Charity Links 11/4/14

Charity Partnerships

All-in-One Onesie maker reveals fund-raising partnership with cancer charity Macmillan Cancer Support

For more information, please click on the following link: https://bdaily.co.uk/entrepreneurship/02-04-2014/onesie-maker-reveals-fund-raising-partnership-with-cancer-charity/

Network Rail chooses CLIC Sargent as its charity of choice for two years

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.fundraising.co.uk/2014/04/02/network-rail-chooses-clic-sargent-charity-choice-two-years/

Grimsby Food Kitchen announced as Freshney Place's new charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Grimsby-Food-Kitchen-announced-Freshney-Place-s/story-20897601-detail/story.html

Ringrose Law, which has a branch in Sleaford’s Southgate, has chosen Macmillan Cancer Support as its Charity of the Year.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.sleafordstandard.co.uk/news/local/law-firm-goes-green-for-fundraising-event-1-5981629

Iceland hands £3m to dementia cause

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.newmarketjournal.co.uk/news/regional/iceland-hands-3m-to-dementia-cause-1-5981391

Abbeyfield South Downs chosen by Wealden District Council as charity of the year

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/local/wealden-chairman-chooses-charity-of-year-1-5966639

Popular race recently rebranded as Anna's Hope Fun Run reveals that Children In Need will be the 2014 charity partner

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.stamfordmercury.co.uk/news/local/popular-race-renamed-as-the-anna-s-hope-fun-run-1-5978796

Children in Need new charity partner for Great Eastern Run

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/local/children-in-need-new-charity-partner-for-great-eastern-run-1-5978391

Milton Keynes Chamber announces MK Gallery as its charity for 2014/15

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.mkweb.co.uk/Charities/Milton-Keynes-Chamber-announces-MK-Gallery-as-its-charity-for-2014-15-20140403155556.htm

Investec, Guernsey, supports local mental health charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://guernsey.isle-news.com/archives/investec-supports-local-mental-health-charity/15047/

Dairy Crest CEO urges firms to embrace CSR

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Dairy-Crest-CEO-urges-firms-embrace-CSR/story-20900041-detail/story.html

Fundraising

Since the Big Swim event began in 2012 it has raised more than £7,000 for MCS, the UK's leading marine charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.eastbourneherald.co.uk/news/local/charity-takes-the-plunge-in-town-s-recommended-sea-1-5979027

A cup of Earl Grey with Lady Edith? That'll be £4500! Ultimate Downton experience goes on sale

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2597799/A-cup-Earl-Grey-Lady-Edith-Thatll-4-500-Ultimate-Downton-experience-goes-sale-charity.html

A POOLE man who suffered a heart attack has been honoured by the British Heart Foundation for his outstanding contribution to the charity.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/11120023.Poole_man_honoured_by_charity_after__outstanding__contribution/?ref=var_0

A charity golf day held by LV= at  Ferndown Golf Club  in July 2013 raised a terrific £12,000

For more information, please click on the following link: http://in-dorset.com/2014/04/05/golf-day-is-fundraising-hole-in-one/

Mansfield Rotary Club boost Portland College fundraising campaign

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.chad.co.uk/news/council/education/mansfield-rotary-club-boost-portland-college-fundraising-campaign-1-6542926

Sheffield charity auction raises £6400

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/what-s-on/charity-auction-raises-6-400-1-6536952

Funding boost for High Peak Women's Aid charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/grassroots/funding-boost-for-high-peak-women-s-aid-charity-1-6543372

MARIE Curie Cancer Care collectors celebrate launch of 2 year partnership with Bridgemere Nursery & Garden World

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.creweguardian.co.uk/news/11116825.Bridgemere_celebrates_two_year_Marie_Curie_partnership/

Slee Blackwell waived their usual will-writing fees in return for a donation to the national will-writing charity scheme

For more information, please click on the following link: For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.northdevongazette.co.uk/news/solicitors_show_real_will_power_for_charity_1_3519614

EQUINE charity HAPPA,is 1 of 19 groups on the shortlist for a cash injection from Horse and Hound.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/burnley/11120789.Burnley_horse_charity_wins__charity_of_the_year_/

CREWKERNE Friends of Cancer Research UK managed to total £9,800.91 as their overall donation to the national charity during last financial year.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.viewfrompublishing.co.uk/news_view/31714/16/1/crewkerne-charity-friends-raise-%C2%A39-800

Charity appeal attracts £26000 donation

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/11128545.Charity_appeal_attracts___26_000_donation/

Joey Essex in bereavement charity's 'Onesie Walk'

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.childbereavementuk.org/GetInvolved/OnesieWalk

Dion Dublin back in Coventry for charity football match Sunday 4th May 2014

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.footballforheroes.co.uk/news/2014/dion-dublin-joins-football-for-heroes-line-up/

