Category: Our Causes
Bedworth Disabled Swimming Club is an independently run swimming club for disabled people and has been running for over 30 years. People of any age and swimming ability and of any disability are welcome and the sessions are free of charge to everyone. The group has a swimming coach who provides tuition for all levels Read More …
This week’s guest blog is from Lucy Cotterill. You might remember that Lucy won our recent Laura Ashley goodie bag giveaway by telling us about her new year resolution – getting fit to take part in British Heart Foundation’s Trek Iceland. We wanted to know more: “Firstly I’d like to say a big thank you to Becky for asking Read More …
It’s Student Volunteering Week and our second student story comes from Joe, currently volunteering for easyfundraising cause Nuevas Esperanzas: “As an Oxford University student studying for a BA in French and Spanish, I came to Nicaragua in October to spend my third year abroad immersed in a Spanish speaking culture. “Shortly after arriving I realized that I Read More …
This week’s guest blog was written by easyfundraiser Samantha Green, Operations Director & Trustee of Dogstar Foundation. “So what drives 2 charity trustees, 2 volunteers and a 7 inch stuffed dog to climb a mountain in Sri Lanka in the middle of the night…? Dogstar Foundation is a small UK Charity that has worked in rural Sri Read More …
This week’s guest blog comes from Hannah Fazal of the charity RAFT, a registered charity pionneering medical research into improved treatment for burns, wounds and other skin traumas including skin cancer. She wanted to tell us about an inspiring individual, RAFT’s CEO Leonor Stjepic.
Sourcing funding can be very difficult for many non-profit organisation. It’s not easy at the best of times and now especially while Britain is being squeezed by the recession, it’s becoming harder. Many charities and good causes are struggling to find funding and face closing down altogether. Mulberry Community Project are one such charity. They help with people with drug Read More …
I’m not keen on the cold weather. I can’t bear being cold and this past week I’ve wrapped myself around any available radiator, doubled up on the socks and moaned to whoever would listen about feeling chilly. But on Saturday I went along to an event that made me realise just how lucky I am.
Do you know someone who deserves a pat on the back? Together with Interflora, we’re looking for our Star of 2010 and we need your help to find them All easyfundraisers are stars – just choosing to support your cause by shopping with us means you’re making a positive choice to make a difference – but Read More …
With over 2,300 nominations, the winner of our cause of the month competition for November was Animal Rescue Kos. It was a very close run thing with Rudozem Street Dog Rescue (RSDR) coming in second with just a handful of votes less. And in an amazing gesture of generosity, Animal Rescue Kos asked us if they could share the £150 prize Read More …
easyfundraisers have done it again! We’ve just added up the donations raised by our members between July and September this year and it comes to an impressive £187,854.63 so well done everyone and thanks for making a difference. We asked our Facebook community how much they have raised and what they’ll be spending their donations on this Read More …
