Charity Links 17/04/13

DTZ chooses Teenage Cancer Trust as its charity partner 2013. DTZ aims to raise £150,000 to help young people across the UK fight cancer.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.dtz.com/UK/DTZ+chooses+Teenage+cancer+Trust+as+its+charity+partner

Brentwood hotel De Rougemont Manor Hotel adopts Saint Francis Hospice as its charity of the year.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thisistotalessex.co.uk/Brentwood-hotel-adopts-Saint-Francis-Hospice/story-18677504-detail/story.html#axzz2QTFEy7nX

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association is taking on the challenges after naming Weston Park as its charity for the year.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/local/run-bike-and-hike-for-charity-1-5570292

Kerrang! Music Awards 2013 - OCD-UK becomes their charity partner.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.ocdforums.org/index.php?showtopic=53745

LBC 97.3 is proud to announce its partnership with Help for Heroes for our charity appeal in 2013.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.lbc.co.uk/lbc-973-appeal-to-support-help-for-heroes-70397

GREEN energy company Ecotricity has deepened its links with wildlife charity the RSPB.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/10352876.Eco_firm_boosts_links_with_charity/

Children's University is Hull Daily Mail's Charity of the Year.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/Children-s-University-Mail-s-Charity-Year/story-18709677-detail/story.html#ixzz2QfJFkRtp

Traidcraft and the Children's Society Business partnership.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/what-you-can-do/corporate-support/charity-partners

Lothian Buses charity of the year gets their own bus.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://lothianbuses.com/our-community/article/our-charity-of-the-year-gets-its-own-bus

Majestic Wine raises £62000 for Bowel Cancer UK, their charity of the year for 2012.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://blog.majestic.co.uk/majestic-wine-raises-62000-for-bowel-cancer-uk-charity-of-the-year-2012/

Luxury Darlington hotel, Rockliffe Hall, has donated £15000 to air ambulance charity.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/darlington/10348789.Luxury_Darlington_hotel_donates___15_000_to_air_ambulance_charity/

Charities turn to markets as traditional funding slows.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21803485

Global online game Jaro aims to raise $1 billion in a year.

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

TfL work with the Metropolitan Police to donate unclaimed bikes to West London charity Westside Community Foundationcycle project.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/media/newscentre/27729.aspx

Prince Harry Becomes Patron of Diana's Brain Injury Charity.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2013041212045/prince-harry-diana-charity/

New Charity Partners | Bates Wells & Braithwaite, London.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.bwbllp.com/knowledge/2013/04/11/new-charity-partners-1/

Charity advertising on trains in and out of London to be reduced.

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

Council's decision to ban charity bag collection company overturned by UK Government.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/cardiff-council-sees-charity-bag-2577250

Job Vacancies:

Trust and Foundations Fundraising Manager vacancy, London.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/trust-and-foundations-fundraising-manager-charity-london/22877258

HR & Payroll Assistant, part-time, 17.5hrs/wk with Age UK Camden.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.timewisejobs.co.uk/job/3338/hr-and-payroll-assistant-part-time-17-5hrs-wk-/

New leader for global charity. An Abingdon man has been elected as the new president of international charity the 41 Club.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/10354626.New_leader_for_global_charity/?ref=nt

Charity Links 10/4/13

Igloo Books chooses Children with Cancer UK as their charity of the year.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.childrenwithcancer.org.uk/News/press-release-igloobooks

Mummy Vs Work chooses their Charity of the Year 2013

For more information, please click on the following link: http://mummyvswork.co.uk/2013/04/mummy-vs-work-charity-of-the-year-2013/

Fighting Blindness announced as GAA Charity of the Year 2013.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.fightingblindness.ie/newsx/fighting-blindness-announced-as-gaa-charity-of-the-year-2013/

Northampton Town Football Club are seeking Charity Partners For Next Season.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.ntfc.co.uk/news/article/charity-partners-754552.aspx

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.aboutmyarea.co.uk/Northamptonshire/Northampton/NN1/Cobblers/Northampton-Town-Latest/245285-Northampton-Town-Football-Club-Are-Seeking-Charity-Partners-For-Next-Season

The Keswick Mountain Festival has announced that the National Trust is, rather appropriately, this year's official charity partner.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.outdoorsmagic.com/outdoors-news/national-trust-official-keswick-fest-partner/10820.html

A Surrey based Children's Hospice has been chosen as the official charity for one of the UK's premier sporting events. Shooting Star Chase says it's delighted to be selected for the PGA Golf Championship at Wentworth this year.

http://www.964eagle.co.uk/news/local-news/939165/shooting-star-chase-chosen-as-official-charity-of-pga-championship-at-wentworth/

Charity Partnerships - London Bio Packaging.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.londonbiopackaging.com/about-us/charity-partnerships/

