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Race for Life
Good afternoon. Its that time of year again, for Race for Life I have been taking part in this event for the last 12 years, after loosing my sister to cervical cancer, at the young age of 28. If anyone would like to donate to my page, I would be very grateful. Many thanks.…
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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…
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Where best for auction prizes
Looking for suggestions for companies that are happy to donate as I’m trying to help a local charity with their silent auction and raffle, hoping someone can help by pointing me in right direction
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Help for my niece
Hi All I wondered if anyone could give me any names of charities who may be able to help my niece. She sadly lost her Mum to cancer when she was 6 years old and last year her Dad (my brother) also passed away from cancer. She is just about to turn 16. She is obviously struggling with her mental health and is having…
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Energy Efficient Building
Our charity is based in an old Victorian building in Ashford, Kent. Great building except that it is extremely inefficinet in terms of heating etc. Are there any charity grants that might help us in time for next winters effects??
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Good Payiing in system for charities
hi I run a charity and I recently setup a bank account how ever we have money coming in on a monthly basis but we need to pay our staff so how do we simply pay our staff is it through bank transfer or through payslips or how do we pay staff a wage to live off
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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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Walking to London for CRUK
This coming April, over two days, myself and my partner will be walking from our house in Reading all the way to the London Eye. The entire time walking will be approximately 14hrs and we've been fortunate enough that a hotel has offered us a complimentary room along the way. We aim to do the majority of the walking on the…
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Disability travel vouchers
This is my first posting . Can anyone tell me if thre are any Charities that are able to accept unused travel vouchers provided by our local council. for disabled travellers. We are in Hampshire My son in law has MS and because he has been very unwell this year and in hospital a lot, has not used his allocated vouchers. We…
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Charity Shops and hand made items
A Charity shop near us has told me that they will not accept anything hand made as they are not allowed to sell them. Hand made items are sent straight to a recycling centre, which presumably pays something for them. I'm quite shocked about this policy, which I've never heard of anywhere else. It affects so many donors who…
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Dormant bank account where funds were promised to charity
I've just taken over as Treasurer for my local scout group (we'll call it 'A'). My first task is a real headache and I need some advice to see if anyone has been in a similar situation. Here's the background: In 2009 Scout Group B merged with Scout Group A due to low numbers and financial difficulties. It was agreed that…
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Do you work for a charity?
I would love to get to know others who enjoy working for charities and how you got into it :) What is your position? What charity do you work for? Why did you choose them?
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RBS community accounts
I work for a charity and I submitted all our documents to the RBS community accounts but two weeks ago I did all that and said takes 7-10 working days but now March still heard nothing How long before the accounts are opened
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When donating to charity, which charity organisation do you donate to?
I wanted to ask fellow money saver's, if you decide to donate unwanted personal possessions to charity, what makes you decide which charity shop to use? For example, you may use a charity shop with the nicest smile, easy to park near, or is the place you also use to purchase things? Do you choose a chain, or a local area…
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Rules on wording on charity bags
Hi everyone, I thought I'd ask this question here because of the fountain of knowledge available rather than just rely on teh Google. Last week, a charity bag was popped through my door while I was at work by their collection company. I read the wording on the bag related to the donation amount given by the company to the…
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Household items for Charity
I collect milk bottle tops and used stamps for charity, does anyone know of other household items that charities take?
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What you think about this new charity idea?
No ads Find it on indiegogo name - Innovative Device for Collecting Donations A modern device that helps to increase the collection of donations dozens of times. It is enough to hold a bank card or phone to make donations. You can donate only a fixed amount for convenience, an information board with a sum and a fund that…
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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…
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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…
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Homeless charities that provide bricks and mortar shelter?
Hi there, I am looking to support charities that help Homeless people, but I'd rather pick a charity (or cause) that provides shelter and accommodation for those who are sleeping rough. A lot of the big homeless charities I have looked at (crisis, shelter etc.) provide legal assistance, or advice, counselling and other…