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Appointed Charity Fundraiser
Hello, Ive been appointed a charity fundraiser for a new marching band. Does anybody know of any grants etc that i could apply for so that we can purchase the equipment?
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Applied for 4 charity organisations - no replies.
Unbelievable, not even the volunteer section will reply, all they want is cash if i said i had cash they would soon be responding to me, i am confused by the whole system in the UK i hope that i can move abroad soon. Applied to Red Cross Cyrenians RNIB Peoples Kitchen
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Snow White & the Seven Designers Charity Event, 12th – 16th October
Hello All Dementia UK will be benefiting from a large fundraising event taking place from 12th – 16th October 2010: a pantomime to be performed at The Garrick Theatre in the West End. The Pantomime - Snow White and the Seven Designers - has been written specifically for this production and many celebrity designers,…
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The Virtual Coffee Stop - the Facebook coffee morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer
The Virtual Coffee Stop - the Facebook coffee morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support . Macmillan have their 'Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning' campaign running. The idea is that on the 24th September people get together with friends, family & colleagues and raise money for people affected by cancer. Not everyone is able…
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Raising money for JDRF..Can you help?
Hi all, I’m a married, father of two, working as an accountant for Siemens PLC. In the early part of 2010 my world was turned upside down when my son Alfie, who is now two, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. As a consequence he now needs to have his blood sugar levels monitored four times a day, insulin injections four…
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What are the charges for different donation methods?
Hi, I'm thinking of making a donation to the DEC Pakistan Floods appeal, probably about £100. What I'd like to know is which method of donation would incur the least charges to the charity? The main options I can see are: Credit Card - likely incurs a lot of charges on a percentage basis - 2-3%? Debit Card - as above but…
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Fundraising Ideas
I'm doing a zip slide across the river Clyde in Glasgow next month in aid of Epilepsy Scotland. In order to take part I need to raise a minimum of £120 (although I'm aiming to raise as much as possible!) At the moment I'm trying to get donations for a raffle and a guess the teddy bear's birthday. Does anyone have any other…
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Giftcard with a balance - Can I donate it?
Hello I have just been watching Dragons Den and saw the idea of donating giftcards to charity. I have a giftcard with a balance. Due to circumstances I am not going to use the giftcard within the prescribed timeframe. I would like to donate the balance to a specific charity. I have googled this but havent found anything to…
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Easy fundraising help
Ok my girl and her friends are in high school and do cheerleading and are fundraising for national costumes. We need some easy ways that could make money in we've already raised £300 so far and the target is £1000 at least. We have a website so when you buy we get commission www.buy.at/ShoeburyShakers so have you got any…
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Local furniture project set to close
Hi, I have supported a local charity 'Green Ventures' for several years now. They were set up to collect and sell unwanted furniture at a economical price to migrant workers, people on low incomes and benefits. All monies went back into project. Recent times they have struggled purely down to running costs. Now they are to…
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Pakistan Flood Fodd Shoe box appeal launched (lancashire at the moment)
Hi I hope that this is in the correct place if not please move... thanks A shoe box food appeal has been launched for the victims of the devestating floods in Pakistan. Basically a shoe box filled with nutritional foods such as rice,lentils,tinned halaal foods,tinned fruit,tinned vegetables,pitta,naan bread packet…
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Efficient way to stop charity requests via the mail?
I am managing my elderly parents' paperwork & admin now that they find it too much and all their mail is redirected to me. I've received a lot of requests for money from various charities addressed to them. My own experience of charity mail is that they don't leave you alone! I'd like to get this mail stopped (I already am…
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Sending charity donations abroad via container
Hi, Does anyone know where to start with arranging a shipment of items collected to send abroad for charity? Can this be organised by a non charity and where do I start? Thanks in advance
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Our poor Koda !
Hi everyone I have been reading posts on people having problems paying for vets bills. We are beginning to have the same problem. 2 years ago we got a beautiful Belgian Shepherd dog from Hula. He is a lovely dog so gentle , a pleasure to own. We have another old dog and they have become inseperable. About a month after…
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Shop Dummies
Please does anyone know where I might be able to get shop mannequins or dummies for free or very cheap. I want to put on a full size Christmas nativity display/tableau for benefit of our local school children and local children in general. :A
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Alzheimer's Memory Walk 2010
Anyone gonna be doing this? It's such a worthwhile cause and has been up and running every year since 2002. It takes place in September,:) use the drop down menu to find your nearest venue, and the exact date and length of walk. You can choose either your nearest venue or if the length of walk or the terrain doesn't suit…
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Ideas for my event pls?
Hi all, there could already be a thread for this but I haven't found one. I am organising an event for a local charity and am looking for free/really cheap party bag ideas. I am selling tickets to a Ladies Day, and have some local beauticians offering cheap services (spray tans nails etc) at the event. I would like to hand…
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Name the teddy - anyone have a competition?
I want to do a charity fundraiser for 'name the teddy'. Anyone have a template which people could write their names against a suggested 'teddy' name? Thanks in anticipation.
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Do you lend through Kiva?
I've been lending money through Kiva.org ($50) for a while now and found it an easy (just being honest) and efficient way of helping others who could be viewed upon as in need. Many of the people are business owners / aspiring entrepreneurs in 3rd world countries who need help to take the next step, and Kiva puts you in…
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Donating old stationery items - Help needed
H. I have had a clear out of the house and I have lots of pens, staplers, hole punches, etc I would like to give away. I visited Cuba many years ago and took lots of pens over there and gave them to a local school and friends have done the same in South Africa. Are there any charities in the UK who could help deliver…
