, each table would have a complete set of china crockery. However, being able to have 10 sets of complete…
Donating car to charity.
Hi there everyone! This is my first time at posting on these threads so please be gentle! I've been looking at getting rid of my car, it's an MOT failure and been sat pretty much idle for a couple of months now. Anyway due to this nature and not expecting to get much for it I was looking at scrapping it and while on Google…
Bras for the UK?
Morning A friend mentioned that a charity shop they work for have a couple of bags of new/nearly new bras that were going to the rag man (their shop doesn't sell them) It got me thinking about the recent(ish) news of girls in the UK who cannot afford to buy menstrual products, and then on to how expensive bras are to buy…
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Warm Home Discount expansion confirmed with millions more eligible for the £150 top-up this winter – here's what we know
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