Leeds Charity Beer Festival 30th - 31st May 2014 in association with The Rotary Club of Roundhay

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.aboutmyarea.co.uk/West-Yorkshire/Leeds/LS7/News/Whats-On/270465-Leeds-Charity-Beer-Festival-30th-31st-May

Tilly Bailey & Irvine Solicitors enjoys record returns for charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/business/firm-enjoys-record-returns-for-charity-1-6533355

Exeter City chosen by Football League as 1 of 6 clubs to host charity tournament in aid of Prostate Cancer UK

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Good-response-charity-tournament-Exeter-City/story-20898822-detail/story.html

Kidwelly charity bike ride organised to raise money for British Heart Foundation

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.llanellistar.co.uk/Kidwelly-charity-bike-ride-organised-raise-money/story-20932028-detail/story.html

Charity Gig raises funds for Lupus UK

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.connectcannock.co.uk/music-2/charity-gig-raises-561-lupus-uk/10121/

Austin Healey's wife takes on China charity challenge

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Austin-Healey-s-wife-takes-China-charity/story-20931758-detail/story.html

Charity dinner hosted by Earl Spencer at Althorp raises £20k for Northampton Hope Centre

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/local/charity-dinner-hosted-by-earl-spencer-at-althorp-raises-20k-for-northampton-hope-centre-1-5988786

Manx Cancer Help, will host its first ever Golf Day on Thursday 19th June, with support from its patron James Toseland

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.ifcfeed.com/isle-of-man-articles/Manx-Cancer-Help-announces-first-ever-Golf-Day.aspx

Football Legends Take On Celebrities For Charity : VIVA Lifestyle Magazine

For more information, please click on the following link: http://vivalifestyle.co.uk/football-legends-take-on-celebrities-for-charity/

Robert Plant Makes Surprise Appearance with Steve Winwood at UK Charity Concert

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.classichitsandoldies.com/v2/2014/04/07/robert-plant-makes-surprise-appearance-with-steve-winwood-at-uk-charity-concert/

Cowdray Park seniors held their inaugural charity day in aid of captain Brian Brockhurst's nominated charity, Prostate Cancer UK

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.chichester.co.uk/news/cowdray-park-have-charity-day-plans-down-to-a-tee-1-5983861

Connells donates £2000 to kids charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.leamingtoncourier.co.uk/news/business/property-news/connells-donates-2-000-to-kids-charity-1-5977982

Hotel staff in 10k success for charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/localnews/marlow/11131260.Hotel_staff_in_10k_success_for_charity/

Marathon runners: is your online fundraising platform donating 100% to charity?

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.charitydigitalnews.co.uk/2014/04/08/marathon-runners-is-your-online-fundraising-platform-donating-100-to-charity/

Battle lines drawn for Cambridge businesses to paddle it out at Wacky Races charity challenge

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Business/Business-News/

Charity News

The Charity Commission endorses Home-Start UK Quality Assurance System

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk//news/charity-commission-endorses-home-start-uk-quality-assurance-system/

The Charity Commission new annual return form for 2014 goes live

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk//news/new-annual-return-form-for-2014-goes-live/

Who knows where the cheque book is? The Charity Commission advises charities to put controls in place

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk//news/who-knows-where-the-cheque-book-is/

How charities can understand and minimise reputational risk

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.theguardian.com/voluntary-sector-network/2014/apr/02/how-charities-can-understand-and-minimise-reputational-risk

Charities lose £1.3 billion in one year of government spending cuts

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.theinformationdaily.com/2014/04/04/charities-lose-13-billion-in-one-year-of-government-spending-cuts

Revealed: Blind Spot of UK Businesses and Charities

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.economicvoice.com/revealed-blind-spot-of-uk-businesses-and-charities/

For more information, please click on the following link: http://businesshelp.lloydsbankbusiness.com/research/launch-of-uk-business-digital-index-2014/?WT.mc_id=2014_UK_Business_Digital%20_Index

Cancer Research UK looks to recruit 2 senior fundraising managers

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.theguardian.com/voluntary-sector-network/advertisement-features/cancer-research-uk-fundraising-manager-role

Charity group Hullabaloo has race trust status for Huntingdon 10k and fun runs

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Huntingdon-St-Ives-St-Neots/Charity-group-Hullabaloo-has-race-trust-status-for-Huntingdon-10k-and-fun-runs-20140403080249.htm

Community Pride award nomination for tireless fundraiser Annie Greenwood

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/11129164.Community_Pride_award_nomination_for_tireless_fundraiser_Annie_Greenwood/

Teenager is the fundraiser of year at SeeSaw

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/11125790.Teenager_is_the_fundraiser_of_year_at_SeeSaw/

Charity fraudsters use Help for Heroes' popularity to help themselves

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/charity-fraudsters-use-help-for-heroes-popularityto-help-themselves-9242465.html

