This interesting article by Lucy Rodgers for the BBC inspired us to pose the question to our donors whether they are confused about where their charity donations go... […]
MoreLondon campaign to promote safe charitable giving
Led by the London Prevent Network and the Metropolitan Police and supported by the Charity Commission and Fundraising Standards Boards, a campaign for Safer Giving launched in London last week to promote safe charitable giving in the capital. The campaign advises the public of six simple checks that they can carry out before donating. They […] […]
MoreThanks for your support for Make-A-Wish
Thanks to our supporters, we raised £60,765 for Make-A-Wish® UK in 2014. This terrific amount enables Make-A-Wish to grant 15 magical wishes to children, like Suvannah, fighting life-threatening conditions. Seven year old Suvannah from Wolverhampton was born with the genetic disorder Bardet Biedl Syndrome. This condition means that Suvannah is susceptible to infections and that […] […]
MoreHelp make cancer care an election priority
Our charity partner, Macmillan Cancer Support, need your support. Because five years from now half of us will face cancer in our lives. We need to know that Macmillan will be there to support us and our loved ones. The UK is already failing to support everyone with cancer and it’s only going to get […] […]
MoreGive Clothes for #GivingTuesday
We all know shopping’s great, but #GivingTuesday on the 2nd December is a chance to think about the pressures of Christmas spending and instead asks us to explore opportunities to help the causes we all care about. #GivingTuesday started in the United States in 2012 and spreading across the globe, with the UK, Canada, Australia, Singapore, […] […]
MoreCarry on giving clothes says recycling groups
A new piece of industry research published today shows that previous estimates of the amount of clothes donations being stolen are over-stated. The report by the Textile Recycling Association shows a marked decrease in textile theft across London, with as few as 1.8% of doorstep donations being stolen in the London boroughs where the investigations took […] […]
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