Friday 25 April 2014

Charity Links 25/4/14



Charity Partnerships



Women's Tour charity partner named as Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research




Manchester City Women's FC has agreed to "ground-breaking" partnership with Women's Sport and Fitness Foundation




Sparkling new partnership for Midlands Air Ambulance




SPANA is Horse & Hound's charity of the year

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/spana-hh-charity-year/



Northampton Samaritans has been chosen as Northamptonshire Chamber's charity of the year 2014-15.




Southampton IT firm Amicus ITS provides Southampton Young Carers Project with a fun day out

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/11159670.Easter_eggs_travaganza_for_young_carers/



The Malcolm Group donates a curtain-sided trailer to help raise awareness for the Beatson Cancer Charity




Greenham Common Trust is helping the Ark Cancer Centre Charity




Pets at Home store in Consett has announced Shepherd Support UK is its chosen charity partner.




The Entertainer, raises money via micro-donation charity Pennies in support of 6 children's hospital charities

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/penny-plan-for-sick-kids-160230n.23996867

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thetoyshop.com/medias/sys_master/heb/h2b/8871623360542.pdf



Specsavers has teamed up with anti-bullying charity Kidscape in its Spectacle Wearer of the Year competition.




Louth Golf Club raises approx. £1,700 for the Captains’ charities which this year is Marie Curie & Multiple Sclerosis




John Lewis Norwich staff's partnership helps to raise £4000 for Star Throwers




Land Securities, joint owners of Princesshay with The Crown Estate choose Mencap and ENABLE Scotland as their charity partners






The Herts Air Ambulance is chosen as the charity of the year for Sainsbury's, Hoddesdon.




Colchester Half Marathon's fifth chosen charity announced




Gentoo officially partner with Step Change Debt Charity






Fundraising

The team at online clothing retailer Tokyo Laundry are currently gearing up for this year's Bupa Great Manchester Run

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/1856494



River Island Collaborates With War Child On New Charity T Shirt




Serco staff at Plymouth's Derriford Hospital raise money for Age UK




Braughing soup kitchen fundraiser brings in £1000 for Mesothelioma UK Charitable Trust






Camel Valley sparkles for CAAT




Hundreds of people took part in two charity events in Whittlesey raising nearly £1,200 for Macmillan Cancer Support




UBU Volunteering Charity Auction - University of Bristol Students Union

For more information, please click on the following link: https://www.ubu.org.uk/ents/event/1700/



Businesses raise charity money with Great British Bake Off




Ball raises £32500 for CancerCare charity marking its 30th anniversary




British Coffee Shop Brewing up Charity Loyalty Program

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.colloquy.com/breaking_view.asp?xd=11211



Tee up for charity at Prior's Court annual golf day

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/2014/tee-up-for-charity-at-priors-court-annual-golf-day



Naked calendars raise thousands for cancer charities






Join Day Smith and Hunter (DSH) and sign up for the KM Maidstone Big Charity Quiz

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.kentonline.co.uk/lifestyle/charities/sign-up-for-the-big-16213/



North Devon charity receives £16k boost for outdoors scheme




LYME REGIS: Kitson & Trotman Solicitors raises £12000 for charity




Essex Young Farmers release charity single ahead of the YFC AGM






Birmingham arm of UK Mail delivers £82k charity cash to NSPCC






Charity News





Charitable giving reflects North-South divide in the economic recovery




The Sheffield-born chief executive of the national blind servicemen’s charity has died aged 66




Newport charity to feature in city's Monopoly board




Paula Sussex to be new Charity Commission chief executive - Charity Commission




Microsoft has chosen a Northwich-based charity to help improve young people's digital literacy across the UK




Police donate £300k of fake designer clothes to charity after raids on Barras market in Glasgow

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/police-donate-300k-fake-designer-3423705



Amnesty International UK charitable arm down to 18 days' reserves






 The Duchess of Cornwall honours charity benefactor




The Duke of Gloucester, patron of Cancer Research UK thanks Skipton-based charity Petal for raising £1mln for the cause




Acclaimed chef patron, Nigel Haworth, will host a truly unique fundraising dinner in support of industry charity Hospitality Action




The UK Strategy Challenge is a new initiative by Morgan Stanley, London. Collaborating with Charities

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.morganstanley.com/strategychallenge/index.html



Marley Whyatt wins KM Charity Team competition for True Telecom iPad prize

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.kentonline.co.uk/lifestyle/charities/an-apple-a-day-15958/



Autism group becomes a registered charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/3651765



Charitable Crowdfunding Site Jumbow Partners with Tiger Woods Foundation




Saffery Champness Rotary Walk extends charity application deadline




Charities and groups in Hartlepool £5k better off thanks to cops selling stolen goods








How Paul Newman Accidentally Launched A $400 Million Charity Empire With A Bottle Of Homemade Salad Dressing




Remember A Charity shortlisted for Business Charity and Insight in Fundraising Awards.






