Doing a sponsored run? Know of a UK-charity that supports only the UK? - Come tell me

[Dan]

I'm knocking up a charity website that'll list only UK charities. Not only that, it'll list random people doing a sponsored run (providing their cause is something for the UK only) or swim or whatever.

Anything to do with the OAP's and charities related to them.

UK cancer charities.

Any other charities you can think of. etc

Can you guys help me get a huge list in this thread please?

ONLY UK ONES THOUGH PLEASE

Help help help

 

[user123]

Re: Doing a sponsored run? Know of a UK-charity that supports only the UK? - Come tel

The 10 biggest: Cancer Research UK Oxfam The National Trust Royal National Lifeboat Institution British Heart Foundation Salvation Army NSPCC British Red Cross Macmillan Cancer Relief RSPCA

 

[Dan]

Re: Doing a sponsored run? Know of a UK-charity that supports only the UK? - Come tel

Loads of them are giving abroad right now though. I was looking for UK-only ones. Perhaps smaller ones that are doing good for the UK homeless, or old people, or just a bloke doing something for something close to his heart or whatever.

Know any of those types of ones?

 

[user123]

Re: Doing a sponsored run? Know of a UK-charity that supports only the UK? - Come tel

Ah, ok, yes there are some local ones, I think every place has some, I will look later, but only having a brief studio break here... I suppose you could try to google just town names +charity..?

 

[Dan]

Re: Doing a sponsored run? Know of a UK-charity that supports only the UK? - Come tel

Eeerm, yeah I guess that'd work for some. Not sure how many there would be for towns though, I'll give it a go in a sec.

You get yourself back to work.

Anybody else got a mate doing anything?

Chris' coast to coast trip isn't sponsored is it? Why doesn't he get some sponsors for that?

 

[larmar]

Re: Doing a sponsored run? Know of a UK-charity that supports only the UK? - Come tel

Just done the Great North Run A couple of weeks ago for Macmillan cancer Support , Wife and Daughter ran for Breast Cancer Care, a mate ran for Altziemers research and I also ran The Edinburgh 10 k on Sunday past for Macmillan

 

[Dan]

Re: Doing a sponsored run? Know of a UK-charity that supports only the UK? - Come tel

That's the sort of thing.

 

[Daz]

Re: Doing a sponsored run? Know of a UK-charity that supports only the UK? - Come tel

I dunno if I'm off track here but have you tried searching this website Dan?
Just enter a search word such as "heart" and it will pull up all related charities.....

The Charity Commission for England and Wales

Regards,

Daz

 

[Dan]

Re: Doing a sponsored run? Know of a UK-charity that supports only the UK? - Come tel

Cheers Daz I'll check it out buddy! Looks like the sort of thing I need.

 

[Deleted member 9966]

Re: Doing a sponsored run? Know of a UK-charity that supports only the UK? - Come tel

Dougie Mac Hospice dan, it's just down the road from where you live

 

[chrisroe]

Re: Doing a sponsored run? Know of a UK-charity that supports only the UK? - Come tel

Eeerm, yeah I guess that'd work for some. Not sure how many there would be for towns though, I'll give it a go in a sec.

You get yourself back to work.

Anybody else got a mate doing anything?

Chris' coast to coast trip isn't sponsored is it? Why doesn't he get some sponsors for that?

Funny you should mention that as i was going to post on the forum about us choosing a charity once a year and supporting that i could do local ones to me but it doesnt really work if ive got mates all over the place
ive got a local hos**** ( sorry spelt it wrong i know but its funny ) Mary Stevens My Dad was suppost to go in there but didnt make it also a kids hos**** Acorns who are really struggling but again they are local to me and i would prefere a national one
Also ive got my doubt about the Just giving lot the amount the spend on advertising and chasing people for money i would love to know how much they actually give after their"costs " ie no such thing as a free lunch "

 

[Dan]

Re: Doing a sponsored run? Know of a UK-charity that supports only the UK? - Come tel

Yeah Phil worked out a few when doing the pens and there are some with directors driving around in mercs, sure. But he did find a few charities that were not so top heavy.

I'm taking note though.

 

[b30 villain]

Re: Doing a sponsored run? Know of a UK-charity that supports only the UK? - Come tel

Acorns Childrens Hospice
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CB8QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.acorns.org.uk%2F&rct=j&q=acorns hospice&ei=1OSNTr_GHM-bOsTB7K0B&usg=AFQjCNEm-OIqvz5muyfkTIs9d0p07zcJnQ&sig2=-JSAj8NKWjxMF4U1tMklpQ&cad=rja
only donate to these and macmillan (after they looked after the old dear in her last days) the macmillan nurses are fantastic

 

[chrisroe]

Re: Doing a sponsored run? Know of a UK-charity that supports only the UK? - Come tel

shame they are linked with the villa

boing boing

 

[b30 villain]

Re: Doing a sponsored run? Know of a UK-charity that supports only the UK? - Come tel

shame they are linked with the villa

boing boing

ha ha aint we got you baggy lot soon. Acorns in selly oak are just round the corner from me and have done a cracking job for years. Dont think the villa have a great deal to do with them unlike last year when they were sponsors. I think they just give em free advertising pitch side. The yanks trying to get all his money back me thinks

 

[penno]

Re: Doing a sponsored run? Know of a UK-charity that supports only the UK? - Come tel

There is a trust called "The Haig housing Trust". It's purpose is to basically provide housing for service people who have suffered major injuries.
There is also the help the heroes campaign, i try to give them £5 from every £100 i earn.
So many charities in such need its unreal, people trying to scrape cash together for good causes and our goverment is spending an estimated £5 million on a stupid pointless investigation into the defence secretary Liam Fox.

Hat off to you for this one Dan

 

[chrisroe]

Re: Doing a sponsored run? Know of a UK-charity that supports only the UK? - Come tel

just re visting this idea and im still looking around the ride isnt till May but i want to set it up so the money goes to a uk only based charity that also doesnt spend a fortune on advertising and promotion like Cancer research
i can do it for local places but i am also willing to do it for the chosen tile forum charity

come on have a think ? Help for heroes etc

 

[Dan]

Re: Doing a sponsored run? Know of a UK-charity that supports only the UK? - Come tel

Do it for a children's home or something mate. They don't get much these days with all the other charities knocking about.