5 years on, CoppaFeel is one of the best-known cancer charities

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2594077/I-just-hope-I-happy-without-cancer-I-Health-crusader-28-extraordinary-battle-terminal-breast-cancer-wishes-shed-seen-signs-earlier.html

3 local students have been awarded flying scholarships by a new charity set up to promote aviation among young people.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.kirriemuirherald.co.uk/news/local-headlines/flying-high-with-charity-scholarships-1-3361440

Norfolk and Norwich Scope Association celebrate diamond anniversary

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/local_charity_celebrate_diamond_anniversary_1_3522113

               

THE Midlands Air Ambulance Charity has officially unveiled a new helicopter

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/News/Charity-set-to-increase-operations-with-new-chopper-20140404125143.htm

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Midlands-Air-Ambulance-charity-shows-fully-owned/story-20906553-detail/story.html

Proposed new housing development near Leamington is forcing sustainability charity Action 21 to find a new home

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.leamingtoncourier.co.uk/news/local-news/leamington-charity-must-find-new-site-in-face-of-housing-plans-1-5973360

Guide dog charity chairman backs campaign to keep cars off pavements

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/11124302.Campaign_to_keep_cars_off_the_pavements/

Plans to create new definition of charity in order to prevent tax avoidance should be abandoned by HMRC say NCVO..

For more information, please click on the following link: http://blogs.ncvo.org.uk/

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

£10000 grant helps fund new ambulance for Stortford's Animal Rescue Charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.hertsandessexobserver.co.uk/News/Bishops-Stortford/10000-grant-helps-fund-new-ambulance-for-Stortfords-Animal-Rescue-Charity-20140402133242.htm

Sustrans takes its place among UK's top 100 charities

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/news/content/17245/sustrans_takes_its_place_among_uks_top_100_charities

Lloyds Bank: Small business growth hit by technology 'blind spot'

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/lloyds-small-business-growth-hit-by-technology-blind-spot-9234771.html

New £1.4million state of the art autism and learning disabilities centre opens in Sidcup

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/11121089.New___1_4million_state_of_the_art_autism_and_learning_disabilities_centre_opens_in_Sidcup/

Essex charity receives prestigious High Sheriff's Award

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/essex_charity_receives_prestigious_high_sheriff_s_award_1_3517653

Children's charity calls on businesses to tackle homelessness in the South West

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Children-8217-s-charity-calls-businesses-tackle/story-20935331-detail/story.html

New £22.3 million Leatherhead charity centre to be paid for by 76 green-belt homes

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.dorkingandleatherheadadvertiser.co.uk/New-pound-22-3-million-Leatherhead-charity-centre/story-20905122-detail/story.html

               

Keech hospice launches Gift Aid appeal which could help the charity raise a further £250000 a year

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.mkweb.co.uk/Charities/Keech-hospice-launches-Gift-Aid-appeal-which-could-help-the-charity-raise-a-further-250000-a-year-20140408131749.htm

Afghan Heroes: Charity to close after funding probe

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Afghan-Heroes-Charity-close-funding-probe/story-20921722-detail/story.html

HIV charity Herts Aid welcomes legalisation of home testing kits

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/11131156.HIV_charity_Herts_Aid_welcomes_legalisation_of_home_testing_kits/

Victoria Beckham reportedly set to be charity ambassador for UNAIDS. Victoria also patron of Elton John AIDS foundation

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/victoria-beckham-to-become-aids-charity-ambassador-114040900478_1.html

Coronation Street star Ben Price agrees to become patron for Lancashire charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/news/coronation-street-star-boost-for-lancashire-charity-1-6548772

Specsavers' co-founder becomes patron for hearing charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/localnews/wycombedistrict/11127620.Specsavers__co_founder_becomes_patron_for_hearing_charity/

Popular poet Pam Ayres becomes patron of animal rescue centre

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/11121476.Popular_poet_Pam_Ayres_becomes_patron_of_animal_rescue_centre/?ref=var_0

Prince of Wales to open hospice centre this week

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.timesandstar.co.uk/news/people/prince-of-wales-to-open-hospice-centre-next-week-1.1127581

Princess Anne to attend the Injured Jockeys Fund 50th Anniversary Celebration

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.royalcentral.co.uk/princessanne/princess-anne-to-attend-the-injured-jockeys-fund-50th-anniversary-celebration-26495

Eastenders actor Danny Dyer and PM David Cameron unite on charity album

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26941756

Norwich-based drug & alcohol charity, the Matthew Project, appoints Paul Martin, from Missionary Aviation Fellowship UK, as new chief exec

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.networknorwich.co.uk/Articles/398514/Network_Norwich_and_Norfolk/People/New_world_for_new_Matthew_Project_chief.aspx

