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how can i get gift aid for our charity??
is anyone able to help me with this we are a registerd charity that raises money for our school children for verious things like green houses and trips out ect ect. we hold about 4-5 fundraisers a year summer fate, xmas fate, fashon shows, bbqs and a disco could we get gift aid for thease events if so how do we go about…
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JustGiving - Sophie Atay
http://www.justgiving.com/Sophie-appeal/ It was sad to hear on the news about this little baby girl ive done my part to help her .......;)
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Volunteering at Glastonbury for Shelter
Not sure where to post this, but had it through in an email this morning. http://england.shelter.org.uk/what_you_can_do/volunteer_at_glastonbury?r=email&dm_i=57U,3KLW,WHX82,B4FN,1 Missed out on Glastonbury tickets? You could still be there if you volunteer for Shelter! Glastonbury is the biggest festival of the summer and…
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Race For life
Hiya, myself and my mum are doing race for life this year on June 19th in Sutton. As with so many people, cancer has touched our lives in so many ways. My mums nan died from breast cancer, both my Nans brothers died from cancer, one of them from breast cancer which is often forgotten about in males. My grandad (moms dad)…
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Teles to give to charity
Hiya, Have two tv's in perfect working order due to upgrade. Don't want to take them to the tip so emailed local council volunteer department to see if they had any ideas. Even volunteered to take them wherever they were needed - heard nothing from them in over three weeks. Anyone have any ideas who I should approach or…
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Shine Manchester - anyone doing this?
I'm doing the Cancer Research UK walk on 17 April. Anyone else on here doing it?
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tips from fundraisers please on hosting for celebs and press
I need advice please on how to arrange things for visits from celebs and press at the charity shop I work in.I have been given the job of planning a volunteer drive which runs for a week in April.I have not planned any event like this before so am a bit unsure and want to know what the usual protocol is. My goal is to…
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Help on how to bring in donations please?
Hi everyone, I hope you can help me. I work for a small (2 shop) charity, where we are located is close to a set of traffic lights on a main road and I think this could be why we are struggling to get donations in, we have posters in the window saying you can park for up to 20 minutes but a lot of people still don't…
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a petition against bogus door to door charity collection
a friend has started a petition to no 10, regarding bogus door to door charity collections of textiles etc. these unauthorised bogus are putting a cloud of dought over all door to door collections, and also the textile recycling industry in general. I was just wondering if you are fed up with the bogus charity bags etc…
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Textile Collections and Gift Aid
Recently I went to a presentation by HMCustoms and Excise where it was raised that some door to door collections are asking for names and addresses to enable the charity to claim the tax if the givers were tax payers. The representative from HMC&E said they were concerned about these request as no schemes had been…
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Auctioning myself for Charity?
Hi, I am raising money for CAMFED :j but instead of just asking people to donate, i was thinking of auctioning a dinner date with myself and/or a friend, most probably to people working in our office. Have anyone done something similar before? Any tips/ideas? Thanks!!!!!! M
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Items for donations
Hi, Would there be any issues with making some costume jewellery and then accepting a donation to my justgiving page in lieu of a ''payment' for each item? I am not selling them, not accepting any money myself. I am self employed but make jewellery as a hobby and would like to raise funds for charity. I would like to…
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Giving money
Hiya If you had a big cheque sent to you( and it isn't me lol i wish)and you wanted to give it to charity how would you go about it do you just give them the cheque or would you have to do anything else before giving it to them? , also would they give you any proof to say you gave it to them? Thank you.
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PTFA - Issue with cash prizes?
Our PTFA wants to set up a slimming club and people put £2 in each week - £1 goes to the PTFA and £1 goes into a 'pot'. The person who loses the most weight then gets the money in 'the pot'. Is there an issue with this at all? The other would be a prize of a chosen gift voucher to the value. Thanks for any help.
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P.O.R.T. Registered Charity - (Pseudo Obstruction Research Trust)
Hi there, Not especially looking for donations (although they always help!:D), but really just trying to raise awareness of this charity and the illness it tries to help. Our 6yr old Daughter has recently been diagnosed with Pseudo Obstruction, and we were put in touch with the people that run the charity. It affects…
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Liverpool to Aix-les-Bains CHARITY cycle
Ben and Mike are cycling from Liverpool to French Alps spa-town Aix-les-Bains in the space of 30 days. We will be cycling from Liverpool to Hull using the National Cycle Network. Upon arrival in Hull, we shall be taking the overnight Ferry to Rotterdam. From here, we will follow the course of the River Rhine through…
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Register and we donate!
Sign up to the AbleRadio.com today and we will give a donation to charity! As a not for profit enterprise we are breaking down barriers for people with disability and limiting conditions. We need to tell others about us and help get all involved. Our new forum needs members.............all you have to do is visit able…
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Walking Hadrian's Wall for 'Little Hearts Matter'
Hi, On February 28th 2010 I (with a few others) am going to walk the whole length of the Hadrian's Wall Path National Trail to raise money for Little Hearts Matter. Hadrian's Wall Path National Trail is an unbroken 84 mile trail stretching from coast to coast, from Wallsend in the east to Bowness-on-solway in the west. We…
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Charity Shop Ignorance
One of my local charity shops states that it opens at 9.30. I got there at 9.30 and waited for 10 minutes in the snow while the people inside took off their coats, walked up and down the stairs and tried to pretend they hadn't seen me. Eventually the man on the till let me in and I handed over my carrier bag of donations…
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Fundraising for Sport Relief? Please read and promote our Just Giving Page? Ta!
If your School / Workplace / Sports Team / Family are fundraising for Sport Relief, then the nation's elite athletes are providing a unique thank you for those fundraising for Sport Relief, one that should appeal to those of you with youngsters. Elite 4 Sport Relief aims to inspire children across the UK by directly…
