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Forgotten Mobile
Not sure if this falls into this category but Forgotten Mobile are a company that buy phones from charities so it kind of is. Anyway, they also buy from companies too (which I am a director at) and they owe us for one such collection, that's not entirely the issue though as they may have paid but do not provide breakdowns…
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Recycling Christmas cards..
Does anyone know where I can donate my this years Christmas cards ? Usually Tesco have a recycle your cards bin but not this year..
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Top up mobile, text to donate to charity, and use free data myself
I have a Virgin PAYG mobile which I don't use much. I do get free data by topping up more than a tenner, though, which is handy. Is there any reason I can't: - top up every month (far more credit than I need). - donate the excess to charity via this type of Text to Donate scheme…
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Financial literacy training for Young People
For the past year my Community Interest Company has been working with UK Youth, Barclays Bank & The Citizens Advice Bureau delivering Financial Awareness training for Young People. We have worked in the West Country, Staffordshire & Hertfordshire supporting many hundreds of youth people, many of whom were classed as…
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Raising money Advice
Hello everyone, love these forums, always so helpful! I had a question about Gift Aid, .what is it? What has Gift Aid got to do with tax? I was thinking of writing to some companies and asking for sponsorship. However, on forms i have as well as the BTMyDonate page, it talks about Gift aid and taxes. I wanted to be clear…
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Pet Charity Advice
hi, my kitten has recently been diagnosed with a condition that requires an operation that will cost £3-4k. For various reasons our insurance company will not pay. We can't afford to pay for the operation so I was thinking of making and selling cakes at my local market to raise funds. ideally I would like to set up a…
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Desperatly needed
Hi I work for a charity which provides scooters for disabled people and we are desperately low on stock in our charity shops. Please could you consider us if having a clearout. We accept all donations of clothing, electrical, books, games, bric a brac, bedding, shoes, bags, jewellery etc We can collect (locally to…
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Tweet to help your local charity win a £500 donation
Twitmas are looking for the city with the most Christmas Spirit! Light up your city with a tweet, containing your city name, and the hashtag #twitmas to show your Christmas spirit. A charity local to the city with the most lights at the end of next week will win a £500 donation. Go to Twitmas dot co dot uk for more info…
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Charity buying on ebay
Hi all, I like buying things on ebay where 100% of the money goes to the charity. I have alway thought this was strictly enforced by paypal and that the seller cannot say the money is going to charity and then put in there pocket. Do anyone know if my assumption is correct?
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I have a Playstation 3 to give away for free.
Hi I have a Playstation 3 and lots of games to give away. I want to give it away to a childrens home/charity. But I have no idea who or where to send it to. Could you lovely people give me some suggestions please? I live in Birmingham but am willing to send it elsewhere if the right proposal come in ! Thanks for your help
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Old Glasses .... any charities take them?
Hi I have some old glasses I no longer need (eye sight has changed), are there any charities who take these at all? Wouldn't want to just bin them! Thanks Liz
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Breast Cancer
Staff and patients from the Bristol Breast Care Centre at Southmead Hospital have entered a fun a video into the 2013 European Pink Glove Dance Competition for a chance to win a €10,000 donation for the charity BUST (Breast Cancer Unit Support Trust) To win the money the video, which features staff and supporters of BUST…
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Advice with recovering costs of Charity fundraising
Myself and some friends are looking to to undertake a challenge to raise funds for charity. In order to do this it will need some financial outlay from ourselves for costs during the challenge such as transport and accomodation. The estimate is around £350 per person if we need to fnd everything - though we are looking to…
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Innovative Manchester Charity Recruitment Opportunities
Hi all, Just to let any North-West UK forum members know that the Swinton, Manchester based charity Antz Junction (Registered Charity Number: 1150712) is currently recruiting for 2 roles. Development Coach and Project Coordinator (Work Ready Training Academy): 1 Full Time & 1 Part time role. Ideal for someone looking to…
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Catholic Theology books.
My friend has been posting boxes of books to African missionaries, Churches etc free of charge for a while but is now looking to downsize and has hundreds of new catholic theology books that he would like a charity or non profit organisation to continue distributing for him. Does anyone know anywhere that does this kind of…
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Movember - Silent Auction/Event
Hi guys and girls, This year I am running a house event to raise money for Movember/Prostate Cancer UK. The event is happening on 22nd November in Milton Keynes, England. More info on the actual event can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/events/695468700482262/ I am also holding a raffle with some fantastic prizes…
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is DEC.ORG effective?
I have been bitten in the past, when giving to some of the big charities, to find out how much goes on admin and then to be bombarded. I want to give to the phillipines, is DEC the best way?
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Any one know
Hi Does anyone know of a local charity who would do decorating for oap only has their pension not been done for 20years.
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Makaton
My 2 year old hardly talks she has been referred to have a hearing test. i want to start to use makaton. i looked on the makaton charity website. but i need help on what books would be best also where i can get some flashcards
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Tandem Skydive for End Polio Now and Cancer Research UK
I have decided to take the plunge and take part in a Tandem Skydive in aid of two fantastic charities. The Rotary Club's "End Polio Now" is a charity that is helping to eradicate polio worldwide by providing routine immunisation to children. And "Cancer Research Uk" is a charity that is helping to fund half of the UK's…