Sir Elton John has set up a new charity in memory of late music producer Frankie Knuckles.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.contactmusic.com/story/elton-john-sets-up-charity-for-frankie-knuckles_4160277



Business community urged to back hospice charity campaign






The Great Western Air Ambulance charity's helicopter has become the first to land on new BRI helipad

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.itv.com/news/west/2014-04-18/ageing-air-ambulance-tries-out-new-helipad/



Mo Farah in trademark pose at Steve Cram's charity event in London




Falmouth opticians asks for old spectacles to help charity




Top tips: how charities can attract graduates into the sector




The Voice winner Jermain Jackman sings for Amy Winehouse charity






Emmerdale actress & West End star Verity Rushworth becomes a patron of Bethany's Smile charity






Technology company SCC has signed a new partnership deal with the National Trust

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/leads-deals/charity-places-trust-scc-support-7003966



Volunteering charity Mission Direct based in St Albans has welcomed a new chief executive

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.stalbansreview.co.uk/NEWS/11158003.Charity_welcomes_new_chief_executive/



Dog walkers raise over £500 for Winchester charity




New charity patron Anna Kennedy visits Daisy Chain

For more information, please click on the following link: https://www.facebook.com/daisychainproject

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



Roald Dahl charity funds children's specialist nurse at Addenbrooke's




Nominations sought for charities & comm. groups to receive funding boost at the East Dunbartonshire Business Awards




Victoria Beckham Creates Matching Mother/daughter Outfits for Charity




BBC News - Charity Commission warns of Islamic extremism threat

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27092885



Banbury charity that's raised over £48,000 for cancer research since forming 36 years ago hold's last event




Richard Clayton: The Curious Case of Kennedy v Charity Commission




The Toma Fund is named as this year's Blaydon Race charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/toma-fund-named-years-blaydon-7013240





The amount of HMRC investigations into Gift Aid claims made last year doubled

For more information, please click on the following link: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/taxman-ramps-probes-gift-aid-claims-034227798.html



Approx 1600 people have so far signed to take part in a messy running challenge organised by digger manufacturer JCB.




Grimsby charity Care4all celebrates its 1st anniversary

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.care4all.org.uk/what-we-do/





The Public Interest Registry, the global Not for Profit operator of the 'dot org' domain, is set to launch two new web domains .ngo and .ong

For more information, please click on the following link: http://pir.org/

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.probonoaustralia.com.au/news/2014/04/registry-launch-new-charity-web-domains#



Bitdefender antivirus software now available to charities via software donation programme






New sponsor for a charity walk and run around Alderney will enable more money to be raised for the island's new swimming pool and gym.




Karmarama grabs Coppafeel! breast cancer charity account




Northern Rock Foundation closure a 'massive blow for North-East charities'


For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.nr-foundation.org.uk/



Croydon charity marks 25 years of helping families to cope




Wiltshire: New Air Ambulance

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.heart.co.uk/wiltshire/news/local/air-ambulance-charity/



New boss of Bath-based Send a Cow plans to double number of families the charity business helps




New Charity Created To Support Northants Libraries




Transport charity Sustrans launches new audio treasure hunt




Leading epilepsy charity in Bucks village welcomes new boss

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.getbucks.co.uk/news/local-news/leading-epilepsy-charity-welcomes-new-7022862



Coeliac UK has launched a campaign urging supermarkets to improve the availability of gluten-free foods in their smaller stores.






Better Business » Organizing Corporate Social Responsibility - University of Nottingham Blogs



Thursday 17 April 2014

Charity Links 17/4/14







Charity Partnerships


Cancer Research UK is named official charity of the 2015 London Marathon
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/support-us/find-an-event/virgin-money-london-marathon-2015

REDROW'S new Westcountry division has selected Okehampton- based Get Changed Theatre Company as its local charity to support

East Stirlingshire reveal new charity partnership with MND Scotland

Heart of England Co-operative adopts Myton Hospices as its second corporate charity

Kettering-based firm National Accident Helpline has announced The Air Ambulance Service as its new corporate charity partner.