Seth Godin's New Site HugDug Is Linking Product Reviews To Charitable Giving

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/01/hugdug_n_5002741.html

UK indie developer NotGames has launched a new game called NotGTAV. All proceeds go to charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.gamepolitics.com/2014/04/04/notgta5-parody-game-launches-all-proceeds-go-charity#.U0JwnaLs8_U

Xperedon: Awards seeking apps and digital tech entrepreneurs receives backing from rapper, royalty and charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.xperedon.com/news/2619/digital-charity-digital-tech-awards.html

North West charities failing to see benefits of digital technology

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.charitydigitalnews.co.uk/2014/04/07/north-west-charities-failing-to-see-benefits-of-digital-technology/

Video: 'F*** the poor' goes viral as UK charity unveils controversial shock campaign

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/pillion-trust-shock-charity-appeal-3388120

UK model Lily Cole 's social media site Impossible.com has charity aim

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

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/03/25/how_did_millionaire_supermodel_lily_cole_get_200000_of_taxpayers_cash/

Smile Train, the world's largest cleft charity, today unveils a new logo and marketing campaign

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jenniferrooney/2014/04/03/smile-train-breaks-away-from-formulaic-charity-advertising-in-new-campaign/

Lily Allen Joins Star-Studded Coram Charity Concert

For more information, please click on the following link: https://www.looktothestars.org/news/11789-lily-allen-joins-star-studded-coram-charity-concert

Broadchurch creator at Cancer Research UK charity store relaunch

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.bridportnews.co.uk/news/11131455.Broadchurch_creator_at_charity_store_relaunch/?ref=var_0

Shane Meadows & Vicky McClure welcome work on new Teenage Cancer Trust unit at QMC

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.nottinghampost.com/Works-begin-Teenage-Cancer-Trust-unit-QMC/story-20923344-detail/story.html

Ataxia UK joins forces with Rankin to launch the charity's first campaign

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thedrum.com/news/2014/04/07/ataxia-uk-joins-forces-rankin-launch-charity-s-first-campaign

Lottery Funding

Lottery grant boost for youngsters' wildlife area scheme

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/11127785.Lottery_grant_boost_for_youngsters__wildlife_area_scheme/

The West Harris Trust secures total of £1,090,247 via Big Lottery Fund Scotland's Growing Community Assets programme

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.whfp.com/2014/04/04/harris-hub-plan-awarded-1-million/

Fashion show hosted by Mayor of Croydon raises thousands of pounds for charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://swlondoner.co.uk/content/02042666-fashion-show-hosted-mayor-croydon-raises-thousands-pounds-charity

Frome Allotment Association awarded £10000 Big Lottery grant

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.fromestandard.co.uk/Frome-Allotment-Association-awarded-10-000-Big/story-20898773-detail/story.html

Latest BIG Lottery Awards: Full list of projects awarded in Sth East region available via:

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/global-content/press-releases/england/010414_se_afa_lottery-awards-for-all

Charity Links 3/4/14

Charity Partnerships

BARB scoops 'charity of the year' at Sedgemoor Business Awards

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/somerset_news/11100997.BARB_scoops__charity_of_the_year__at_Sedgemoor_Business_Awards/

               

Fast Forward in the Daily Record with charity partner Project Scotland

For more information, please click on the following link: http://fastforwardorg.wordpress.com/2014/03/24/fast-forward-volunteer-daily-record/

               

Essex Business Excellence Awards - charity won two awards last year

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.essexchronicle.co.uk/Essex-Business-Excellence-Awards-charity-won/story-20849239-detail/story.html

Coolabi: Purple Ronnie teams with the Teenage Cancer Trust

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.licensing.biz/news/read/purple-ronnie-teams-with-the-teenage-cancer-trust/039787

Vote now for Horse & Hound’s charity of the year

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

River Cottage and St Petrock's launch partnership to feed homeless

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/River-Cottage-St-Petrock-s-launch-partnership/story-20860690-detail/story.html

NEW partnership formed between Swindon Council & national charity 4Children

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/11108476.Charity_set_to_run_children_s_centres/

Bradford & Leeds law firm Gordons selects children’s charity The Friends of Alfie Martin for their 2014 corporate fundraising

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/business/11118771.Friends_chosen_as_Bradford_lawyers____charity/

Carer Support Wiltshire among first charities given grants via Charity partnership with Carers Trust & Co-op

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/11118528.Grant_for_Carer_Support/

Matchbook Community gives back through partnership with Right To Play charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.journalism.co.uk/press-releases/matchbook-community-gives-back-through-partnership-with-right-to-play-charity/s66/a556308/

Poundland exceed £1million fundraising target for Macmillan Cancer Support

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.macmillan.org.uk/Aboutus/News/Latest_News/Poundlandexceed1millionfundraisingtargetforMacmillanCancerSupport.aspx

