In addition to the loose change idea, if this is to be an open-ended collection, then I would quite gladly donate £1 every time I put an item up for sale on SC - although I have never put anything up for sale yet.
Maybe others would like to do the same and, yes, it could get expensive for some people
Bearing in mind the fact that we all get use of this forum for free, I think it's an excellent idea in principle. I`m sure many of us pay membership fees for other things (golf...gym......etc.....) so we should be willing to part with a few quid to Eddie's nominated charities.
Taking advantage of the tax relief on donations is paramount IMO; as for the chosen charities I think we have to go with Eddie's judgement on this.
Paul
It's not often i feel inclined to follow the herd but on this occasion i'd be happy to pledge £20 regardless. (I like collecting any £2.00 coins in my change for other reasons).
I've spoken with Virgin Giving and here's how it works.
Create an account and select up to 5 charities as beneficiaries.
Only charities registered with them can be selected.
You can enter the percentage of funds each charity will receive.
Once selected, you can't change the charities although you can close the page and set up another page with different charities.
Funds are distributed each week.
UK contributors can tick the box for a Gift Aid qualifying payment, overseas contributors should not check the box.
Overseas contributors should leave the postcode box blank (anything other than a UK postcode won't go through).
Payment by credit & debit card or PayPal.
All we need to do now is select 5 charities (let the fighting begin ;-) ).
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
yeah im in for £20 quid leave you guys to decide who ti give it to
eddie gives us this forum to use for free
least i could do ,
ps..... eddie when can i order me dread gmt :)
I wish to nominate ABC Animal Sanctuary http://www.abcanimalsanctuary.co.uk (but will have to check if it's registered with Virgin)Originally Posted by swanbourne
Are you planning to make a list of all nominated charities Eddie and then have a poll?
dunk
EDIT ... unfortunately doesn't appear on their list :(
dunk
Last edited by sundial; 3rd January 2013 at 15:17.
"Well they would say that ... wouldn't they!"
It isn't on the list Dunk but I've emailed them and explained what we're doing.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
That's great. I really don't mind a rotation of worthwhile causes. I accept that some charities will always be off the list for some people for good and/or personal reasons but I think that is inevitable. In my provisional list I tried to represent a broad range of UK charities helping people (rather than animals) and I think that is a principal I'd like to stick to. I also accept that there are many, many smaller local charities who are in great need of funds and for whom our combined donations could make a significant difference. I'd happily donate to, for example, local hospices.
Gray
Great to know that it is also open for overseas contributors. I'm in.
As far as I am aware every penny donated goes to the charity itself if using BT my donate.
http://www.btplc.com/mydonate/
I'm in, this is a great idea.
DS
Great idea; I'm in! I'd like to propose adding the George Daniels' Educational Trust.
That'll be a lot of wasted bandwidth...
Your idea
Your forum
You choose
Simple.
R
Ignorance breeds Fear. Fear breeds Hatred. Hatred breeds Ignorance. Break the chain.
Eddie, may I suggest you consider this charity that helps disabled kids. It's a small charity set up by a truly inspirational woman who wanted to offer the same help she'd got for her children to others.
Being small, they're always struggling to raise funding but there aren't massive overheads and admin, so the money they receive really does go to make a massive difference to people's lives.
No it won't.
Eddie's idea...Eddie's Forum...Our money.
People will only donate to charities they 'like' so there is a better chance of maximum participation if there is a degree of selection.
....suggested charities could be listed for Eddie to pick from?
I would think some of the very small charitable organisations could do far more with the money than some of the huge ones with their levels of highly paid executives but I doubt they are on Virgins list.
Cheers,
Neil.
Yes perhaps, but if we decide to support them and they wish to join vmgiving it's a one off charge to set them up - they'll be able to decide if it's worth it
http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/givi...er-charity.jsp
Agreed - however hopefully one will be for Children and one will be for people who have served this country.
Andy
Whoever does not know how to hit the nail on the head should be asked not to hit it at all.
Friedrich Nietzsche
I hope you're all saving your change, it won't be long now.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
I'll be more than happy to donate £20. Having just got over Xmas and seeing the obscene amounts spent on kids (5 year olds with iPads)!! I have decided next Xmas not to buy presents but donate a few hundred to charity for people who really need it. Made me quite angry all this greed.
Rod
I've got £15 in pound coins already - will be up to £20-£25 by next week, ready and waiting.
It's just a matter of time...
Are we having a setup and agreed cause already? £££ waiting! (or is that GBPGBPGBP waiting?)
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