Charity Links 11/12/13

Charity Partnerships

SAINT-GOBAIN ANNOUNCES NEW CHARITY PARTNERS

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.industrytoday.co.uk/pharmaceutical/saint-gobain-announces-new-charity-partners-macmillan-cancer-support-and-the-irish-cancer-society/27268

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.buildersmerchantsjournal.net/news/news.asp?id=9658&title=Saint-Gobain+takes+on+Macmillan+and+the+Irish+Cancer+Society

Bedfordshire recruiter takes on Keech Hospice as their charity of the year

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.bedfordshire-news.co.uk/Bedfordshire-Business/Bedfordshire-recruiter-takes-on-Keech-Hospice-as-their-charity-of-the-ear-20131207120000.htm

Lloyd's Charities Trust is delighted to announce two three-year partnerships with Bromley by Bow Centre and Mayor's Fund for London

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.lloyds.com/news-and-insight/news-and-features/community/2013/brighter-futures-for-londoners

Chippenham pet store raises £2600 for animal charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/10860717.Chippenham_pet_store_raises___2_600_for_animal_charity/?ref=var_0

DARLINGTON Yoga Group to hold annual charity fundraiser for their charity partner

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/darlington/10854329.Yoga_group_to_hold_annual_charity_fundraiser/

Gannett grant gives Newport charity space to grow

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/10852010.Gannett_grant_gives_Newport_charity_space_to_grow/?ref=var_0

Let's Rock's charity partnership takes to the stage at Southampton Common July 12 and supports Child Bereavement UK

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/leisure/music/10853903.Let_s_Rock_s_charity_partnership/

Charities cheered as Plymouth gin firm doubles up funds

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Charities-cheered-gin-firm-doubles-funds/story-20269243-detail/story.html

Charities will benefit from Fenstanton firm Accent Property's Christmas event

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Huntingdon-St-Ives-St-Neots/Charities-will-benefit-from-Fenstanton-firm-Accent-Propertys-Christmas-event-20131206155443.htm#ixzz2mzEPrkrc

More than £9000 raised for Road Victims Trust by charity partner

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/news/local/more-than-9-000-raised-for-road-victims-charity-by-businesswomen-1-5737448

Dignitana AB: Boot Out Breast Cancer Charity Partners with DigniCap® to Help Cancer Patients

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.swedishwire.com/press-releases/19049-dignitana-ab-boot-out-breast-cancer-charity-partners-with-dignicap-to-help-cancer-patients

Kings Chambers selects Wood Street Mission Christmas Project as 2013 Christmas charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thelawyer.com/firms-and-the-bar/kings-chambers-selects-wood-street-mission-christmas-project-as-2013-christmas-charity/3013408.article

Falmouth Tall Ships Regatta announces the RNLI as the event’s nominated charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/cornwall_news/10864051.Falmouth_Tall_Ships_Regatta_announces_the_RNLI_as_the_event___s_nominated_charity/

Fundraising

Devon YFC announce charity fundraising total

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/devon_news/10857644.Devon_YFC_announce_charity_fundraising_total/?ref=var_0

Hallmark launches Text Santa Charity Christmas cards

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.fundraising.co.uk/2013/12/04/hallmark-launches-text-santa-charity-christmas-cards/

Students will be flying high to aid primate charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Students-flying-high-aid-primate-charity/story-20297801-detail/story.html

Lloyd's Taunton customers coin in Alzheimer's Society cash

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/10861910.Lloyd_s_Taunton_customers_coin_in_Alzheimer_s_Society_cash/

Liverpool star Steven Gerrard donates half a MILLION pounds to children's hospital

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/liverpools-steven-gerrard-donates-half-2901270#ixzz2mzGyWNx7

Golf Open raises £1000 for lady captain's charities

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.bournelocal.co.uk/sport/golf/golf-open-raises-1-000-for-lady-captain-s-charities-1-5733952

Grants boost Orpington and Eltham charities thanks to News Shopper

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/10852549.Grants_boost_Orpington_and_Eltham_charities_thanks_to_News_Shopper/

Madame Tussauds Waxworks turn knitwits for charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breakingnews/offbeat/waxworks-turn-knitwits-for-charity-29805706.html

ICAP's 21st Charity Day raises £9.5 million

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/icaps-21st-charity-day-raises-95-million-2013-12-04?reflink=MW_news_stmp

ITV's Text Santa charity appeal launches

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.itv.com/news/central/2013-12-05/itvs-text-santa-charity-appeal-launched-today/

Charity poker night at Ricoh Arena aims to raise £2k for Cancer Research UK

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/charity-poker-night-ricoh-arena-6364990