Vote Now: Exmoor Pony Centre for Charity of the Year

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.aboutmyarea.co.uk/Somerset/Minehead/TA24/News/Local-News/270451-Vote-Now:-Exmoor-Pony-Centre-for-Charity-of-the-Year

Marie Curie was voted for by Oldrids & Downtown employees to be the company's charity of the year

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Lincolnshire-department-store-staff-raise-20k/story-20877928-detail/story.html

Deeva embrace yellow fever with charity fundraiser

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/top-stories/deeva-embrace-yellow-fever-with-charity-fundraiser-1-6523604

Gainsborough: Marshall Yard choose Lincs and Notts Air Ambulance as its chosen charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.epworthbells.co.uk/news/local/gainsborough-marshall-yard-choose-lincs-and-notts-air-ambulance-as-its-chosen-charity-1-6526288

Northants Cricket announce partnership with Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.northampton-news-hp.co.uk/News/Northampton-News/Northants-Cricket-announce-partnership-with-Warwickshire-and-Northamptonshire-Air-Ambulance-Service-20140330160000.htm

Care home group backs stroke charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.larnetimes.co.uk/news/local-news/care-home-group-backs-stroke-charity-1-5967387

Since 2011, Recruiter annually designates a Charity of the Year to support. This year, they want their readers to help choose the charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.recruiter.co.uk/news/2014/04/vote-for-recruiters-2014-charity-of-the-year/

Music charity Nordoff Robbins combines with SSE Hydro arena & singer Paolo Nutini in charity partnership

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/nordoff-robbins-sse-hydro-and-paolo-nutini-form-new-charity-partnership/058080

North East firms' massive boost for charity in countdown to Responsible Business Week

For more information, please click on the following link: https://bdaily.co.uk/creative/31-03-2014/north-east-firms-massive-boost-for-charity-in-countdown-to-responsible-business-week/

BTCC's Dave Newsham joins with Hyndburn charity in driver safety message

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/hyndburn/11111965.BTCC___s_Dave_Newsham_joins_with_Hyndburn_charity_in_driver_safety_message/

Fundraising

UK Giving survey suggests recovery in giving with donations up by £800 million

Safer giving campaign to protect genuine charity street collections in London

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.fundraising.co.uk/2014/03/26/safer-giving-campaign-protect-genuine-charity-street-collections-london/

In a brave new world of fundraising, more charities accept virtual currencies.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.startribune.com/local/253292061.html

Dublin Airport launches new charity initiative to encourage users of its short-term car park to donate percentage of their fee to charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.herald.ie/news/airport-charity-drive-30123931.html

Yorkshire Building Society's Huddersfield branches help raise £350000 for the RNLI

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/local-news/yorkshire-building-societys-huddersfield-branches-6874187

Leading pub industry figures raise £14k for blood cancer charity at Publican Awards 2014

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/General-News/Trade-raises-14k-for-cancer-charity-at-Publican-Awards-2014-after-Yaser-Martini-appeal

Sir Bobby Robson's charity raises more than £7 million

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2014-03-25/sir-bobby-robsons-charity-raises-more-than-7-million/

Welwyn Hatfield's Macmillan Cancer Support fundraising committee is celebrating a record-breaking year

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.whtimes.co.uk/news/record_breaking_year_for_cancer_charity_in_welwyn_hatfield_1_3487628

Art sales raise £26500 for festival charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.henleystandard.co.uk/news/news.php?id=1435197

Triathlon Pink sets whopping £1m fundraising target

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.220triathlon.com/news/triathlon-pink-sets-whopping-1m-fundraising-target/8421.html

#nomakeupselfie raises £8million for cancer charity in less than a week

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/health/nomakeupselfie-raises-8m-cancer-research-6873589

Fiona Cunningham, 18, is the brains behind #nomakeupselfie

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2588962/Brains-nomakeupselfie-raised-2m-charity-teen-mother-set-Facebook-page-bedroom-Stoke-Trent.html

Charity Starts on Facebook… or does it?

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.fortitudemagazine.co.uk/industry/politics/charity-no-make-up-selfie/17328/

Charity and Philanthropy For Dummies published next month

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.fundraising.co.uk/2014/03/26/charity-philanthropy-dummies-published-next-month/

5 tips for your next charity gala event from the JustGiving blog

For more information, please click on the following link: http://blog.justgiving.com/guest-blog-five-tips-for-your-next-charity-gala-event/

Ian McKellen And Patrick Stewart Sell Souvenir Shirts for Charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/entertainment/ian-mckellen-patrick-stewart-sell-souvenir-shirts-charity-442579.html

Tresaith based www.Carrentals.co.uk MD completes charity challenge and raises over £1,140 for Ski 4 Cancer charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.tivysideadvertiser.co.uk/news/11107637.Tresaith_MD_completes_charity_challenge/

