[NSC] Charity,do you give?

[Biscuit Barrel]

I donate each month to The Brighton & Hove Albion Foundation (AKA Abion in the community).

I also donate each week to the Shoreham food bank.

Always donate to any DEC appeal.

 

[Brok]

Indirectly.
I buy 90% of my clothes from charity shops. This helps both them, and me.
Win win situation I reckon.

 

[Weststander]

Monthly smallish donations to some charities on DD.
Food banks and Crisis at Christmas .

I donate to most of those plus a Cat Shelter, WWF, Born Free.

I've gone straight to the charities, eliminating the cut taken by third parties.

 

[Jack Straw]

When the call goes out on here, I always donate my "Price of a pint". Over the year, it does mount up.

 

[A1X]

Yes, various heritage railways and to food bank charities when shopping online (plus sticking something in their collecting boxes when I'm physically in the shop). That's the regular stuff anyway, various ones ad-hoc.

 

[Muhammed - I’m hard - Bruce Lee]

£20 a month to Macmillan cancer support

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

Blood - monthly.
Donkey Sanctuary I sponsor a lovely old boy called Trigger - monthly.
Cancer Research - monthly.
Mind - monthly.

 

[Brovion]

Only regular one I have is the Dogs' Trust, but like most I give to random charities when they ask nicely or there's a special need/appeal. Plus I give food to food banks. And I'm one of the few (I think) who still gives cash to beggars.

However like others I never give to chuggers or anyone who comes to the door. Nor do I do the 'round-ups'. And I stopped donating money via text to TV appeals when I found they would always ring me up afterwards and ask for more, and I felt bad saying 'no'. (I've noticed some now have a small-print "If you don't want further contact ..." option, but I don't trust them).

 

[Grizz]

Give blood and spend about £50-60 a month on charity donations, with a tenner of that going to the local foodbank. I don't have kids, so there's a bit of spare cash every month and hopefully it can make a difference to others.

 

[Live by the sea]

I give to 4 charities - The Dana Farber cancer institute, Feed the children ( American charities ) & Guidedogs for the blind & Mcmillian

 

[Normal Rob]

i used to donate to several charities but circumstances mean that i can no longer afford to. For now I only give to Cancer Research UK.

 

[dsr-burnley]

Mary's Meals. £20 feeds a child for a year, and only 2% on admin.

 

[amexer]

I once went to an Argus fund raising dinner at the Metropole Hotel. The compare who was a TV newsreader during his introduction said every penny was going to charity. Somebody on our table said The Argus were paying him I think £2k

 

[Goldstone1976]

A fixed % of total annual post-tax income split between 5 charities, 3 of which are permanent recipients, 2 vary year by year; plus a fixed % of post-tax net worth on my demise split between the 3 permanent recipients of my annual giving.

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

RNLI, always, do such an amazing job. Otherwise, well, I run a wildlife charity myself so don't have a lot of spare cash lol

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

Almost everything I wear and my kids wear comes from a charity shop

 

[Leekbrookgull]

Blood - monthly.
Donkey Sanctuary I sponsor a lovely old boy called Trigger - monthly.
Cancer Research - monthly.
Mind - monthly.

Platelets? I can't donate been checked out if i could.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

A young lad came round my house the other day collecting for the new local swimming pool. I gave him a bucket of water.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I have a standing order for Action Aid. I also give to various things like people running marathons etc.

I have noticed an increase in personal fund raising over the past few years. I gave a few quid to an artist I like who is trans and was having a tough time in their home country; the fund helped them move to a safer place. A former manager of a restaurant I reguarly visit recently died, he was young and leaves behind a child and wife; a fund has been set up to pay for his funeral; again I have contributed Given all the pleasure he gave me it really is the least I can do. These can be a bit controversial with certain types though.

 

[Questions]

You know that’s not what’s meant by ‘supporting Help the Aged‘ right?

My wife is unaware of that concerning her rich mother.