Circuss Starr seeks Bradford 'charity of the year'.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/10338476.Circuss_Starr_seeks_Bradford__charity_of_the_year_/

Norwich and Peterborough building society's Diss branch is supporting the RNLI as its charity of the year for 2013.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/latest-news/diss-branch-picks-rnli-as-its-charity-1-4971825

Bramham announces their 40th anniversary charity partner.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/bramham-announces-40th-anniversary-charity-partner/

After raising over £10,000 in 2012, the Racetime Events Triathlon Charity Ball is being held as part of the 2013 plan to raise money for their charity partner Macmillan Cancer Research.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://beyondgoinglong.co.uk/?p=3024

AM Recruitment has chosen Kirkwood hospice as their charity of the year.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.dewsburyreporter.co.uk/news/local/more-local-news/firm-s-show-of-support-1-5552414

THE Eastgate Shopping Centre, Gloucester is searching for their charity partner for the next 12 months. Eastgate Shopping centre is based in Gloucester.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/Eastgate-shopping-centre-hunt-new-charity-partner/story-18605758-detail/story.html#axzz2Q4SnBzve

CLIC Sargent, the leading charity for children with cancer in the UK, was recently announced "Charity of the Year" for 2013 by Joyful Gifts, Croydon in Surrey.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://joyfulgifts.co.uk/index.php/clic-sargent

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.journalism.co.uk/press-releases/clic-sargent-named-charity-of-the-year-by-local-shop-joyful-gifts-who-is-donating-up-to-20-percent-from-each-sale-from-now-until-christmas-2013/s66/a552577/

STOURPORT-based Thomas Vale Construction has selected Kemp Hospice as its charity partner for 2013.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/10327085.Thomas_Vale_chooses_Kemp_Hospice_as_charity_partner/

Domino’s Pizza reveals their new charity partner.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.foodbev.com/news/dominos-pizza-reveals-new-charity-partne#.UWV5yDfs8_U

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thefranchisemagazine.net/page/domino-s-pizza-group-limited/dominos-new-charity-partner.php

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.pizzanews.co.uk/domino%E2%80%99s-pizza-and-charity-rays-of-sunshine-become-partners-154100/

Estate Agent Templeton Robinson has collected the keys to a brand new charity partnership with Northern Ireland Cancer Fund for Children (NICFC).

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.templetonrobinson.co.uk/blog/237/TEMPLETON-ROBINSON-GETS-KEYS-TO-NEW-CHARITY-PARTNERSHIP

RUNCORN company HTS Engineering Group Ltd has picked Great Sankey children's charity The Shannon Bradshaw Trust as its charity of the year.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thisischeshire.co.uk/news/10334097.Shannon_Trust_is_charity_of_year/

FOLKESTONE and District Mind has been chosen as The Grand's Hotel charity of the year.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/Grand-makes-Mind-charity/story-18608359-detail/story.html#ixzz2Q4VqHtFG

Towergate Insurance, based in Middleborough, set up the Towergate Charitable Foundation in 2008 and has raised more than £6.2million for a number of UK charities. Using the money, the insurer has donated more than £1million to the charity Help the Hospices to name just one of the charities who have benefitted.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/local/10341864.Fifth_anniversary_of_charitable_foundation_marked/

Swiss & Global pursues new charity cycling challenge to raise money for their charity partner Rays of Sunshine.

For more information, please click on the following link: https://www.swissglobal-am.co.uk/en/Homepage-UK/Media-relations/2013/20130403-press-release-charity-bike-ride-2013-UK

HUDDERSFIELD Giants have announced their support for their new charity partner.

The ‘Side by Side’ Campaign is to help support Yorkshire Regiment and Yorkshire Gunners and will be launched at next Sunday’s Super League XVIII home clash against Hull KR.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.examiner.co.uk/huddersfield-giants/huddersfield-giants-news/2013/04/06/super-league-club-huddersfield-giants-announce-new-chairty-support-campain-side-by-side-86081-33124819/#ixzz2Q4h0ycGM

Blood cancer charity Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research has developed Gift Aid software that will enable it and other charities to use HMRC's new Charities Online electronic submission system which comes into effect on 22 April. The tool is a free extension.