Firefighters to wash cars for charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/11100665.Firefighters_to_wash_cars_for_charity/

Miss England hopeful goes the distance in charity swim

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/11104003.Miss_England_hopeful_goes_the_distance_in_charity_swim/

London Metro gives free coverage for one fundraiser each day

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.fundraising.co.uk/2014/03/27/london-metro-gives-free-coverage-one-fundraiser-day/

Pixie helps raise a Lott of money for Jewish Care's Hendon-based Holocaust Survivors' Centre

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/11106451.Pixie_helps_raise_a_Lott_of_money_for_Holocaust_survivors/

No charity walk this year says Bexhill Rotary

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.bexhillobserver.net/news/local/no-charity-walk-this-year-says-bexhill-rotary-1-5945524

11 Jersey charities to benefit from this year's Collas Crill Island Walk

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.ifcfeed.com/jersey-articles/11-Jersey-charities-to-benefit-from-this-year%27s-Collas-Crill-Island-Walk-.aspx

Hagley golfers chip in to help children's charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.stourbridgenews.co.uk/news/11103402.Hagley_golfers_chip_in_to_help_children_s_charity/?ref=var_0

Duchess of York and Princess Eugenie attend charity event in New York

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2590529/Early-Mothers-Day-outing-Duchess-York-daughter-Eugenie-attend-bizarre-looking-charity-event-NYC.html

No toys for me: caring 7 year-old asks for donations to cancer charity for her birthday

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/11118717.No_toys_for_me__caring_seven_year_old_asks_for_donations_to_cancer_charity_for_her_birthday/?ref=var_0

Claire raising funds for Support Dogs as it's one of 3 charities supported by her employer, Mercury Taxis

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/claire-steps-up-with-race-target-1-6536234

Almondbury students in Huddersfield go the extra mile for charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/local-news/almondbury-students-go-extra-mile-6903549

Entries open for Brindleyplace Dragonboat Festival 2014

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/news/entries-open-brindleyplace-dragonboat-festival-6903739

The Lobster Charity Ball, which takes place at Hardwick Hall Hotel on 2nd May, will raise funds for Daisy Chain

For more information, please click on the following link: https://bdaily.co.uk/hospitality/02-04-2014/charity-hopes-to-snap-up-funds-at-lobster-charity-ball/

Charity night raises more than £10000 for a special needs Newcastle nursery

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Charity-night-raises-10-000-special-needs/story-20886731-detail/story.html

Barclays Gala event raises more than £3000 for charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.isleofman.com/News/details/62750/barclays-gala-event-raises-more-than-3-000-for-charity

Charities announced for 2014 Skipton Swimarathon

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.ifcfeed.com/guernsey-articles/Charities-announced-for-2014-Skipton-Swimarathon-.aspx

Tense tie-breaker settles KM Big Charity Quiz 2014

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/tense-tie-breaker-settles-km-big-15064/

Towcester Charity Tea Dance A Great Success

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.aboutmyarea.co.uk/Northamptonshire/Towcester/NN12/News/Local-News/270364-Towcester-Charity-Tea-Dance-A-Great-Success

Lancaster Golf club raises £9600 for air ambulance

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/news/local/golf-club-raises-9-600-for-air-ambulance-1-6528875

Cumberwell Park Golf Club captain Martin Cooper is hoping a year of fundraising

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/news/11108078.Teeing_off_for_charity_effort_near_Bradford_on_Avon/

New joke book launhed to help raise money for Alzheimer's charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Newmarket/Burwell-dad-set-to-get-people-laughing-with-new-joke-book-to-raise-money-for-Alzheimers-charity-20140401000126.htm

Milton Keynes schools invited to support charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.mkweb.co.uk/News/Charities/Milton-Keynes-schools-invited-to-support-charity-20140328090000.htm

Enchanted evening awaits for charity fundraisers as Great North Air Ambulance Service set to benefit

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/teesvalley/hartlepool/11111874.Enchanted_evening_awaits_for_charity_fundraisers/

Northampton Hope Centre raises over £20000 at Althorp House fundraiser

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.northampton-news-hp.co.uk/News/Northampton-News/Northampton-Hope-Centre-raises-over-20000-at-Althorp-House-fundraiser-20140331180000.htm

Darlington tattoo parlour The Mad Tatter raises money for Cancer Research UK

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/11115089.The_Mad_Tatter_inks_for_charity/

Bradford charity success as centre's funding drive hits £100000 target

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/11113126.Charity_success_as_centre_s_funding_drive_hits___100_000_target/?ref=var_0

10 Best: charitable CSR beauty products

For more information, please click on the following link: http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/beauty/news-features/TMG10726882/10-Best-charitable-beauty-products.html

Charity News

The Guardian reports: Charity Commission: what's next?