Phoenix House Recovery Centre in Catterick Garrison has been named as a golf tournament's official charity partner
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.forcespenpals.co.uk/news/Golf-tournament-to-raise-charity-funds/801711318

Exeter-based Persimmon Homes South West has chosen Play Torbay as their charity of the year

North Berwick and District Probus Club has chosen Leuchie House as its charity of the year
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.eastlothiannews.co.uk/news/probus-club-helps-local-respite-charity-1-3368096

Charity praises Cottingley accountancy firm for its support

Sported to be official charity of BT Sport Industry Awards 2014

Jack Berry House, under-construction near Malton, has been chosen as Betfred's charity of the year
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/11145909.Bookmaker_backs_injured_jockey_centre/

Bromsgrove: The Hilton Hotel has again chosen the Stroke Assocation as its charity of the year

Mencap young ambassadors are to showcase their work at the launch of a partnership between the learning disability charity and Land Securities.
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/events-to-mark-mencap-partnership-1-6564411

Bridgwater: Pets at Home supports wildlife charity

Marie Curie given Irish Cup Final naming rights
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.irishfa.com/news/item/9015/marie-curie-given-irish-cup-final-naming-rights/

Education charity Summerbridge Hong Kong have chosen JustGiving as their official fundraising partner

AFL, a manufacturer of fibre optic cable and accessories and provider of services, nominated Wiltshire Air Ambulance as 2014 Charity of the Year.

GWP Packaging in Cricklade has adopted Swindon Foodbank as its chosen charity for the year.

Webhelp UK has donated an additional £10,000 to Macmillan Cancer Support
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.contact-centres.com/0414.webhelp.uk.make.donation.to.macmillian.cancer.htm

The Essex based Woodland Group has entered into a partnership with SOS Kit Aid

The National Gardens Scheme offers private gardens to the public with visitors donating funds to charity and has raised £42+ mln since its launch
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.ngs.org.uk/what-we-do/how-much-we-give.aspx



Fundraising

Santander staff in Bristol hold Total Wipeout-themed fundraising day

Milton Keynes Santander Total Wipeout challenge in aid of the NSPCC

Air ambulance charity on a high with £14k boost from Stansted Airport

Shropshire schoolchildren in mass-cycling challenge for charity

STAFF at the Marks and Spencer store at Westwood Cross, Broadstairs, have chosen Pilgrims Hospices as its charity of the year.

Forces Charity receives £2000 boost from Council Charity Dinner

ID Medical bring teddies and more to Milton Keynes Hospital's Children's Ward

Schoolchildren raise £6000 for dogs charity
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/11135050.Children_raise___6_000_for_dogs_charity/

Sunderland EDF staff use flower power to help cancer charity

Westhoughton Rotary Club hands out £4000 at annual presentation evening

Team Serrell in half marathon charity challenge

BBC News - Ed Sheeran eBay clothes auction raises £1,500 for charity
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-26968326

Charity ladies night in Plymouth for Royal British Legion

Outsource UK staff in charity parachute jump

Calling all petrol heads to charity rally in Lincolnshire

Charity stages fundraiser at Burnham Market Horse Trials

Roger Daltrey revs up for cancer charity

Netball tournament to raise funds for Cancer Research UK

Online Charitable Donations Increased 14% in 2013
For more information, please click on the following link: http://mashable.com/2014/04/08/non-profit-online-fundraising/

Online Fundraising Up - NFP Benchmark Study
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.probonoaustralia.com.au/news/2014/04/online-fundraising-nfp-benchmark-study

The Independent reports: London Marathon 2014: Charities will be the big winners

Hastings cancer charity fundraiser recognised as Local Hero
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/11144081.Cancer_charity_fundraiser_recognised/

Hereford law firm secretary is a top notch champion charity fundraiser

Framlingham: Inspirational Kim Frost chosen as fundraising ambassador for Cancer Research UK

Donations pour in for charity of runner who died after London Marathon
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/apr/15/donations-charity-runner-died-london-marathon

DMU students take on Foxes legends in charity tournament - De Montfort University

Boldon Body Forge, Boldon Colliery, are organising a charity night in aid of Cancer Research UK

'Tony the Fridge' fails in four-marathon charity bid
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-27024250

Two charities benefit from a slice of Kop Hill Climb fundraising total

Lincolnshire County Council chairman Ray Wootten raises funds for police charity

Ultimate Kent charity challenge the KM Dragon Boat Race in Maidstone now open for booking
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.kentonline.co.uk/lifestyle/charities/race-the-dragon-this-summer-15848/

Cheltenham cancer charity Cobalt surpasses £100000 for 2014 anniversary appeal




Charity News

The Charity Commission does not have the 'credibility' to regulate large charities, says BHF CEO

The Charity Commission Chairman calls for adequate funding and stronger powers

Charities set to benefit from record-breaking donations at Sunday's London Marathon

Charity running up by a third as more men join the boom – research
               
2014 will be year of growth for charity sector, NCVO forecast suggests
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.ncvo.org.uk

Boston marathon charity donations rise a year after bombing

'Negative spotlight' on charities is damaging fundraising, new report finds

Charities need us to embrace the unsexy side of giving

New charity sector research reveals UK charities taking greater steps to ensure transparency in relation to finances & fundraising
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.xperedon.com/news/2626/charity-survey-optimism-transparency.html

Figures Reveal Strong Charity Presence In Bath
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.nowbath.co.uk/news/figures-reveal-strong-charity-presence-bath-56009/

The Independent reports: Why did it take so long to probe Afghan Heroes soldiers' charity?

