Tag: charity

New Nectar launch enables customers to donate points to charity

Stuart Mitchell

Nectar customers can now donate points to help support UK charities and causes of their choice, thanks to Nectar Donate – a new partnership with the UK’s leading crowdfunding platform, Crowdfunder. From 24th January, customers can donate points at any time to a charity of their choice by simply logging on to the Nectar app and clicking on Crowdfunder. All charities participating in Nectar Donate are eligible for donations from the £250m worth of points across Nectar’s 18 million UK members. Now more than ever UK charities are calling for…

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Charity Launches University Grants For Bereaved Healthcare Worker Children

Stuart Mitchell

More than 1,500 NHS and care workers have died from COVID-19 on the UK frontlines since the start of the pandemic, leaving behind grieving families, spouses and children. The sudden loss of a loved one is a tragedy in the best of times, leaving families struggling not just emotionally, but financially as well. The Healthcare Workers’ Foundation (HWF), founded by NHS workers and their families in March 2020, knew all too well the fear and worry of having a loved one in the COVID firing line. This spurred the charity…

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Haldane – just 0.5% of lockdown savings likely to be donated to charity

Stuart Mitchell

Andy Haldane, Chief Economist of the Bank of England and co-founder of Pro Bono Economics, has today outlined findings from new research into the savings households have amassed over the last year. Haldane has previously identified unleashing households’ huge savings windfall as the one of the keys to turbocharging the UK’s economic recovery from the pandemic. This new research from Pro Bono Economics sets out the scale of the challenge facing the charity sector as it attempts to plug the £10billion funding gap that emerged at the height of the…

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Lloyds Banking Group guarantees over £50 million to charitable foundations over two-year period

Stuart Mitchell

Lloyds Banking Group will guarantee a £25.5 million annual donation to its four independent charitable Foundations in 2021, securing a more certain future during these difficult times for small charities across the UK. The pandemic has created unprecedented difficulties for the charity sector with large drops in fundraising and funding coinciding with increased demand for services and costs to adapt to meet government guidelines. As the Foundation charities look to restore and recover, the early funding commitment from the Group will help to safeguard their future and the important work…

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A change is on the cards for charity donations with the launch of For Good Causes

Stuart Mitchell

For Good Causes – the UK-based fin-tech company – has officially launches its innovative new scheme which is set to transform the way consumers and retailers donate to charity. For several years UK charities have been under increasing pressure as demand for their services rise, at a time when fundraising is impacted on many fronts. Now as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, charities are forecasting a 48% decline in voluntary donations despite a 43% increase in demand, according to research by the Institute of Fundraising.  Following a successful pilot,…

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