Charity
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Guide dogs for the Blind ( Father was a Korea Vet whom found a landmine the hard way , came away partially blind. )
Help for Heroes.
Guide dogs for the Blind ( Father was a Korea Vet whom found a landmine the hard way , came away partially blind. )
Help for Heroes.
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Ty Hafan children's hospice is my charity of choice - they are not going to get a long life so let us make it a good one.
Do:
Don't:
- Royal British Legion (ex-military, so know the important work they do)
- Help for Heroes (see above)
- When I visit churches/cathedrals they often have a charity which deals with their maintenance and upkeep and I donate to those - Culturally and historically important and generally breathtaking, shared human connection to people hundreds and thousands of years ago
Don't:
- Guide Dogs for the Blind (Sorry TeeDee!) - I used to donate by subscription and they constantly pestered me to increase the amount I donated. Anywhere that uses pushy sales tactics on me gets blacklisted.
- Salvation Army - Personal ethical reasons which won't be suitable for forum discussion
- Anyone else who tries to accost me in the street or at my doorstep
Nope -I get that - over step and pushing those that give already can be a death knell to what starts as a decent relationship. I can see it from both sides of the fence and sure they arn't the only charity that manages to peeve off its own patrons.
Lanarkshire Cancer Care Trust.....they pick up cancer patients at their front door, take them straight to the hospital for treatment and bring them back home again. It is an enormous kindness. Incredibly relieving of the stress of travel and parking while feeling so very unwell. Every blessing on them.
Salvation Army, because they do the work that society ought to among those so very much in need....they might proselytise a bit, but they don't push it, just real charity.
Guide dogs for the Blind....we used to be puppy-walkers many years ago. Like Chris I no longer sign up to do it though, and for the same reasons. I do have a friend who does though, and I just add to her contribution.
The Leprosy Mission....I am not religious, but this scourge is something we ought to have consigned to history books and the archaeology and sociology of the past. It wrecks people, literally destroys them, and we can stop it. It's a bacteria, we're good at killing those. The Leprosy Mission is just our local charity for this. WHO are actively engaged agin it too.
I know I bang the drum about vaccinations, but polio ? why the hell do we still have polio in this day and age ? a few wee drops on a sugar cube and the child's safe from a lifetime of crippled misery, if they live.
There is no cure for polio, it can only be prevented. Polio vaccine, given multiple times, can protect a child for life.
Rotary International have a program working to eradicate it entirely. I chip in when the locals ask.
Salvation Army, because they do the work that society ought to among those so very much in need....they might proselytise a bit, but they don't push it, just real charity.
Guide dogs for the Blind....we used to be puppy-walkers many years ago. Like Chris I no longer sign up to do it though, and for the same reasons. I do have a friend who does though, and I just add to her contribution.
The Leprosy Mission....I am not religious, but this scourge is something we ought to have consigned to history books and the archaeology and sociology of the past. It wrecks people, literally destroys them, and we can stop it. It's a bacteria, we're good at killing those. The Leprosy Mission is just our local charity for this. WHO are actively engaged agin it too.
I know I bang the drum about vaccinations, but polio ? why the hell do we still have polio in this day and age ? a few wee drops on a sugar cube and the child's safe from a lifetime of crippled misery, if they live.
There is no cure for polio, it can only be prevented. Polio vaccine, given multiple times, can protect a child for life.
Rotary International have a program working to eradicate it entirely. I chip in when the locals ask.
johnnytheboy
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Prostate Cancer UK and Maggies at work!
Army Benevolent Fund outside work.
Army Benevolent Fund outside work.
The main one I support is more of a crowdfunding platform.
lendwithcare.org
I have a slow steady stream of donations that go here and what I like about this is that it goes to support people to be able to better themselves, they pay back and then I can reinvest it with someone else.
As an example, one of the first I loaned to was Ghulam in Pakistan, needing supplies for his fast food stall. Another was for Chanson in Cambodia to buy a walking tractor of her own rather than having to rent one.
Looking at it, I've got 37 loans out at the moment, 14 others fully paid back.
There's also Edale Mountain Rescue but that's payment for when they carted me off a hillside with a snapped spine..
Microfinance from CARE International UK
CARE International's microfinance lending initiative
lendwithcare.org
I have a slow steady stream of donations that go here and what I like about this is that it goes to support people to be able to better themselves, they pay back and then I can reinvest it with someone else.
As an example, one of the first I loaned to was Ghulam in Pakistan, needing supplies for his fast food stall. Another was for Chanson in Cambodia to buy a walking tractor of her own rather than having to rent one.
Looking at it, I've got 37 loans out at the moment, 14 others fully paid back.
There's also Edale Mountain Rescue but that's payment for when they carted me off a hillside with a snapped spine..
The main one I support is more of a crowdfunding platform.
Microfinance from CARE International UK
CARE International's microfinance lending initiative
I have a slow steady stream of donations that go here and what I like about this is that it goes to support people to be able to better themselves, they pay back and then I can reinvest it with someone else.
As an example, one of the first I loaned to was Ghulam in Pakistan, needing supplies for his fast food stall. Another was for Chanson in Cambodia to buy a walking tractor of her own rather than having to rent one.
Looking at it, I've got 37 loans out at the moment, 14 others fully paid back.
There's also Edale Mountain Rescue but that's payment for when they carted me off a hillside with a snapped spine..
That sounds awesome - Going to take a look.
Thanks for posting.
St Dunstans used to be mine, don’t think they exist anymore. At least I’ve not seen them in years now.