Police in England and Wales record 270 charity fraud allegations in the final quarter of 2013
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/

'Charity muggers' could be banned from Bolton town centre at weekends

Businesses urged to 'support charity not crime' - Ealing Council
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.ealing.gov.uk/news/article/940/businesses_urged_to_support_charity_not_crime

Norfolk charity donates heart monitors to Papworth Hospital

Police investigate 'two year fraud' at Camden disability charity

Learning charity Springboard Bromley, which has served the borough for 33 years, to close
               
Above and Beyond: Celebrating 40 years of transforming patient care in Bristol

Friska and Deki Partnership is Shortlisted for 'The Guardian's Sustainability' Awards 2014

Couple launch Frankie's Legacy charity in memory of stillborn son

HMRC Slammed On Charity Tax Proposals
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.tax-news.com/news/HMRC_Slammed_On_Charity_Tax_Proposals____64345.html

Cancer charity appoints nurse as Corby ambassador

Former paralympic swimmer shows support for dream making charity

Prison charity's new transport service aims to maintain contact between inmates and their families

Big changes planned for Leatherhead homeless charity Pitstop

Award winning youth charity in Surrey faces closure
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/award-winning-youth-charity-peer-6981228

Dorothy House Hospice opens family care lodges

Charity Home-Start East Surrey will this month celebrate 20 years
               
Walton Charity opens its latest venture - Charity House

Manchester Pride patron admits charity had lost public's faith – but are setting it right now

Dorking businesses challenged to turn £50 into thousands for charity

Former British Forces Foundation employee accused of taking £22k from the charity

New Shaw Trust CDG centre to help Southampton jobseekers
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/charity/11147011.New_centre_to_help_city_jobseekers/

Claire House event shortlisted for an Institute of Fundraising national award

Cattery owner Keren Goff chosen as Cancer Research UK ambassador

3 years prison for Lincoln charity fraud couple
For more information, please click on the following link: http://thelincolnite.co.uk/2014/04/six-year-prison-sentence-lincoln-charity-fraud-couple/

UK Food-Bank Users More Than Doubled to 913000 in 2013

Finlay's charity is fast tracked to success with help of Network Rail

Go ON UK founder Martha Lane Fox takes basic online skills drive to Northern Ireland





Disability charity in Camberley uses new technology to help people communicate

Tellonline offers charities special discount for web services

NetXtra launches new membership and charity online resource centre for Conference House

Social media jumpstarts charity giving
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20140410/NEWS/140419853/-1/News

Free Charity Hosting from 34SP.com
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.tophosts.com/free-charity-hosting-34sp-com

Mobile charity cash back app developers can no longer afford to ignore the mobile web if they are to survive and prosper

New Social Impact Profile App Launched from Cause Marketing Leader CafeGive Social
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/1853107



Free Cakes for Kids charity enlists masterchef champion as new patron
For more information, please click on the following link: http://hackneycitizen.co.uk/2014/04/14/free-cakes-for-kids-natalie-coleman/

Sylvester McCoy Supports Children's Charity

Rupert Grint becomes an ambassador for Starlight Children's Foundation
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.starlight.org.uk/press-releases/rupert-grint-becomes-a-starlight-ambassador/



PwC has appointed a new head of the UK charity sector team

New chairman takes over charity Active Gloucestershire

East Anglian Air Ambulance chief executive leaves after 3 years at the helm

WALES double Grand Slam winner Ian Gough is to become a patron of a Pontypool-based charity
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/11140927.Rugby_star_Ian_Gough_to_join_forces_leavers__39__charity/

Bryn Terfel opens Caernarfon's new Wales Air Ambulance base

Jason Manford reopens Children Adventure Farm Trust charity shop in Canute Square

Is Alan Carr's new charity campaign for PETA a clichéd stereotype or just harmless fun?
               
Alexandra Burke unveils new charity song 'Where Do Hearts Go?' in aid of WellChild

Pop superstar Gary Barlow backs Hartlepool charity Music v Cancer