Free online Gift Aid module for CiviCRM users.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://civicrm.org/extensions/uk-hmrc-online-gift-aid-submission

More than 100 Northamptonshire charities have signed up to a new fund-raising website to double donations to their cause.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/community/community-foundation-campaign/charities-sign-up-to-doubling-their-money-1-4965561

STAFF and customers at B&Q in Swindon have helped raise hundreds of pounds for the store’s charity of the year, CALM.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/10338933.Easter_charity_drive_success/

Oxfam are to offer Nectar points on charity donations.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2013/apr/03/oxfam-nectar-points-donate-buy-earn

iBid sees more than 100% rise in the number of charity events using silent auction technology.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.ibid-events.com/fundraising-trends-insights/

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.ibid-events.com/

A poll by the microfinance provider Oikocredit says 1 in 10 gives once a week.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.oikocredit.coop/updates  

Donors still lack confidence in digital giving, survey finds - The Donor Survey.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.giveasyoulive.com/digitaldonorreview2012?sync=WWKigpzQ6%252BrNNJMG%252F8ogMqUYnkrjIFKXCoBZqDHSvDpNdYaD4CxTB4mS4%252B1rFZRmPgAjZ6%252BTvXUn%250AS9HzdpO34cppZvTR5qsY5DOYP8lEjh6dxQg4vCuKvBEdUyLzIMIYZA%253D%253D

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.giveasyouliveblog.com/2013/03/give-as-you-lives-donor-survey-in-the-press/  

Google's Global Impact Awards are offering £2 million to UK registered charities that are using technology to tackle some of the world's biggest problems.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.google.com/giving/impact-awards.html

Royal Mail has joined forces with X Factor winner Joe McElderry to release a single in aid of Prostate Cancer UK. The Royal Mail Choir and the singer have recorded a new version of Abide with Me.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.royalmailgroup.com/royal-mails-got-x-factor-choir-and-singer-joe-mcelderry-release-charity-single-prostate-cancer-uk

SSAFA Forces Help is changing their name back to SSAFA – which stands for Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen's Families Association – as part of the rebrand, which also includes a new logo.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.ssafa.org.uk/news/2013/04/09/ssafa-new-brand-family/

St Clare Hospice is seeking a Corporate Fundraiser.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.stclarehospice.org.uk/recruitment.html

Street Child Africa is seeking a Corporate Partnerships Manager.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.streetchildafrica.org.uk/pages/who-we-are-contact-us-323.html

Lottery Funding

Wheels have been set in motion for a new Shotts-based cycling and bike maintenance project aimed at getting young people moving after Getting Better Together secured a £50,000 grant from the Big Lottery Fund.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.wishawpress.co.uk/wishaw-news/local-wishaw-news/wishaw-news/2013/04/03/big-lottery-fund-gives-shotts-getting-better-together-50-000-for-bike-scheme-76495-33104401/

SHETLAND'S youth service is celebrating the award of £9,100 from the Big Lottery Fund to support the isles' two newly elected members of the Scottish Youth Parliament.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.shetnews.co.uk/newsbites/6566-cash-for-youth

Whitley has been awarded at least £1m from the Big Lottery Fund to invest in projects developed by local residents.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-22015398

Voluntary group secures funds to build a 'youth structure' and improve park.

The group has been awarded a grant of £49,999 through the Community Spaces programme, which is being managed by Groundwork UK as an Award Partner to the Big Lottery Fund.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.bradleystokejournal.co.uk/2013/04/06/voluntary-group-secures-funds-build-youth-structure-improve-park/

Big Lottery Fund: £1.5 million search for innovative ideas in Wales.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/england/global-content/press-releases/wales/030413_wal_bi_innovative-ideas-in-wales

Welsh communities have a spring in their step despite the cold snap thanks to BIG.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/global-content/press-releases/wales/020413_wal_a4a_despite-the-cold-snap-thanks-to-big

First electric car club in Wales launched with £25k Big Lottery Fund grant.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/first-electric-car-club-wales-2525489

Mayor-Elect, Councillor Rod Cooper, is calling charities in Bournemouth to not miss the 12 April deadline for sending in expressions of interest for a chance to be part of the Mayor’s Charity Appeal Fund for 2013/14.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.bournemouth.gov.uk/NewsEvents/News/April-2013/Mayor-Elect-makes-final-call-to-Bournemouth-charities.aspx

Charity Links 3/4/13

Birketts LLP bid to raise £150000 for its 2 charities of the year.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thisistotalessex.co.uk/Birketts-bid-raise-pound-150-000-charities-year/story-18543363-detail/story.html#axzz2PLKoL1LC

2013 Shortlist | Business Charity Awards 2013

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.businesscharityawards.com/2013-shortlist

Preston-based financial advisory group, Taylor Patterson, has announced that the closure threatened Space Centre will be its charity of the year for 2013.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.lep.co.uk/community/firm-is-backing-threatened-centre-1-5540194

Villa's Acorns Day raises outstanding total for official charity partner

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~3124762,00.html

SPL PARTNER WEATHERSEAL LAUNCHES BIGGEST EVER FREE CHARITY RAFFLE FOR JAM!

