Posted on April 17th, 2008 by The Online Donation Team
Research into the latest cancer treatments, clinical trials and further understanding of the illness comes at a huge financial cost. That is why the largest UK cancer charity, Cancer Research UK is constantly fundraising in a multitude of different ways to keep this service going.
Cancer Research UK carries out popular fundraising events such as the Race for Life sponsored marathon, the Flora marathon. They also allow direct debit donations, have set up more than 600 retail charity shops in the UK and they have now found another innovative way to raise funds. It comes in the form of ‘eCards’ and ‘alternative gifts’. Read more »
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In 1937 a journalist names John Langdon-Davies discovered a young boy at a railways station in Santander, Spain. The boy was carrying a note that read “This is Jose. I am his father. When Santander falls I shall be shot, whoever finds my son, take care of him for me”.
Jose was amongst over 10,000 refugees who were passing through Santander during the Spanish Civil War, and was one of the many children who were orphaned as a result of it. Langdon-Davies started the ‘FPP’ (Foster Parent’s Plan for Children in Spain) along with his friend Eric Muggeridge, which provided the orphans with shelter, food and emotional support for the terrible experiences they had gone through.
This organisation was called the FPP right up until the 1990’s when it changed its name to ‘Plan’. Plan UK is one of 16 ‘Plan’ charities across 16 nations including the United States of America, Japan, Sweden and Germany and helped raise over $540 million in 2006 alone. Read more »
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In an East London basement on Saturday November 17th 1917, a woman named Maria Dickin opened a dispensary for poorer Londoner’s to bring their animals for the free veterinary care that she realised they so desperately needed.
Maria’s dispensary became a huge success and as a result the Whitechapel basement was no longer big enough to carry out adequate care for the sick animals. Rather than branching out to other basements or finding a larger building, Maria designed, built and developed her own mobile horse-drawn clinics. These clinics were seen travelling all over the UK and soon became known as the PDSA (the People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals) and have since gone on to provide over a million veterinary consultations each year with over 500 qualified veterinarians in the 21st century. Read more »
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The FULL STOP campaign was launched in 1999 as a response to the statement that ‘Child abuse and neglect can almost always be prevented, provided the will to do so is there’. It was the NSPCC’s memorable attempt to raise £250 million over their usual fundraising sum. In March 2007 the campaign was ended as it had been successful, and the NSPCC used the money to support thousands more children in need. Read more »
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Providing aid in the form of food and clothing to poorer and marginalised countries is an invaluable service that many charities provide. It is, however, a temporary one that relies on steady donations and the cost of regular shipping as once a family has eaten the food they have been given, they face hunger once again.
Farm Africa is a multinational charity, which provides long term agricultural solutions to the problems that farmers in Southern and Eastern Africa face. It gives them a sustainable way of earning money themselves, without having to constantly rely on donations. Read more »
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Each year hundreds of children are sexually, physically or mentally abused and a large percent of the time it’s by someone they know very well. ChildLine is a 20-year-old charity fighting for children’s justice and aiming to make the world a safe place for the UK’s youngsters.
‘That’s Life!’ was a popular 1980’s chat show tackling consumer issues and one particular episode focused on the subject of sexual abuse. Both the BBC and the show’s presenter, Esther Rantzen were astounded at the number of calls that their phone line received, and set up the show’s helpline called ‘ChildWatch’. ChildWatch’s thousands of young callers prompted Rantzen and ‘That’s Life’s’ producer Sarah Caplin to set up ‘ChildLine’, a national freephone helpline for children to call anonymously if they feel they need advice or simply someone to talk to about their unfortunate experiences. Read more »
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Receiving the news that you or a loved one is suffering from Cancer is a terrible blow and can be very difficult to deal with. That is why Cancer Research UK, an awareness programme, is fighting to find the treatments that can be used in treating the illness as well as promoting awareness and understanding of cancer.
Cancer Research UK is a young charity, having been founded in 2002 after joining two existing cancer charities (‘Cancer Research Campaign’ and ‘Imperial Cancer Research Fund’) together. Despite it’s young age, Cancer Research UK is at the forefront of UK cancer charities and its popularity grows day by day.
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Wherever there is a crisis, there is often suffering and the British Red Cross is a charity which has been helping people to recover from crisis for over one hundred years. It is one of three humanitarian movements and makes up one third of the largest independent humanitarian organisation in the world. The other two parts are the International Red Cross and the Red Crescent movement who provide disaster relief and development of poorer countries Read more »
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Action Aid is a multi-national charity fighting injustices in over 40 countries suffering the social relegation that ultimately leads to poverty. Cecil Jackson-Cole, a UK businessman, originally founded the agency and it began when 88 children were sponsored by 88 UK citizens.
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