None anymore. I prefer to help personally on a one to one level or if it is someone I know personally and the whose integrity is absolute. Many charities are just businesses. I don't like them and their relentless pursuit of funds. I pray for the day when the world is fairer and charities can not even exist DD xxx
St Dunstans pretty much were my patron saint for my upbringing.
I think you're right - they have been amalgamated.
This is why I like lendwithcare. You can donate to the charity itself if you wish but otherwise, the payment goes to the person(s) in need.
Personal involvment with WCT
www.wildcarptrust.org
Wild Carp Trust | Conserving the Oldest Strains of Carp
The Wild Carp Trust is a fish conservation charity that exists to conserve the oldest strains of carp and to promote them for the benefit of the public.
www.wildcarptrust.org
Changed their name to Blind Veterans UK.
If you're eligible, please sign up for Gift Aid with the charities you donate to. It gives them an extra 25p on every pound you donate.
Yes, Gift Aid is important.
(But dont be like a place who shall remain Nameless who shoved the form up my nose as I went in their door).
At the Scottish Crannog Centre (See, I work for a charity) we give year long tickets to Gift Aiders.
(We are a bit more polite about it though)
(But dont be like a place who shall remain Nameless who shoved the form up my nose as I went in their door).
At the Scottish Crannog Centre (See, I work for a charity) we give year long tickets to Gift Aiders.
(We are a bit more polite about it though)
Munchkins Miniature Shetland Rescue
Battersea Cats and Dogs Home
PDSA (Peoples Dispensory for Sick Animals)
Animals in Distress
A local Armed Forces charity (I forget their name but always stick several notes into their pot when they're collecting in the high street)
RSPCA
Cancer Research
British Heart Foundation
Misappropriation of funds
Usually I don’t tell anyone what charitable work I do figuring you’re probably doing it for the wrong reasons if you feel the desire to boast about it. However as you asked a specific question I’ve answered it.
Sometimes I also do other charitable work whenever I see an appropriate opportunity. For example if I see a homeless person (that doesn’t look like a druggy or I get a get a bad vibe from them) I ask if I can get them anything. Sometimes they just want a warm cup of coffee or a sandwich. Other times they might need a new pair of shoes or whatever. I don’t give them cash in case they spend it on drink or drugs though but do offer to get them anything they need.
Sometimes I offer my time to charities too. For example there used to be a local horse re-homing charity run by an elderly couple we know . They were able to do most of the work themselves like feeding, grooming and retraining the horses but they did struggle with some of the heavier work due to their age. So I would regularly donate a full day of labor to them. Sometimes they needed me to build fences, sometimes they needed an area of thorn bushes clearing, sometimes I’d spend the day pulling up poisonous ragwort weeds. It was good exercise, fun and educational (the elderly lady there is a wisely old bird who taught me a lot of skills). Random things like how to use a wire fence tensioner or how to fit a gas bottle.
A wealthy and religious person on YouTube once told me that if you give 10% of everything you earn to charity you will become prosperous in life. I was highly skeptical of this but tried it anyway. At first I found it difficult to do and struggled to give away even small amounts but stuck with it anyway and now give away at least 10% of everything I earn plus more. During the five short years since I started giving away 10% of everything to charity my net worth has actually increased by more then 20X. It’s amazing and totally illogical! Maybe it’s just a coincidence yet somehow it really does seem to work. I almost mentioned it in the investment thread a while back - the best investment you can make is to consistently donate 10% of everything you earn to charity (and do it for the right reasons too!).
Sometimes I also do other charitable work whenever I see an appropriate opportunity. For example if I see a homeless person (that doesn’t look like a druggy or I get a get a bad vibe from them) I ask if I can get them anything. Sometimes they just want a warm cup of coffee or a sandwich. Other times they might need a new pair of shoes or whatever. I don’t give them cash in case they spend it on drink or drugs though but do offer to get them anything they need.
Sometimes I offer my time to charities too. For example there used to be a local horse re-homing charity run by an elderly couple we know . They were able to do most of the work themselves like feeding, grooming and retraining the horses but they did struggle with some of the heavier work due to their age. So I would regularly donate a full day of labor to them. Sometimes they needed me to build fences, sometimes they needed an area of thorn bushes clearing, sometimes I’d spend the day pulling up poisonous ragwort weeds. It was good exercise, fun and educational (the elderly lady there is a wisely old bird who taught me a lot of skills). Random things like how to use a wire fence tensioner or how to fit a gas bottle.
A wealthy and religious person on YouTube once told me that if you give 10% of everything you earn to charity you will become prosperous in life. I was highly skeptical of this but tried it anyway. At first I found it difficult to do and struggled to give away even small amounts but stuck with it anyway and now give away at least 10% of everything I earn plus more. During the five short years since I started giving away 10% of everything to charity my net worth has actually increased by more then 20X. It’s amazing and totally illogical! Maybe it’s just a coincidence yet somehow it really does seem to work. I almost mentioned it in the investment thread a while back - the best investment you can make is to consistently donate 10% of everything you earn to charity (and do it for the right reasons too!).
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To be honest I guess I was more interested in anything ( rather than virtue signalling ), what charities wouldn't give too - because this tends to be for established reasons.
I've known quite a few people that won't give to Oxfam and RBL for certain reasons.
I guess like anything once a charity becomes more about self interest it can become misaligned.
I've known quite a few people that won't give to Oxfam and RBL for certain reasons.
I guess like anything once a charity becomes more about self interest it can become misaligned.
