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Am I Wrong to be Angry at This?
HI everyone I've not posted to the charities board before, but have just had an experience that I am not happy about, although I am not sure whether I am right to be miffed, so please let me know your thoughts. We (DH, 2 friends and myself) run an events company, which can include providing the PA system, an MC, evening…
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wall of china trek!!
Hello all. my crazy cousin and i have decided that we are going to do a great wall of china trek, to raise money for charity. i have had severaly family members suffer from, recover from and die from cancer so we want to give something back, It will definatly be a challenge for us both we are both unfit ..we will need to…
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Only a few hours left......
Please click on the link and help them make there goal its all free and you dont even need to sign up. http://www.thehungersite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=2&link=ctg_bcs_home_from_ars_thankyou_sitenav :T :T :T :T
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Join World community grid for charity
Withdrawn due to lack of interest. I give up thanks for nothing Only two members myself included obviously asking too much for people to load up a program to do some number crunching for benefit of man kind
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Fundraising through yellow moon
We are trying to raise money for The Anthony Booth Trust. Yellow moon are a crafts project catalogue ideal for schools ect they have offered the charity 20% commission through sales. Please take the time by visiting www.yellowmoon.co.uk and if you would like to make a order please consider using the source code wth08774…
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Child Africa - Sponsoring a child
Sorry, I'm new and cant post links ... www. child africa . org (without the spaces) I'm thinking of sposoring a child. Now from this website, it appears that you can pick an individual child to sponsor, and pay their school fees, food etc. I'd love to do that, its such a worthwhile cause. But from my research, it looks as…
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Can you put a smile on a child's face?
Post Pals is an amazing charity that brings smiles to sick children's faces and to their siblings who are often struggling to cope with what is going on. Could you send 2 pieces of post a month to a child? It could be a letter with news about what you've been doing, a picture from your child or a small gift. If you would…
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Can I use this board to advertise?
Hi all Can I use this board to post details of a limited edition signed Formula 1 item I am auctioning off at a physical commmunity auction (not using eBay). I just want to get to as many F1 fans as possible. I am a fundraiser for a registered charity. Just trying to widen my options but keep it in the community. Fanny
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Crazy Healthcare Conga in Tesco Hoover Building (London) in aid of UNICEF
Hi all, Our GP Surgery (Hillview Surgery) has arranged a crazy healthcare conga in the Fruit & Veg aisle of the Tesco Hoover Building on Oct 7th 2010! The participants will be coming from across the UK and consist of patients, receptionists, administrators, nurses, doctors, healthcare professionals, managers, Mayors and…
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Beware - charity phone spam from Supporter Insight
My daughter, who tends to be home at the moment because she is on study leave, is getting up to two calls a day from an Indian call centre asking for my wife. When she says my wife isn't home they rudely hang up. Today my daughter asked them who they were and wrote down the name of the company. It turns out they are…
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Order your charity christmas cards to support Muscular Dystrophy
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Gold Bond Virgin London Marathon 2010 places up for grabs
Hello, Check out Action on Pre-eclampsia for Gold Bond Virgin London Marathon 2010 running places up for grabs only £800 upfront. check out www apec org uk for more info - full stops need to be added in. Cheers Sarah
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Cheap intl postage for donating clothes
Hi, I am trying to find a cheap way of getting some clothes sent to Turkey. Basically, I have managed to get at least 15 kilos of used clothes and want to send them to a poor village in Manisa, where a friend who is teaching there has told us that clothes are very much needed, especially by the children. Problem is, we are…
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Setting up advice
Hi guys, Firstly thankyou for all the info about setting up a charity in the sticky topic, its given me a good starting point. I am currently a support worker for a leeds charity , and have identified a huge gap in services in kirklees (Huddersfield/Dewsbury). I've made some good links, visited some projects for…
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Donating to a Charity Shop...which one?
I have had a big clear-out of things (clothes, toys etc), and want to take it all to a charity shop. Really, I should ebay it all, but i just don't have the time to do this (I know, not very 'money-saving', don't tell martin :money:). Lots of this stuff is brand-new, just stuff that was given to me as a gift, or doesn't…
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Fundraising for a preschool
Hi i'm just wondering if anyone has any ideas for fundrasing for a pre school. We've had a lot of money stolen so really need the fundraising to work. We do the usual fairs, raffles, etc but just wondered if there are any other ideas for us to make some money for our toys etc. Thanks Charlie
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st marys pre school in kent
hi, our school is actually a mobile building in desperate need of funding, supplies, any donations toys, dress up, books......... anything you can think of. the school is one of the best in our town and is in threat of closing due to building failure. due to lack in funding we are trying to raise money but in the process…
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Valuing LPs
I work in a charity shop and we've been donated some Beatles LPs. Does anyone know the best place for valuations or to sell them? We are based in West Wales. Many thanks.
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Annoyed re charity - does this happen often?
So i bought a new sofa and thought rather than sell the old one id call a charity to see if they wanted it to resell. Its in decent condition. Calls a large charity they say they will pick up on a specific date. Gets to 3pm they havent arrived. Call them up - "yeah they will be there soon, definately". Anyhow - no one…
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What is the best way of giving to charity?
Until recently I've not been a position to give as regularly as I would like to charity. For the last couple of years (approx) I've been working freelance/contract and have often not known if I would have a job next week let alone what I would get paid. We have also been living with my parents to help save for a house…
