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Christmas Charity Gifts (and ways to do good)
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Many Tears have donation vouchers of £5 and £10, free postage.
The donation goes to help the rescue which last year rehomed over 2500 dogs, and funded cataract surgery for many dogs.
Details are on the Many Tears website under Xmas Merchandise.
Sorry if this has been asked before but does anyone know any websites that do printable donation certificates? I have just donated to The Red Cross for my Gran and they only send an email, with loads of extra stuff about gift aid, regular donations etc on it - doesn't look very good so I can't just print that out.
Yes this site do
http://www.maternityworldwide.org/get-involved/online-shop/
The idea is that you choose a ‘thoughtful gift’ by making a donation to the value of one of our services - for a friend, family member or yourself - but the real ‘gift’ goes to directly help a homeless person.
Choose from our range of services and we'll send you a Gift Card to give to a loved one, and a Certificate with details of the ‘gift’ you have donated.
We want to help homeless people be the best they can be and actively look for ways that we can give those who need it a second chance. That could be a bed for the night for someone who has been sleeping rough on the streets, a meal over Christmas, Room Sponsorship, and many more...
In many cases, a simple solution such as practical training or a much needed rest for someone at breaking point may be all it takes to get a life back on track – and 100% of the money raised goes directly into providing those services.
Why not contact me at Cardiff YMCA Housing Association, or through this thread for a copy of our catalogue.
The dove trust seems to have imploded, are there any alternatives?
The initiative is run by CARE International, who are an aid charity that have been helping people move out of poverty for over 70 years. As a lender you get to choose specifically who you want to lend to, so the process of selecting an entrepreneur is much more personal and engaging than giving to a wider cause.
Unlike a traditional donation, the loans are repaid from the additional profits the entrepreneur makes, so the gift voucher recipient gets the money back. They can then choose to either loan the money to other entrepreneurs, donate it to CARE to help with the running costs, or withdraw it and spend it themselves - it's entirely up to them.
They really are the gifts that keep on giving and some of the friends and family I gave gift vouchers to several years ago have re-lent the same £15 voucher four or five times over.
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