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Raising money to pay for specific course for people?
I’m looking at ways to set up some sort of small thing (don’t really know what to call it as I don’t think a charity is feasible since it consists of pretty much full time work) to raise awareness and educate people in my area about suicide prevention - mostly through raising money to pay for people to attend ASIST - a…
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New Sofa Donation
Hmm between my Husband and I we have made a bit of a boo boo in ordering a sofa, and got our measurements all wrong and it's way too big for our living room!! We will try to amend or cancel our donation, but not holding out much hope. I have decided, rather than let the company keep the sofa and our money I would like to…
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Purchasing tablets - 20 no.
Hi we are a local charity we have received a grant to purchase 20 no tablets.I was looking online, but trying to find email address for these large UK retailers is quite impossible.It seems nobody wants to sell in 'bulk'Anyone any suggestions as to where to purchase.
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PayPal Favourite Charity
https://freegle.in/VoteForFreegle Sign in to PayPal, and it’ll set Freegle as your favourite charity. That won’t cost you a penny.
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Gift Aid
This question is about the eligibility of a donation for
inclusion in the Gift Aid scheme. A trustee of a registered charity, i.e. a church, and
another person, who is a member of the church, run a youth ministry for the
church. Although the church has a bank account, subscriptions are
paid into and expenses paid from a…
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Suggestions? - $20,000 donation to School Build
Hi there, since a visit to South Africa pre-COVID i've become determined to make a difference in supporting those without education.Having done plenty of research I wondered if anybody knows any organisations across Africa (doesn't need to be SA) who might be able to provide the framework of building a small educational…
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Charitable links to raise money FREE (please view and click)
To read an introduction and explanation about these sites, read Martin's article Feed the Starving for free. Charitable links please take time to support all of these worthy causes. Easyjet All you need to do is click on the logo at the bottom and easyJet will donate 25p to The Anthony Nolan Trust. The Anthony Nolan Trust…
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Gift aid
Hi Martin and co. Where ever possible I have ticked the box and given name and address details so that a charity has benefited from gift aid tax benefit. This includes direct debit subscriptions. I am also a registered donor to Sue Ryder charity shops. Sue Ryder will regularly send a letter detailing how much money they…
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Which charity shops are accepting donations?
This discussion was created from comments split from: Online charity donations.
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Which charity to donate to?
Hi, I would like to set up a direct debit of a few pounds a month to donate to charity. However, when I choose a charity and then do some research I find that they are dogged by scandal, corruption, mis-management of funds etc. I appreciate charities having running costs but would like to donate where I can be confident as…
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Payroll giving for a charity, where one is employed
Dear all, I will be thankful for your advice on this. I am going to be employed by a charity in near future in a part time role - but I also wanted to support the same charity. Is it possible to have use payroll giving to one's employing charity. My salary is fixed and hence it cannot be reduced. B
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Grants for community interest companies
Urgent help required please We are a community interest company who rent a building as our clients have a learning disability and have a private landlord so at the moment we are being charged for our rent but my question is if they are claiming a grant for £25,000 or £10,000 which I think they are, is it legal to be taking…
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Legacy
An aunt left a sum of money to a charity in her will but when she died there was no cash to give to the charity after paying for the debts to the council for her nursing home charges. Part of the debt was set against the Aunts former home but the two main beneficiaries paid for the remainder of the debt out of their own…
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Dedicated charity boards?
Hi, I was wondering whether anyone is aware of any fully-dedicated forums / boards where people can get advice on choosing charities and/or discuss? Appreciate this here is already a great platform but it is a sub-forum of a broader platform that is mostly focused on other topics. I have tried to look around but for some…
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Donating used reading glasses
Hi everyone. I’ve been doing a lockdown tidy up and have a few old pairs of glasses. Decent frames and lenses. Any ideas where I can donate them to? Thanks in advance x
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Moving grant?
Hi hi I was wondering if anyone knows of a charity that could help me with moving costs of around £700-£1000 I desperately to move closer to my daughter’s dad for help supporting my daughter after I sustained a head injury and after a sexual assault in November I no longer feel safe in my home town . need to move I am in…
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eBay Big Christmas Charity Sell
Can anyone help me to get eBay to 'cough up' in support of charity. I listed my late father's mobility scooter under eBay's Big Christmas Charity Sell but despite the sale going through on 17th December (before the eBay promotion end of 20th), eBay are refusing to honour the deal because they claim my listing should have…
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Convert Nectar points to cash for a charity
Does anyone know of a way to do this?
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Postage Stamps For Fundraising
Just to let people know that I purchased postage stamps from charities in order to help them raise funds. I pay £10 per kilo for any and all unsorted stamps collected. I enjoy sorting them while I care for my 2 disabled grandson's who are at home 24/7 now due to Covid and me being extremely vulnerable. I have been doing…
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Would foodbanks accept spare unused Christmas cards?
Hi, Does anyone know if foodbanks are likely to accept a few unused Christmas cards? Bought some boxes of assorted Christmas cards and, inevitably, there are some designs I don't like (am way too fussy!). Would normally hand the surplus in to a Salvation Army Centre or similar, but we don't have a car and don't want to…
