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Holding a fete and Insurance!!
Hi all am hoping that somebody can help. We are trying to hold a summer fete and have found a venue. But on talking to them they brought up the subject of Public Liability Insurance. We were hoping to have a variety of stalls including hook a duck, raffles, face painting etc. But thinking back to traditional village fetes…
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please send a text to win £500 for sick kids
Hello the Surrey Mirror is running a comp and Post Pals www.postpals.co.uk (which I run) is up against 77 projects for 12 lots of funding. If enough people vote we would win £500 to brighten the lives of children fighting cancer, Cystic Fibrosis, going through transplants or other serious illnesses) We plan to use some of…
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Anyone tried kiva.org or microloans?
Hi, Has anyone ever given kiva.org a go or any similar web site? I was thinking of giving it a try. Just interested in any experiences or thoughts. Kiva is a microloans web site lending money to poor people who wouldn't otherwise have access to financial services, usually for capital to invest in a small business. You…
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Be a 2 minute hero
My apologies if this is felt an inappropriate post...it's something I am passionate about. Tuesday April 7th is our 1st UK Donor Day The theme is "To be a 2 minute Hero" Put the kettle on and by the time it's boiled you can have signed up to the NHS Organ Donor Register! I'd just like to share this…
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Citizens Advice Bureaux partners with Nationwide!!
The Citizens Advice Bureaux has formed a £3 million partnership with Nationwide – named Nationwide MoneyActive Project. I believe this is totally unethical!! What does everyone else think? The financial institutions created the debt crisis we now have in this country. :mad:
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Please read and help if you can
[FONT="]Oswald donate a song about experiencing miscarriage to Child loss charities around the globe. [/FONT] [FONT="]"Little Soul" was written by Tom lead singer of Oswald as his means of coping with his pain. Singing it unleashed Tom’s emotions and enabled him to move on from his tragedy by communicating it to…
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Land's End to John O'Groats by bike for Macmillan
Hi all, I'm a long-time lurker who has finally delurked in order to seek advice! My husband, Dad, and 2 brothers are riding LEJOG in 29 days (eek) in order to raise funds for Macmillan and in memory of my Mum who died last year. I think we've covered most bases in terms of seeking sponsorship: emailing all contacts, free…
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Where can I do a charity raffle?
Don't know if anyone can help me? I am raising money for my boyfriend who is running the London marathon for Action for Children. I have been collecting all sorts of things to use as prizes in a raffle (bought stuff in sales and people donated unwanted gifts etc). I am stuck as to where I can hold a raffle? I just need…
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New fundraising campaign based on moneysaving methods
There's a new fundraising campaign for biomedical research into ME/CFS that is giving weekly moneysaving tips via a daily blog with the idea that if you save some money using that tip, you donate part of the saving - it's at www[dot]justfourquid[dot]com. For example, if you save £10 you might give £5. It seems to be a…
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Free Websites for Charities
Not posted in this section before, but I'll give a brief lowdown on my situation. I'm a web developer who is looking go freelance, only problem is my portfolio is outdated and my current employer will not let me use any of my current designs in my portfolio. So basically I need to get some sites in my porfolio by doing a…
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Red Nose Day- how much did you donate?
So, did you not bother, what with the credit crunch an all, or were you the 'mystery' £6milion person??
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Wellingborough Tabletop Sale for Cherish Chelsea Appeal
Hi we are having a Tabletop Sale in Wellingborough at the Tithe Barn, Saturday 4 October 10am till 3.30pm. Chelsea Knighton is 3 yrs old and has Neuroblastoma, a rare childhood cancer. Her family want to try and suppress the cancer which means trying all kinds of alternative treatments, and then ultimately take her to…
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Changing my life and saving those of many others...
A while ago, I decided to do two charity treks for GOSH; Great Ormond Street Hospital, which is a registered charity. For those who don't know, they take care of children and do an amazing job. I set up a page on Justgiving, so that any potential sponsors could feel totally reassured that I wouldn't touch a penny of any…
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Ideas for children in school to raise money?
My school council try to raise funds for the projects they carry out in school - making a garden, recycling, buying playtime equipment, etc. Does anyone know of any ideas / groups that are easy enough for the council (ages 7 to 11) to try out to raise more money for their school projects? Thank you mspring
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trustee of a charity
Hi, I have been asked to become a trustee of a local charity that I support. I have no idea what being a trustee involves - can anyone provide me with some pointers or towards some useful reading material. Any help/advice gratefully accepted.
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Cash for kids
hi every one me and my partner entered a competiton on our local radio to win a dream wedding package.in order to win this we have to compete against 4 other couples to see who can raise the most money in a week for metro radios "CASH FOR KIDS" charity.our deadline is 12 noon 17 may 2009.the couple with the most donations…
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charity needs a new boiler
I have just taken on the role of treasurer for a pre-school which is a registered charity. We have a very aging boiler at the school that is generating huge bills each month. As a charity does anyone know if any energy companies would offer a special deal on the installation or maintenance of a boiler? I have asked the…
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Cutest dog...Please vote for Ellie - charity will receive prize!
Please vote for my dog Ellie in the Morrisons competition. If Ellie wins the cutest dog competition, i will donate all of the prize (year's supply of dog food) to the greyhound sanctuary (www.thegreyhoundsanctuary.org) which is a charity that relies entirely on volunteers for fund raising. Vote here...…
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29th July Charity Grand Prize Draw - Alzheimer’s Research Trust
Hi All All proceeds from the Grand Prize Draw goes to the Alzheimer’s Research Trust (Registered Charity No: 1077089) Tickets £1 each 1ST PRIZE: A laptop computer 2ND PRIZE: Tea for two at The Ritz Hotel 3RD PRIZE: £250 cash Runners-up prizes: Nicole Farhi designer handbag; Designer pottery worth £100 (Lowerdown Pottery);…
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Charity shop valuations.
Who sets the prices in charity shops? Some have cheap clothing marked at higher prices than the original ones and good clothes at low prices. Do the staff just guess what an item is worth?