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Ukrainian Animals
hi, last month i donated some money towards the Ukraine crisis, but i got thinking about the animals over there which are massively suffering too - especially those that have been abandoned by their owners. are there any specific charities out there focusing on the helping the animals of Ukraine? many thanks.
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Topcashback Ukraine donation
I logged into my Topcashback account and a message popped up saying they'd match donations from your balance to the Ukraine DEC appeal.I thought that was a good idea and donated my balance, by going to the payout option and choosing the charity option (there is a quirk that you still have to give yourself a minimum of 1p…
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Do charities and other businesses get charged by RM for return to sender post?
I'm asking because I dont want to end up costing the charities a lot of money. I have lived in my current property for close to 18 months and the person who lived here is so lousy it seems like they haven't bothered to update their details. I do return to sender any commercial letters, but I just bin the charity stuff.…
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Help with name of website ref crowdfunding
Hi all. Years ago I used to use a website where they crowdfunded small amounts to people who wanted help with small projects or to help buy them things for their website. E.g. there may be someone in africa who wants to buy a bike to help them deliver their products for example. The model was you gave a bit of money say…
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Telephone price increase
Working for a charity, our monthly billing has increased from £180 +VAT per month to £232.89 +VAT per month which is £52.89 price increase per month. This is an increase of 29.38% and surely is something that can be disputed? Any help or support on this would be greatly appreciated.
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Fundraising for friend's surgery
Apologies if this is the wrong board. A friend of mine needs a surgery that will cost several thousand pounds. He lives abroad and unfortunately that means he must fund it himself, and it's a lot of money for him. I would like to do a crowdfunding campaign to raise funds to help my friend. There is a community of people…
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Toucan Giving Platform
Has anyone used this, it was on Dragons Den and seems to be an easy way of giving without ending up on charity data lists and having endless phone calls and junk mail. But the fees are quite high especially for smaller donations.
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UK DEC Ukrainian Appeal - Donation multipliers - NatWest Rewards
Hello Everyone, At present if you donate your NatWest Rewards to the 'Dec Ukrainian Appeal' you have the option to GiftAid (+25% if you are a UK taxpayer), NatWest will match your donation (up to £1M total matches until the 30th of March). In addition the UK Government are matching donations to this appeal up to a total of…
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Employment Allowance
Hi all I’ve just become Treasurer for a (small) charity. My own background is commercial, not charity. I have found that the charity hasn’t been claiming the Employment Allowance for NICs. There’s no issue about entitlement to the Allowance. My question relates to Restricted/ Unrestricted funds : almost all of the…
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Can a charity borrow from restricted funds
Is it permitted for a charity to use restricted funds for other purposes (without asking permission from the donor) if Trustees have personally guaranteed to repay the funds in time to deliver the activity for which the funds were donated?
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Group accounting help
Hello All, hope this is in the correct category. I am helping on a social media group and we have decided to produce and see products starting with group stickers and then maybe cups, t-shirts. I was first thinking of doing all this at cost price so no accounts should be needed, but now I was thinking with a very small…
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Help! Running a raffle!
Help! Due to sickness I've been asked to take over the raffle for a social club. Some tickets have been sold and others will be sold on the night. I have no idea how many prizes there will be as people will bring some along on the night. I have no idea where to go from here. The sick person has said to put numbers on the…
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Charity shop question.
I have two questions about charity shops, I hope I have found the right board for some advice 🙂 Firstly what's the best way to find out about the locations of charity 'clearance' stores? (Where items that have not sold within a certain period get moved to and reduced, often all items are the same set price across the…
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Working from home for a charity
I pay tax on my work pension and receive state pension. I work from home for a charity on a voluntary basis unpaid. Can I claim the £6 tax relief?
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Setting up IVF Charity / Interest Free Loan Service
I have just recently had IVF as a single woman. It's very early days but I'm currently pregnant. It was obviously very expensive, just over £10,000 so far. Fortunately I'm now in a job where I am earning a lot more than I have in my life before and my parents were in a position to lend me some money. However, this and…
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Raising money for Charity
Hi guys. I’m not sure if this is in the correct section of the forum. I’m taking part in the Manchester Half Marathon in October 2022, (a long way off but I am incredibly unfit) I am raising money for Multiple Sclerosis (MSsocietyUK) and in memory of my dad who sadly passed away after his brave battle in 2008 my dad was a…
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Updating (postage) mailing list
I volunteer for my local Lions group and we currently utilise a mailing list to advertise our two largest events of the year, through posting out leaflets. The issue being that the mailing list has been built over 20+ years ... so we don't know whether these contact details are still up to date, or even still alive…
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Donating old eye glasses
Are any of the big opticians still recycling old glasses? My local ones don’t seem to be taking donations anymore due to covid.
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Money Moral Dilemma: Should I go back and pay for the mirror I broke in a charity shop?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... I accidentally knocked over a large mirror and a shop volunteer picked it up. I pointed out some damage and he said it was fine, but as I was leaving, he came over with some moulding that must have broken off the frame and said I should offer to pay, claiming the mirror was…
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Bank closed our account
I am part of a small mental health charity with a turnover of less than £500 a year. We had a Treasurers Account with Nationwide, but recently they have closed it saying they no longer offer this service. We tried to move to Lloyds but they wont accept transferred accounts. I checked with the Bank of Scotland and they say…
