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In memory of savvy sal
The Elite thread has lost one of it’s dearest members .......savvy sal who sadly passed away last week. “Our sal” was an incredible lady who will be sorely missed by her Elite Family. We have set up a Just Giving page for those who would like to honour her memory with a small donation. Her family have chosen Martlets…
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Sponsor a Child - which charity is best?
Not really money saving as I want to give some away. :) I'm looking at the various charities that do 'sponsor a child'. Does anyone know which is best, or have any tips? I'm looking at the amount of money that actually gets to the area in need (varies from 75-85p in each pound so far - smaller charities it seems to be more…
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Charity giving cutout
A drawback of giving to charity is that they have you on their radar. I don't want the spam etc. In the past I used a thing called the dove trust, which ended badly. Is there a modern equivalent?
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Fundraising sites - absolute rip off! Help please!
Trying to fundraise for a local child in a desperate need (life or death situation). How do we raise funds (in the UK) in an safe and transparent way but making sure that the end cause actually receives 100% of donations? Started GoFundMe page only to find out that they charge 8.5% + 20p per donation! Appalled by the…
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First Aider at Charity Events
Anyone have an idea of the cost of a St John's or Red Cross first aider at an evening charity event, please?
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Charity at Christmas 2017
Which charity have you supported this Christmas, and if you want to share, why did you?
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VI-R3 Irma campaign help ASAP
Hello, this is sarah, one of the founders of the fundraising campaigns online with the partnership pf Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands, a local 501c3 nonprofit, donations to VI-R3 are 100 percent tax-deductible. My job was to raise fundraising campaign on youcaring.com which i will include the fundraiser link in…
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Charity event - stressed!
Hey all, haven't posted in a while... I am running a charity event for a local children's hospice. They're popular locally to Dorset (even Robert Downey Junior ran a special prize to raise money for them once). It's a magic evening featuring a cabaret magician and a local magician who will be performing a one man show of…
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London to Brighton bike ride 2018
Hi all, I have signed up to do the BHF London to Brighton bike ride, however I'm wondering whether I am allowed to raise money for another cause instead of BHF?
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Aviva Community Fund
Hi everyone I just wanted to check you know this year's Aviva Community Fund is open for applications. Here are the Aviva Community Fund FAQs. Applications close on 10 October. Did you apply last year? Did you get some funding? Are you applying this year? What's your application for? Share your ideas and tips for a…
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Finding Volunteers
Evening All I volunteer for a Hospital Radio Station in Nottinghamshire, and have been there for around 5 years. Unfortunately our voluntary numbers have reduced significantly recently, due to the increase of internet radio stations and probably a lack of advertisement. Does anyone have any suggestions or where we could…
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Innovative but easy catering for fund raising eventsnts
Involved with catering for up to 100 people for fund raising events in our local library. Any hints please for the few volunteers who have to make it work, i.e. easy options and which are good for preparing beforehand for finger buffets to reduce the work involved. Thanks.
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Ideas for my event?
Hi, I'm holding an event at my place of work in memory of my fianc! who passed away suddenly in December, aged 23. We're holding a band night and all the entrance fee will be donated to the charity, along with staff tips and we'll also be holding a raffle. Iv'e managed to accumulate some really good raffle prizes thanks to…
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Charities Commision
As a Church we are registered with the Charities Commission for tax purposes. Do we by law need to have a membership or can we do away with members?
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Cosmetic samples
I subscribe to Birchbox and there's always loads of stuff in there that I don't use or want, mainly dry shampoos, hand creams, etcetera. They are only sample size but I was wondering if there is any where I can donate them to? I was looking at a site about Women's Refuge's but the one I found said it was not accepting…
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Opening a charity shop for Dementia Sufferers
Hi Everyone I need a little bit of advice. I would like to open a charity shop in my local area to help those with mental health issues, especially Dementia. I have a few questions though. 1) Can I open a charity shop and then give the earnings to ANOTHER charity that helps people with dementia and mental health issues? 2)…
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London Marathon 2018 Diabetes UK
Hi, Me and my friend are running the London Marathon next year. Read our stories here and any donations would be great. http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/team/thediabeticrunner
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50 things in 2 years - for what would have been my sisters 50th birthday
AI have just had a mad idea tonight, its a weird one how it came about, my parents lost their 1st daughter with cancer, she was only 18 mths old, and this month she would have been 48. Its weird as I was born 2 years and 2 days from when my sister passed away, my daughters birthday falls on 2 days later than what would…
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Save the innocent rohingyas || donate now
Over 391,000 Rohingya children, women and men have been forced to flee to Bangladesh escaping violence in Myanmar since August 2017. :A They have arrived exhausted, hungry, and sick after walking for days from their villages through jungles, across mountains and rivers carrying what little they could bring from home. There…
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Free food (and household goods etc)
I discovered a free app called Olio a few weeks ago and think it's brilliant, I have already had quite a few free meals through it. I am not sure if it's a registered charity but it's definitely non-profit. So I hope it's okay to post on here about it, I have been going round telling everyone! :rotfl: The idea is to…
