It's primarily because I don't believe most charity should be necessary if the government used our tax monies effectively.
I also strongly object to the way charities are run as profit-making businesses and the way they hassle people on the streets for donations and direct debits.
Finally, I think just giving money to charity is a lazy thing to do as an alternative to doing something practical to help people. For example: I would never give money to 'Shelter', but I have offered assistance to people living rough and helped them by giving food, blankets and phoning the council housing department on their behalf.
I give my unwanted clothes & shoes to The Salvation Army via their clothes banks.
I give pet food via the collection banks at Tescos.
Same for tinned food etc.
I also take all our used printer cartridges from work to the RSPCA shops.
I buy a poppy every year.
At christmas time we always pick a teenage child from the giving tree in our town shopping centre & I give money to Help For Heroes & animal protection & rescue charities such as Cats Protection, Blue Cross etc. Last week I donated money online to the RSPCA to help pay for an operation for a stray cat that had been run over & taken to them.
I don't do all this every week of course, but those are the charities that I give what I can, when I can, to.
It's primarily because I don't believe most charity should be necessary if the government used our tax monies effectively.
I also strongly object to the way charities are run as profit-making businesses and the way they hassle people on the streets for donations and direct debits.
Finally, I think just giving money to charity is a lazy thing to do as an alternative to doing something practical to help people. For example: I would never give money to 'Shelter', but I have offered assistance to people living rough and helped them by giving food, blankets and phoning the council housing department on their behalf.
You can either fund these organisations via government spending or by voluntary donations. If you decide to go via the former route, it will mean a higher tax burden on the general populace.
It's only certain charities IMO that will hassle you on the street. I've never been approached on the street by anyone working for the RNLI, National Trust or YHA.
I don't have regular payments going to any charity in particular, but I donate any old clothes to Cancer Research and I support the work of Macmillan, Trinity Hospice and the Ocular Oncology Centre in Liverpool after they helped my brother.
Cancer charities have become close to heart after 2012 when 3 members of my family were diagnosed with it after having no family history of any illness before.
I volunteered for a charity for a long time. I don't do so any more. Old books/clothes do of course go to charity shops. I favour the little local ones, like one for a nursery down the road, or the cancer/autism ones. I don't believe in the big fat wealthy ones like Oxfam, though.
what's a pop up library? How would I find out about one? - we've loads of books to get rid of
My local library was closed down so some of the locals decided to open a pop up library in a disused shop next door instead.
I only found out about it through the facebook page for my local area and saw a post asking for books to be donated.
I'm not sure how you would find out if there is one near you sorry. But before I saw the advert, I also enquired at my local old people's home and they were also interested in taking any second hand books too.
I've just started playing the lottery run by Cats Protection League. I have in the past supported Cleft Lip And Palate Association, Ante Natal Results And Choices. Also the charities who provide Cleft lip and Palate Surgery to people overseas.
I buy a lot of clothes in charity shops too.
It doesn't have to be specific but who would be the beneficiaries of your donations?
In the future when I have money coming in I'd like to donate to charities targeting homelessness, animal charities and anti-bullying.
Cats, PDSA, cancer and heart charities I support. RNLI, guide dugs and military charities also receive funds.
Won't ever give to Africans, they have had more than their fair share so its time to cut them off. GOS Hospital can go screw as well, its disgusting the way they beg yet have an unofficial policy of selecting who they will treat.
St Mary's Paddington is a better place for a child to receive treatment.
Won't ever give to Africans, they have had more than their fair share so its time to cut them off. GOS Hospital can go screw as well, its disgusting the way they beg yet have an unofficial policy of selecting who they will treat.
St Mary's Paddington is a better place for a child to receive treatment.
Personally vouch for that hospital (both for adults and kids).
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I don't mind you asking at all.
It's primarily because I don't believe most charity should be necessary if the government used our tax monies effectively.
I also strongly object to the way charities are run as profit-making businesses and the way they hassle people on the streets for donations and direct debits.
Finally, I think just giving money to charity is a lazy thing to do as an alternative to doing something practical to help people. For example: I would never give money to 'Shelter', but I have offered assistance to people living rough and helped them by giving food, blankets and phoning the council housing department on their behalf.
I give pet food via the collection banks at Tescos.
Same for tinned food etc.
I also take all our used printer cartridges from work to the RSPCA shops.
I buy a poppy every year.
At christmas time we always pick a teenage child from the giving tree in our town shopping centre & I give money to Help For Heroes & animal protection & rescue charities such as Cats Protection, Blue Cross etc. Last week I donated money online to the RSPCA to help pay for an operation for a stray cat that had been run over & taken to them.
I don't do all this every week of course, but those are the charities that I give what I can, when I can, to.
Royal British Legion and Help for Heroes
British Heart Foundation
Cancer Research
Am currently looking at arthritis charities now that I've just been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis.
You can either fund these organisations via government spending or by voluntary donations. If you decide to go via the former route, it will mean a higher tax burden on the general populace.
It's only certain charities IMO that will hassle you on the street. I've never been approached on the street by anyone working for the RNLI, National Trust or YHA.
RNIB
MSsociety
UNICEF
Guide dogs
Marie Curie
St Mungos
I like to support a variety and am currently looking to add a childrens charity to my tally.
Cancer charities have become close to heart after 2012 when 3 members of my family were diagnosed with it after having no family history of any illness before.
Clothes donated to charity.
2000+ books recently gviven to a pop up library in my local area.
I used to also take the local kids to the theatre, might start doing that again.
what's a pop up library? How would I find out about one? - we've loads of books to get rid of
My local library was closed down so some of the locals decided to open a pop up library in a disused shop next door instead.
I only found out about it through the facebook page for my local area and saw a post asking for books to be donated.
I'm not sure how you would find out if there is one near you sorry. But before I saw the advert, I also enquired at my local old people's home and they were also interested in taking any second hand books too.
I have a 13 mile walk for the latter tonight, starting at midnight - Fingers crossed for me that the weather stays nice!
Good luck
Say what. Get out of here.
I buy a lot of clothes in charity shops too.
Forgot: I donate clothes and furniture to charity shops.
Cats, PDSA, cancer and heart charities I support. RNLI, guide dugs and military charities also receive funds.
Won't ever give to Africans, they have had more than their fair share so its time to cut them off. GOS Hospital can go screw as well, its disgusting the way they beg yet have an unofficial policy of selecting who they will treat.
St Mary's Paddington is a better place for a child to receive treatment.
Personally vouch for that hospital (both for adults and kids).