February 28, 2009 at 6:04 pm
Once again, The Prostate Cancer Charity has invited me to become a Founder Member of the charity’s Research Action Fund (always requiring a gift of £1,000). This time, it comes with a separate letter from William Russell (formerly a managing director at Merrill Lynch). It explains that, after he received a similar letter, he thought [...]
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February 24, 2009 at 4:56 pm
Quite rightly, donors are concerned about funds being used properly and not being wasted. Village Water is a charity which provides fresh water and sanitation for rural communities in Zambia. After water pumps have been isntalled, there is the need to keep them in good working order. Each year, a locally employed Village Water Field [...]
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February 17, 2009 at 6:20 pm
It’s always encouraging to get a letter from a charity which starts by saying one has been “a generoius supporter for many years”, even though one knows what is coming later!
The Children’s Country Holidays Fund (CCHF) takes the line that prospective donors would often prefer to hear the good news (ie all that has been [...]
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February 9, 2009 at 5:59 pm
You name it and, these days, there seems to be a charity for it. You might not think that grass needs its own charity, but The Grasslands Trust was set up in 2002, and has an annual turnover in the region of £250,000. Its aim is to preserve ancient grasslands – with 98 per cent [...]
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