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chugger's remorse
Just signed up to a chugger on the street for British Red Cross. I knew they got commission, but I thought it would be about £30. Quite alarmed to find it's typically more like £120. This strikes me as quite unjustifiable, and I'm wondering what would be an appropriate next step.
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Medieval Themed Village Fete
Does anybody have any ideas for a medieval themed fete? Eg; stalls/games, the procession, a main event, craft area, etc? Thank you for your time!!
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Transport Media Scam!
I work for a local charity. We wanted to publicise a local fund raiser to help the blind kids. A company called transport media offered to help out for free. They said they would advertise on the side of taxis for no fee whatsoever. 2 weeks later they send us a bill for 10k. All the money we raised for the kids will now be…
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Raffle donations - MarieCurie
Hi, Can anyone help please, I work for Tata Steel UK - based in Cradley we have just begun working with Marie Curie Cancer Care (Reg Charity No: 207994). We have set ourselves a massive task to raise £100k over the next 12mths. Over the coming year Cradley alone have been set a target of £5k so I am desperately trying to…
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Hazel Grove Carnival/Village Fete/Stockport
Hello all, I feel a bit like I'm spamming here..but I'm not! I help out with a local carnival in Hazel Grove, near Stockport. This is a fully charitable organisation, and is done for the benefit of local and national charities, and the local community - isn't that what we're all being told to get behind? The Carnival…
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Fundraising Day 'Big Ideas' suggestions appreciated please
Hi I am a parent who is on the committee of my 3 year old childs pre-school which is run and funded as a registered charity. We are planning to hold a fundraising day sometime in the spring and would really appreciate any ideas for 'something special' that would draw in people from all over the town, not just the immediate…
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Tell your charity how you feel about chuggers
Hi Everyone, I've been reading a lot of posts here and elsewhere about how people feel about chuggers. It's been bothering me for years but it's surprisingly hard for me to find out which charities I support are ones that use them. However, I've found one list now: google Public Fundraisers Regulatory Association and click…
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I want to raise money for charity
Hi all, I want to raise money for charity. I have done things in the past and raised the od £10 - £30 pounds but i want to go big this time i am talking at least over £100. The charity i've chosen means alot to me as i've suffered with it all my life..... Alopecia. Its not government funded so all money has to be raised by…
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Money Raising Ideas
I'm a 23 year old student from the University of East Anglia. As part of the 'Raising and Giving' society, I am climbing Mount Kilimanjaro for Childreach International. I have to raise a significant amount of money before I leave. I wondered if anyone knew any companies willing to sponsor me or even donate prizes I can use…
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MSE News: Plan for charity giving at ATMs and tills
This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story: "Shoppers could make donations every time they pay for items by bank card or use a cashpoint under Government plans ..." Read the full story: Plan for charity giving at ATMs and tills
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free collection tins/buckets
can anyone help me out with my fundraiser im doing in bradford on 3rd march for the bradford burns unit. I cans find anyone willing to donate any free collection tins/buckets and dont have the money to pay for any,.. group info:…
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The bradford toy library 503944
HI, THE BRADFORD TOY LIBRARY IS SMALL CHARITY SET UP BY PETER COREY AT ST LUKES HOSPITAL IN BRADFORD WEST YORKSHIRE SOME 30 YEARS AGO, TO HELP CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS PLAY. WE OFFER CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES THE CHANCE TO PLAY TOGETHER AND BE INVOLVED IN FAMILY THEMED ACTIVITIES. WE OFFER SPECAILIST…
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Do any charities recycle cards?
Hi! Over the past 6 months I've had a baby, had an operation and had our wedding anniversary and have accumulated a large bag of greetings cards. I kept them to recycle into cards myself but can't see that I'll ever have the time now that I have a baby! Does anyone know of a charity that can recycle cards for money before…
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Donate your old bras ....
http://www.breasttalk.co.uk/bra-appeal/
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Hounds For Heroes
My son is in the A.C.F (army cadets) and as part of his Duke of Edinburgh award he has decided to raise money for charity and has chosen https://www.houndsforheroes.com which isn't a well known charity as it's not been around too long. Mission Statement: The purpose of "Hounds for Heroes" is to provide specially trained…
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Microwave donation
Does anyone know of any charity places that will take electrical items? Ive never seen any of the local charity shops with electricals in before.... Our microwave broke so got given a spare one someone had lying around, my parents then bought us a new one for christmas so the other one is just sitting there doing nothing…
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Gas cooker - where to donate??
House bought had a gas cooker in, white, clean, works. Seems a shame to skip it but when rang family first they advised don't take gas only electric. At their suggestion I also tried British heart foundation but again no. Any suggestions? Skipping it isn't the issue, have large boot and its only 10 minutes away, just seems…
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Setting up Fundraising for our Daughter
hi y'all, just want to pick your brains...... our Daughter suffers from Chronic Intestine Pseudo-obstruction (CIPs) many many people have asked us if we have ever thought about fundraising just for our Daughter, rather than the charity that research her illness (www.port-charity.org.uk) so many people have offered us…
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Foster caring
Ive just seen the ad on tv about foster caring. Both myself and my wife have often said we would like to foster/or think about foster parenting. Our children have grown up and flown the family home, our son in the army and daughter moved to live with her boyfriend. we both have full time jobs with the NHS and have plenty…
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Charity Donations ??
I'm 16 and doing my first ever charity fundraising quiz/raffle and need some more help with donations. Which companies will donate some prizes to help raise more money? I have got some autographs from celebrities, got some vouchers for the local Pizza Hut, Bowplex. But need alot more prizes as there's quite a few turning…