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.theguardian.com/voluntary-sector-network/2014/apr/02/charity-commission-what-next

The Charity Commission successfully defends appeal to Supreme Court

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk//news/charity-commission-successfully-defends-appeal-to-supreme-court/

The Charity Commission announce what's to be expected in the new SORP

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk//news/regulators-announce-whats-to-be-expected-in-the-new-sorp/

Cheshire Charity Care2Save.co.uk is Embraced Across UK

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Cheshire-Charity-Care2Save-uk-Embraced-UK/story-20892390-detail/story.html

A WINSFORD shopping initiative is going UK wide as charities across the country embrace the scheme. Care2Save.co.uk

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.winsfordguardian.co.uk/news/11113890.Shoppers_can_help_UK_charities_thanks_to_Winsford_scheme/?ref=var_0

Charity Bank, based in Tonbridge High Street, hopes to attract £190mln in savings

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent-business/county-news/charity-bank-seeks-190m-in-15155/

Linklaters advises Charity Bank on ground-breaking investment by Big Society Capital

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.linklaters.com/News/LatestNews/2014/Pages/Linklaters-advises-Charity-Bank-investment-Big-Society-Capital.aspx#sthash.rb278IiB.dpuf

Charities to go to High Court to help decide how Dove Trust's lost cash will be repaid

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/charities_to_go_to_high_court_to_help_decide_how_dove_trust_s_lost_cash_will_be_repaid_1_3512125

Court will hear evidence from charities owed money by the Dove Trust

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk//news/court-will-hear-evidence-from-charities-owed-money-by-the-dove-trust/

Charity Bank to get £14.5m investment from Big Society Capital

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.kentnews.co.uk/news/charity_bank_gets_14_5m_investment_from_big_society_capital_1_3516373

Newton and Standard Life Wealth lose charity heads

For more information, please click on the following link: http://citywire.co.uk/wealth-manager/newton-and-standard-life-wealth-lose-charity-heads/a743149

New base for Stourbridge charity Max Appeal

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.stourbridgenews.co.uk/news/local/11101136.New_base_for_Stourbridge_charity_Max_Appeal/

Charities and intermediaries 'disagree over gift aid reform'

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/news/content/17203/charities_and_intemediaries_disagree_over_gift_aid_reform

2 Northampton hospice charities merge and launch lottery

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/health/health-news/two-northampton-hospice-charities-merge-and-launch-lottery-1-5959145

Charity defends use of farmer to highlight climate change campaign

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.fromestandard.co.uk/Somerset-floods-Charity-defends-use-farmer/story-20849318-detail/story.html

Prolific fund-raiser for cancer charity, from Lowestoft, is hailed as a 'local hero'

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/prolific_fund_raiser_for_cancer_charity_from_lowestoft_is_hailed_as_a_local_hero_1_3484298

Newham charity Bonny Downs Community Association received a donation of £9,984 from the Santander Foundation

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/news/newham_charity_receives_cash_to_provide_financial_support_for_borough_residents_1_3485064

Telegraph reports: 'No make-up selfie' donations error: Thousands of pounds sent to wrong charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/10720841/No-make-up-selfie-donations-error-Thousands-pounds-sent-to-wrong-charity.html

New social enterprise fund to unlock 'potential' of neglected buildings

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.localgov.co.uk/New-social-enterprise-fund-to-unlock-potential-of-neglected-buildings/35936

Charity hails 'biggest breakthrough' in patients' rights

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.channel4.com/news/charity-hails-biggest-breakthrough-in-patients-rights-jeremy-hunt-robbies-law-duty-of-candour

2 branches of Headway charity merge to cover Suffolk

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.buryfreepress.co.uk/news/local/latest-news/two-branches-of-headway-charity-merge-to-cover-suffolk-1-5961486

Dunbia launches first ever CSR report in partnership with Business in the Community

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.farminglife.com/news/dunbia-outlines-csr-commitments-1-5960208

US & Canada Fundraising is up across the board in 2013 says the Nonprofit Research Collaborative's Year-End

For more information, please click on the following link: http://associationsnow.com/2014/03/survey-charitable-giving-saw-strong-gains-2013/

Report shows Australian charity marketing spend doesn't match with media channels customers nominate as effective

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.probonoaustralia.com.au/news/2014/03/charity-marketing-out-sync-report

Once in a lifetime opportunity to ride ahead of the Tour de France

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.epworthbells.co.uk/what-s-on/out-about/once-in-a-lifetime-opportunity-to-ride-ahead-of-the-tour-de-france-1-6523118

Charity volunteer celebrates 25 years at Galloway's

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.champnews.com/newsstory.aspx?story=3050405

Online safety campaign for children

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/uk_national_news/11114532.Online_safety_campaign_for_children/?ref=nt

Family charities win £10 million of Northamptonshire County Council contracts

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/local/family-charities-win-10-million-of-northamptonshire-county-council-contracts-1-5971299