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.scotprem.com/content/default.asp?page=s2&newsid=12200

Four Pillars Hotels announces CRY as its 2013 'Charity of the Year.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.four-pillars.co.uk/blog/four-pillars-hotels-announces-cry-as-its-2013-charity-of-the-year/

Casella Measurement (UK) a specialist in occupational health and environmental monitoring equipment has chosen Cancer Research UK as its charity partner.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.envirotech-online.com/news/health-and-safety/10/casella/cancer_research_uk_chosen_as_charity_partner/24567/

In January 2013, Finders gave every staff member the opportunity to nominate a charity, whether it was a local or national. With 12 charities put forward for the ‘big vote’, and after a week of voting one charity was the clear winner which was Maggie’s Cancer Centre who had a whopping 42.9% of the votes!

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.finders.co.uk/news/2013/03/charity-of-the-year-2013/

GKN Aerospace is primary sponsor for charity bike ride

For more information, please click on the following link: http://iwmail.co.uk/2013/03/gkn-aerospace-is-primary-sponsor-for-island-cancer-charity-bike-ride/

Elizabeth Arden's social initiative pins its support to cancer charity.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://pinterest.com/elizabetharden/pinittogiveit/

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.prweekus.com/pages/login.aspx?returl=/elizabeth-ardens-social-initiative-pins-its-support-to-cancer-charity/article/285173/&pagetypeid=28&articleid=285173&accesslevel=2&expireddays=0&accessAndPrice=0

Alzheimer's Society partnership with Capita brought in £713000 over two years

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=1537

Brighton and Hove Albion’s charity arm, Albion in the Community (AITC), will run the Game Changers project with the Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/10327353.Albion_charity_to_help_fight_mental_health_stigma/

Connells, which has an office in St Mary’s Road, Market Harborough, among its network of 150 sites across the UK, recently donated a cheque for £2,360 to the NSPCC.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/business/property-firm-helps-nspcc-charity-1-4948911

Shooting Star CHASE has been chosen as the beneficiary of Fuller's new charity children's menu, with 30 pence from each meal sold donated to the local children's hospice service.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.elmbridgetoday.co.uk/Community/Shooting_Star_CHASE_Fullers_menu_0000004509.aspx  

Buy a coffee for someone who can't afford it: The new donation scheme coming to cafes in the UK

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2301855/Charity-coffee-scheme-launches-UK-lets-drinkers-donate-lattes-need.html#ixzz2PLTWwfAX

Standard Life Wealth has established a charities desk for former UBS Wealth Management director James England.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://citywire.co.uk/wealth-manager/standard-life-wealth-launches-charity-arm-for-ex-ubs-wealth-man/a669779

Lottery Funding

Charity set to grow with lottery grant

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/news/10314598.Charity_set_to_grow_with_lottery_grant/

Big Lottery funding to help vulnerable adults on Tyneside

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/local-news/big-lottery-funding-help-vulnerable-2287150

The BIG Lottery Fund (BIG) announced today 10 successful areas in England now on their way to receiving a share of £100m to support people with multiple problems like homelessness, mental ill health, addiction and reoffending.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/global-content/press-releases/england/260313_nat_mcn_multiple-and-complex-issues

In 2011, the Big Lottery Fund (BIG) ran a pilot scheme with the Manchester Evening News where they offered small grants funding that was publicised by the paper and decided by public vote. They also contributed funding for small grants to the London Evening Standard through its Dispossessed Fund in 2012.

BIG would like to build on the successes of these two schemes by again offering funding across England.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/scotland/funding/local-papers-scheme

Dave Fishwick, minibus millionaire and Bank of Dave star, is attempting to tackle youth unemployment by re-inventing the job centre as part of a Channel 4 series that could see £2 million of lottery money invested in the scheme.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/england/global-content/press-releases/uk-wide/020413_uk_mn_job-centre-revolution

Mayor Charities

Preston Mayor's Ball raises thousands for charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://blogpreston.co.uk/2013/03/preston-mayors-ball-raises-thousands-for-charity/

LEDBURY's former mayor and mayoress, Allen and Judy Conway, are continuing to support St Michael's Hospice, their chosen charity during their year in office.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/local/ledbury/10321561.Ex_Mayor_continues_hospice_work/

Mayor's Big Bash boosts charities

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thametoday.co.uk/news/local/mayor-s-big-bash-boosts-charities-1-4944468

Derbyshire Times: Charities to benefit from civic dinner

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/local/charities-to-benefit-from-civic-dinner-1-5540438

Cabaret time for the mayor's charities

For more information, please click on the following link: Worcester News: http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/local/10325899.Cabaret_time_for_the_mayor___s_charities/

Horley Singers concert raises more than £550 for mayor's charities

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/10330148.Horley_Singers_concert_raises_more_than___550_for_mayor_s_charities/