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Chance to win upto £1,000 for Race For Life runs to 31/08
This is already posted in the competitions forum https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4948255 but does not appear to be in the charities section Free daily scratchcard (1 per household per day) if you win you can choose to donate to an individuals race for life page or the promoters one.…
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Secretary, Chair and Treasurer - do they have to be Trustees?
I would really be grateful for some advice from anyone here who is running or has knowledge of running a charity based on a Trust model. I'm wondering if the Secretary, Chair and Treasurer also have to be Trustees by default, since they need to be present at each AGM? Also, can a Director also be a Treasurer if there is…
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Charitable Donations
Does anyone contribute a small amount monthly to a few charities? We thought it might be nice for each of us to nominate one charity to give a small amount to monthly - to get the kids more involved etc - so I thought £3 each as they are 5 of us - and the kids want the dog to nominate one too - so 6 of us - but will that…
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NICU at Southmead Hospital
Six years ago we lost my baby nephew at the age of 11 days :A I am doing a 10K on August 2nd to raise some much needed money for them, to enable them to buy new equipment to look after very poorly babies, and for them to continue providing support to families like us…
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Free £2 donation to charity railway chilldren from Aviva
http://www.avivaconversations.co.uk/?cmp=spl-awkward_conversations-railway_children-23062014-youtube-- Every year in the UK, over 100,000 children under 16 run away from home - that's 1 every 5 minutes. Aviva's partner charity Railway Children is a leading children’s charity which fights for vulnerable children who live…
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Hair donation (some grey)
I have long hair (10 inches), which I want to have cut off. I thought it would be a good idea to donate the hair to a charity so it can be used towards making wigs for those who need it. Some of the websites I have been looking at are overseas or do not want hair with any grey (as they use for children). Does anyone know…
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Pretty Muddy, Cancer Research
I'm doing my first ever charity event this Saturday with my daughter. We are both doing the Pretty Muddy 5k, in aid of Cancer Research . Everyone has their own personal reasons for charities they support and mine is well documented on here, but a brief background is my mum became very ill with a double stroke and dad…
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Charity fundraising
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Win £300 of marketing materials for your charity
Hi there, I just wanted to introduce a competition that I recently stumbled on, It's with the company Marler Haley who make promotional banner stands and display boards. They are currently running a competition that is only open to charities to give away £300 worth of their products to a UK charity. Just search for the…
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Knitted and crochet items
Is there a Charity which can make use of items made using left over balls of yarn? They can be specific items the charity needs.
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Online fundraising ideas for Macmillan
Hi everyone, My wonderful mum (who's 250 miles away) is currently fundraising for Macmillan by doing car boot sales and selling old furniture and knickknacks from her house. She's raised £18 from selling bits of furniture, and I donated earlier. Naturally, I want to help her raise as much as she can for such a worthy…
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Recycle elction stationery for charity
This is not a call for stationery but more in the way of something that I do in the hopes it might inspire others to do the same. So, here goes. After every election, I contact my local election office to see if any of the stationery (pencils, rulers, scissors, pencil sharpners) that had been used at polling stations is…
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British Charity providing business microloans?
Maybe my google skills aren't very good, but I understand there is a british charity that provides business microloans to african/indian people requiring finance to develop their own businesses. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
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Donate Second Hand Toys
Hi, I've been looking online to find somehwere to donate a load of toys we have, they are all in good condition, I'd just like them to go to a good home. Any ideas out there? Thanks
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Race For Life 2014 - Who's doing it
Race for Life kicks off this weekend (4th May) in Glasgow. Who else is entering this year? I'm doing Maidstone on 13th July Anyone thinking of doing it, enter online at raceforlife.org I'm unable to post the link so just go via the website :j
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Active event for charity? Possible funding up to £500
You can apply for up to £500 to help you cover the costs of taking part in an active event for charity. You need to be a customer of Healthspan, Nurture or VetVits to be considered! Next round of applications end on 30 Sept 2014 Details here: http://www.healthspan.co.uk/customer-heroes Further details here:…
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Action Medical Research Cream Teas
Fancy a little office afternoon tea or a jammy catch up with friends at home. Try out Action Cream tea in a box! They're £6 each but theres a minimum order of 10, so get the office or friends together and be all proper with some tasty tea and scrumptious scones :) They'll get delivered on 19th June so you'll have to get…
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Spare 20 seconds to vote for neonatal & SCBU Unit to receive a donation?
Hi Apologies for the random post, I really hope that you guys can help. I'm posting on behalf of my local neonatal and special care baby unit's charity, Babies in Buscot Support (BIBS). Before you press the back button I am not looking for donations! BIBS and Buscot Ward are very close to my heart as last year my wife gave…
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Where to get free raffle pizes from?
Hi does anyone know of any good places to get some raffle prizes from. I am raising money for a mental health support group. I am from wigan area in uk and have tried email lots of people but only got 2 prizes upto now. Anyone know how you get big prizes to raffle off, either way any prize would be gratefully appreciated…
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cancer research head shave
Hi guys. I'm trying to raise some money for cancer research, my target being £1000. I am a cancer survivor and now I want to give something back. I'm also donating my hair, which is below shoulder length, to be made into a wig for someone who has undergone cancer treatments and has lost their hair. Can anyone sponsor me?…