Ribchester man raises £170000 for cancer charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk/news/health/local-health/ribchester-man-raises-170-000-for-cancer-charity-1-6294568

Havering ladies bare all for cheeky charity calendar

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.romfordrecorder.co.uk/news/havering_ladies_bare_all_for_cheeky_charity_calendar_inspired_by_friend_s_battle_with_breast_cancer_1_3078185

Help Isabel Hospice raise £10000 in JUST three days

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.hertsandessexobserver.co.uk/Whats-On-Leisure/Charity/Help-Isabel-Hospice-raise-10000-in-JUST-three-days-20131205091343.htm

New Auf Wiedersehen, Pet documentary set to raise cash for charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/auf-wiedersehen-pet-documentary-set-6372988

Charity ball raises £20000 for The Children's Trust

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/local/epsomnews/10862443.Charity_ball_raises___20_000_for_The_Children_s_Trust/

Local Grimsby charity raises £4k in a month thanks to new scheme

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Local-charity-raises-pound-4k-month-thanks-new/story-20298358-detail/story.html

Forest fundraising group picks new charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/10854856.Forest_fundraising_group_picks_new_charity/

GamesAid Gears Up for Christmas Charity Auction

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.gamepolitics.com/2013/12/06/gamesaid-gears-christmas-charity-auction#.UqXMqycsQ_U

East Lancs charity builds Syrian village

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/10864410.East_Lancs_charity_builds_Syrian_village/?ref=var_0

Duchess of Cambridge's charity to benefit from the X Factor Winner's Christmas single

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.royalcentral.co.uk/cambridges/duchess-of-cambridges-charity-to-benefit-from-the-x-factor-winners-christmas-single-20998#.UqcTXScsQ_U

Zoe's Place in Coventry to benefit from X Factor charity single

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.coventryobserver.co.uk/2013/12/10/news-Zoe%27s-Place-in-Coventry-to-benefit-from-X-Factor-charity-single-92068.html

North West Air Ambulance Charity cards spread Festive Cheer

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/84187/north-west-air-ambulance-charity-cards-spread-festive-cheer

Four ways to use incentives in fundraising

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.fundraising.co.uk/2013/12/09/four-ways-use-incentives-fundraising/

Stacksteads charity raises £1750 for Royal British Legion

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/10864934.Stacksteads_charity_raises___1_750_for_Royal_British_Legion/

North Waltham charity Sebastian's Action Trust wins major lottery grant

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/10841361.North_Waltham_charity_Sebastian_s_Action_Trust_wins_major_lottery_grant/

Nearly £70000 of Big Lottery cash donated to community groups in Leicester

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Nearly-pound-70-000-Big-Lottery-cash-donated/story-20256474-detail/story.html

Lacock charity will open new cafe after winning TV cash

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/towns/corshamheadlines/10856865.Lacock_charity_will_open_new_cafe_after_winning_TV_cash/

Charity gives £4m to good causes across Norfolk

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/charity_gives_4m_to_good_causes_across_norfolk_1_3077372

Charity News

Independent article reads: Charities need money. But they also need principles

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/charities-need-money-but-they-also-need-principles-8994059.html

Exeter MP Ben Bradshaw confirms he will give pay increase to charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Ben-Bradshaw-confirms-giving-pay-increase-charity/story-20296337-detail/story.html

Charities benefit from more than £8k of grants from Thatcham Town Council

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/2013/charities-benefit-from-more-than-8k-of-grants-from-thatcham-town-council

Cops and charity link up to curb rail suicides

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.islingtontribune.com/news/2013/dec/cops-and-charity-link-curb-rail-suicides

10 year of Giving at Liverpool John Moores University Corporate Charities initiative

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/NewsUpdate/viewarticle/1189/

Charity Commission gets tough on MK charities

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/local/commission-gets-tough-on-mk-charities-1-5731119

Food Train funding welcomed

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.gallowaygazette.co.uk/news/local-headlines/food-train-funding-welcomed-1-3225677

Isle of Wight Youth charity has used National Lottery funding to develop environmentally friendly swimming pool

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.e2bpulse.com/Articles/381750/Isle_of_Wight_swimming_pool_first_to_use_pioneering_endothermic_heating_system.aspx

3 in 4 charity donors would not donate to a charity which had failed to file its financial information

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk//news/safer-giving-campaign/

How Can We Spread UK Generosity?