Northfleet charity CEO waves goodbye after 26 years

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.gravesendreporter.co.uk/news/northfleet_charity_ceo_waves_goodbye_after_26_years_1_3511953

Family support charity faces closure in year it celebrates 21st birthday

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/family-support-charity-faces-closure-in-year-it-celebrates-21st-birthday-1-6531913

Cancer charity Daft as a Brush takes the honours in Wish 2013

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/cancer-charity-daft-brush-takes-6888008

Charity, Guide Dogs, is calling for UK wide ban on pavement parking to help protect safety of blind pedestrians

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-news/consumer-news/86418/parking-pavement-should-be-banned-says-guide-dogs-charity

BEREAVEMENT counsellors at the Great Western Hospital are hoping to set up a countywide charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/news/11116870.Put_your_hand_in_your_pocket_for_a_new_charity/

Wallsend charity set up in memory of a man who died from asbestos-related cancer, has funded a specialist nurse to research cure

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/local/charity-funds-a-new-lung-cancer-specialist-1-6533571

'A positive step forward': Staffordshire charity welcome proposed 'Cinderella Law'

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/positive-step-forward-Staffordshire-charity/story-20886327-detail/story.html

Bath Therapist Joins Forces With Anxiety Charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.nowbath.co.uk/news/bath-therapist-joins-forces-with-anxiety-charity-55879/

Mayor of Kensington and Chelsea hits the streets in support of Trinity Hospice

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.kensingtonandchelseatoday.co.uk/news/local-news/dd114rbvby.html

Albion in the Community (AITC) is the charitable arm of Brighton & Hove Albion unveils new look

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/11113081.Albion_charity_unveils_new_look/

Charity re-launch in Winchester unveils new name

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/11114040.Charity_re_launch_in_Winchester_unveils_new_name/

Thornbury charity Hammer Out rebrands as Brain Tumour Support

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.gazetteseries.co.uk/news/11116367.Thornbury_charity_Hammer_Out_rebrands_as_Brain_Tumour_Support/

JustGiving blog: 8 charity campaigns that maximised donations & widened reach

For more information, please click on the following link: http://blog.justgiving.com/guest-blog-eight-charity-campaigns-that-maximised-donations-and-widened-reach/

               

How charities are using social media: the success of the #nomakeupselfie

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.branded3.com/blogs/charities-using-social-media-success-nomakeupselfie/

Brand Index: Spontaneous campaigning works for Cancer Research

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.cityam.com/article/1396397756/brand-index-spontaneous-campaigning-works-cancer-research

Backup Technology Helps U.K. Disability Charity Adopt Cloud Backup

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/1821045

Humana partners with free smartphone app that simultaneously tracks activity and allows users to donate

For more information, please click on the following link: http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20140331-910481.html

Website pledges crackdown on charity game code exploit

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/456664/website-pledges-crackdown-on-charity-game-code-exploit/

Olympic & Commonwealth Games medalist Craig Heap becomes patron for charity the HME Support Group

For more information, please click on the following link: https://bdaily.co.uk/business-in-sport/25-03-2014/olympic-gymnast-becomes-patron-for-chester-le-street-charity/

Former Lord Mayor of London appointed President of Bank Workers Charity

For more information, please click on the following link: http://hereisthecity.com/en-gb/2014/03/24/former-lord-mayor-of-london-appointed-president-of-bank-workers/

Sheffield arts charity, Yorkshire Artspace, appoints Grant Thornton partner Paul Houghton as chairman

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/business/new-growth-for-cultural-sector-1-6521799

Police chief appeals for donations after being made charity patron

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/11103993.Police_chief_appeals_for_donations_after_being_made_charity_patron/

Lottery Funding

£10000 boost for Bradford homeless and street workers

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/local/localbrad/11115932.__10_000_boost_for_Bradford_homeless_and_street_workers/

Lottery Grant given to College to help service veterans

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/11112837.Grant_to_help_service_veterans/

Grimsby's Rock Foundation awarded £9k for online store

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Grimsby-s-Rock-Foundation-awarded-9k-online-store/story-20883303-detail/story.html

£50k Lottery funding is up for grabs in Northern Ireland NOW!

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.ballymoneytimes.co.uk/news/your-community/50k-lottery-funding-is-up-for-grabs-now-1-5956337

The Prince's Regeneration Trust awarded £200,000 Big Lottery Fund development grant.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.princes-regeneration.org/news/prt-awarded-200k-big-lottery-grant-establish-first-of-its-kind-social-enterprise-fund

               

The People's Millions is back

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/update/2014-03-27/the-peoples-millions-is-back/

Big Lottery award will help save Warham's historic reading room

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/big_lottery_award_will_help_save_warham_s_historic_reading_room_1_3494338