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Charitable links to raise money FREE
Way back in 2006 Forumites started a list of websites which enabled you to help charities without incurring any financial cost. That list was a bit outdated, so we're starting again for 2021 and onwards: 🔎 Search engines * EasySearch * Ecosia * Savoo * SearchScene * Search for a Cause / Tab for a Cause * YouCare 🖱 'Click n…
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Charities Board Welcome and The Rules
Welcome to the MoneySavingExpert Charity Board The aim of this is to do anything and everything to help charities, so that collectively others can benefit too. Already by using this site charities are being helped as there's a substantial charities fund. Also do read the 'Charity Giving' and 'Feed The Starving At No Cost…
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Raising money from private individuals - loans
I am associated with a charity in Scotland and they are looking to build some additional accommodation for staff. There has been some discussion about possibly raising money for this by way of asking supporters to lend the charity money and then having an agreed payback schedule with interest, basically like a mortgage. I…
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CAF GAYE - refund on payment in error?
I recently, in error, requested my work to deduct 4.7k from my salary and move it to a CAF GAYE account. I've not realised my mistake but CAF advise there are strictly no refunds due to a HMRC restriction. This is a big sum of money to me that I cannot afford to lose. Therefore just wondering if anyone has experience of…
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Money Moral Dilemma: Should I tell my friends I get tax relief from our combined charity donations?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... Seven friends and I give to a different charity each week, donating up to £5 each. As my employer matches any charity donations employees make, I volunteered to collect the money and donate it to our chosen charity each week. However, by doing this through my pay I get tax…
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Seeking energy advice for Charity with multiple leased properties and spiralling costs
Hi all We're an Arts Charity and are about to finish a fixed energy contract on 16 leased properties. The new fixed rates being offered are a 300% increase on the current rate. Is there such a thing as an independent advisor regarding energy rates who might be able to advise a charity like ours on the best course of…
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Where to donate used UK postage stamps
For years we've been sending these to Macmillan Cancer but this year they've stopped accepting them. Internet searches come up with a whole lot of inaccurate institutions who no longer accept them too. Does anyone have an up to date information and link on who might still like to receive these please.
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Prepaid Travel Card for Charity
I am Treasurer for a small charity, registered with the Charity Commission, which provides training and deployment of qualified search dogs to assist in the search for missing persons in inhospitable terrain, open country, collapsed structures, urban environments and watercourses. We have a business bank account, but we…
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Missing Charity Box
Recently my dad passed away and at his funeral we had a charity box that my mom had to pay for from the funeral directors. The funeral directors took the charity box to the funeral and took donations at the funeral. After the funeral somebody (member of the family) took the box to the wake. However, after that we don't…
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Has anyone used/have experience of Age UK and British Heart Foundation house clearance service?
I understand it’s a paid for service where they take everything and sort out things they can resell for charity and then undertake to recycle dispose of the rest but the money goes to them rather than some clearance company. I have used BHF and Sue Ryder’s furniture collection for charity in the past for odd items but this…
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Charity Shop Experiences.
Hello. This question is directed primarily at those who work in Charity Shops, But clearly, all views are welcome, especially fellow shoppers. I am wondering if in your shops the CDs and DVDs are organised in any particular way. It seems to me that they are not organised at all. I have seen CDs in long rows, and in racks,…
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legalities of asking for social club fees / GDPR creation?
* what is the legalities of asking for a local club who litterally just wants to cover Liability insurance, running of the club system we use. * Can I create my own GDPR statement (will do extensive reasearch) * Am I allowed to start a club without board of directors/leadership or do i have to have this before getting…
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Dogs trust charity
fully agree with charities and the work they do but if you donate to the dogs trust charity and have a dog assigned to you by name is it a real dog or it just all fictional also with regard to street vendors selling trinkets etc are these people all just volunteers or are they paid and all money they collect onto the…
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Sum up app for charity payments
Hello I am looking for some advice please. I am a registered nurse, working full time and I run many fundraising initiatives amongst my colleagues. All the money made goes to a different charity every few months. A lot of people do not carry money to work any more, especially since the canteen only takes card payments. Has…
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BHF shop on ebay
It is worth checking out the various charities that have shops on eBay. I have bought several things from the BHF shop and not only do I get nice things, but proceeds go to charity https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/britishheartfoundationshop
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No invoice issued
I help at a charity which took some people on a trip in August 2017, they paid to go. Despite being asked for an invoice the coach company has never issued one or asked for payment. The coach company director used to be a helper with the charity so he may have donated the service but this has not been confirmed. As the…
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Tax relief on charitable donation
Hi, ive received some money as the next of kin. There was no will..I intend to donate it to charity approx £14000..are there any tax implications for me?
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Who is receiving my Gift Aid?
About Gift Aid, the UK Government web site states, "You’ll need to keep a record of your donations if you want to take them off your total taxable income." When asking for Gift Aid, that is not something charities tend to advise and I, for one, didn't think to search the government web site for advice before committing to…
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Gift Aid
Hi, i set up a justgiving page to donate to a charity and on my donation ive added £5 gift aid when i shouldnt have! I can contact the charity and ask for a refund but because the donation has already been sent to them it would all have to be refunded in full and then for me to add my donation again at a later date…
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Associations and card donations
I'm on committee of a local association - a carnival. It's neither a charity nor a business - mainly to keep things simple for our (very few) volunteers. We would really like to be able to take card donations on our money raising outings and during the carnival. I've dealt with Zettle elsewhere, but they will not allow a…
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Help with new laptop for small charity
Morning all. I do admin for a small charity for a few hours a month (from home), for which they pay me £900 pa and since I started with them many years ago, I've used my own laptop. This is now at death's door, it's nearly 10 yrs so it's done fairly well. I was wondering if anyone knew of companies which perhaps either…
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Gift Aid Question
Dear MSE Community, Please can someone confirm whether one can Gift Aid a donation to charity if the person is in receipt of state benefits? I've had a search online, and can't find an answer. Thank you. Michael