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/john-low/how-can-we-spread-uk-generosity_b_4399010.html

South West people will spend £6 on secret Santa gifts

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/South-West-people-spend-6-secret-Santa-gifts/story-20295979-detail/story.html

RSPCA hives off its missing pets service to website that charges

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2520095/RSPCA-hives-missing-pets-service-website-charges-12-Fury-free-support-axed-charity-chiefs-spend-thousands-political-campaigns.html#ixzz2mzAVxwDC

Calendar promotes naked truth of disabled sexuality

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.bucksherald.co.uk/news/more-news/calendar-promotes-naked-truth-of-disabled-sexuality-1-5731006

Charitable status and independent schools - Commons Library

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/research/briefing-papers/SN05222/charitable-status-and-independent-schools

Savvy Money: How to make sure your donations really go to charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.independent.co.uk/money/spend-save/savvy-money-how-to-make-sure-your-donations-really-go-to-charity-8990656.html

Using the Word 'Charity' in Your Company Name. Possible or not?

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.business2community.com/branding/using-word-charity-company-name-0704312#!pkz6h

Fraudsters hack farming charity R.A.B.I. phone lines

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.smallholder.co.uk/news/10860832.Fraudsters_hack_farming_charity_phone_lines/?ref=var_0

How Responsible Is Business for Social Responsibility?

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-paz-y-mino/how-responsible-is-busine_b_4246576.html

New EU laws could halt life-saving research

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.onmedica.com/newsarticle.aspx?id=46e30632-bd47-4ab2-9121-c258672bd141

Caudwell children's charity set to expand family support service

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/caudwell-childrens-charity-expands-family-2897441

Charity Commission responds to NAO report

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk//news/charity-commission-responds-to-nao-report/

Charity Commission fails to tackle abuse says NAO

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-04/u-k-charity-watchdog-fails-to-tackle-abuse-nao-says.html

Charity Commission 'not fit for purpose', says Margaret Hodge

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/dec/04/charity-commission-not-fit-for-purpose-says-hodge

Charity shops enjoy £1.2bn tax break on business rates

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/10492812/Charity-shops-enjoy-1.2bn-tax-break-on-business-rates.html

Minister launches consultation on Charity Commission powers

For more information, please click on the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/minister-launches-consultation-on-charity-commission-powers

Consultation on extending the Charity Commissions powers - Gov.uk

For more information, please click on the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/263248/Consultation-on-Extending-the-Charity-Commissions-powers_4-December.pdf

Charity cash could end up in the hands of terrorists: Watchdog 'failing to tackle abuses'

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2517824/Charity-cash-end-hands-terrorists-Watchdog-failing-tackle-abuses.html

Guardian Charity Awards 2013 Winners

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.theguardian.com/voluntary-sector-network/2013/dec/03/charity-awards-2013-winners

Britain – the most charitable developed nation in the world

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/britain--the-most-charitable-developed-nation-in-the-world-8978545.html

Tax Research UK: It's time to reform charity tax relief

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2013/12/02/its-time-to-reform-charity-tax-relief/

Charity makes funding plea for care of elderly

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/older-people/funding-plea-for-care-of-elderly/5066086.article?blocktitle=News&contentID=4385

Charity Commission welcomes consultation on amending and extending its powers

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk//news/charity-commission-welcomes-consultation-on-amending-and-extending-its-powers/

First Minister chooses Howson painting for his Christmas card

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2013/12/first-minister-chooses-howson-painting-for-his-christmas-card/

Street League charity celebrates 10 years of using football to help those that need it the most

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/10495381/Street-League-charity-celebrates-10-years-of-using-football-to-help-those-that-need-it-the-most.html

Derby charity fears for its future

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-25229426

Lance Kennedy to be new chief of blind charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/New-chair-blind-charity/story-20264533-detail/story.html#axzz2mdEuEPRv

Charity trustee loophole to be axed

For more information, please click on the following link: http://money.aol.co.uk/2013/12/06/charity-trustee-loophole-to-be-axed/

Chancellor George Osborne promises new gift aid working party

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/news/content/16556/chancellor_promises_new_gift_aid_working_party

BT's head of global brand strategy, Richard Bowyer, leaves BT later in December to join children's charity Great Ormond St Hospital

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.brandrepublic.com/News/1224141/BT-head-brand-strategy-Richard-Bowyer-depart-Great-Ormond-St/

OpenMarket powers mobile donations for BBC Children in Need

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.charitydigitalnews.co.uk/2013/12/06/openmarket-powers-mobile-donations-for-bbc-children-in-need/

uberVU helps charities to be more social

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.itnewsonline.com/showrwstory.php?storyid=12303

Samsung and the British Museum renew digital partnership

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.charitydigitalnews.co.uk/2013/12/04/samsung-and-the-british-museum-renew-digital-partnership/

Job Vacancies

Head of Philanthropy & Strategic Partnerships

For more information, please click on the following link: http://jobs.thirdsector.co.uk/job/361060/head-of-philanthropy-and-strategic-partnerships/