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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…
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Dorset Destroyers - some information for you
Hi, I hope that you see this. I have followed your previous posts about setting up a wheelchair sports club. The Lord Taverner's Charity have opened their applications for grants for sports wheelchairs. http://www.lordstaverners.org/sports-wheelchairs Hope this helps x
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Consumer rights when dealing with charities
I recently received an email from a legitimate charity offering me a 25% discount on a ticket (as a previous customer). I clicked the link and found that they were offering a 15% discount to everyone but that the code they had given me to get 25% did not work. I called them and told them and they said they were working on…
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Fundraising prizes
Hello! Im fundraising for a local hospice and have a massive target to reach, as well as doing collections and sponsored things I'm also planning a charity night for March and was going to do a raffle in between with the raffle tickets where by you can have the prizes printed on the ticket in booked of like 20 and give…
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National Numeracy Challenge
National Numeracy is an independent UK charity. We aim to help raise low levels of numeracy amongst adults and children and promote the importance of everyday maths skills. At the moment, we're working with MSE on a project about financial capability. We're exploring ways to engage people in improving their numeracy and…
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where to donate larger items and children's toys?
My grandchildren have now outgrown the need for a high chair and stair-gate and I wanted to donate these (which I bought for them to use at my house) to a charity shop along with some of their early toys. They only visit occasionally as I mostly go over to them so the items are all in good condition. The local charity…
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A fundraising idea - but I need advice
I had this idea today that to raise money for a charity bike ride I'm doing in July, all I need to do is ask each of my Facebook friends (235, I just checked - I know, it's low, I'm not a teenager and I don't sign up everyone I've ever met) to donate £1 and I might easily clear the £100 target I'm supposed to achieve. How…
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Leaving money to charity in your Will
It used to be the case that if you left charitable donations in your will, that part of your estate was not liable to IHT. I have read somewhere that probate fees/death duties/IHT free donations have changed recently, but I am not able to find clear information myself. Can someone explain the new rules, or point me in the…
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Tandem skydive for Blesma
Hi all, I'm taking part in Fall for the Fallen on 12 August this year to raise awareness and funds for Blesma. It's a tandem skydive from 10,000 feet. Quite nervous, but looking forward to the challenge. Link to my fundraising page: https://www.justgiving.com/Ian-Bradley12 Donations of £5 can also be made by texting FFTF88…
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Charity sweets
Yesterday my wife bought a small bag of chocolate raisins from a Macmillan Sweets4 box left at her hairdressers. She didn't think twice about the £1 donation, Macmillan is a very worthy cause. It wasn't until she got home that she found out only 10 pence of that £1 actually goes to Macmillan. What a swindle by Sweets4,…
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Help needed to find free goody bag fillers
Im organising a charity funday. We are hoping to sell goodybags for a small fee (50p) to help raise money on the day. We have 150 goodybags to hand out on the day, and ive been trying to find companys that could send me free samples. Ive tried the bodyshop, avon, Dove, Johnson and Johnson, all have said no. Does anyone…
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Urgent advice - now sorted thanks
We have to finalise where to donate inheritance donations. We have just met A young woman local to us had bad accident brain damaged etc. She was written off a year ago but can now walk and talk - amazing progress. However she cannot get in the bath and hasn't got a shower so not good for a 21 year old. She is on a local…
