charity

Merged threads "The charity, reMEmber, for people with ME (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome), has been awarded the grant by the Sussex Community Foundation for its Clinical Network and Children’s Service Project."...

The following posts have been moved from the Reuters thread. Anybody else think that our UK charities have been rather lacklustre during the last week? A rare example I understand not wanting to fuel Sharpe's efforts by linking to his article more than necessary BUT of course it did blow up...

I had not heard of this 'charity' before. https://acmedsci.ac.uk/ Unfortunately Simon Wessely is also connected and frequently takes part in their events. But, just maybe there are people who might be able to give a really 'independent' objective review of PACE and related issues? eg...

I think one or more people have claimed that funding by the MRC and NIHR dwarves money raised privately for research in the UK. This shows that this is not the case. https://www.amrc.org.uk/Handlers/Download.ashx?IDMF=e37d9f5c-003d-4eb9-8e98-70a384102c5e

I didn’t know where to post this I just did a bit of easy research on charity incomes via http://beta.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/ It allows you to type in charities to see their most recent annual income. Most illnesses have one or two main charities so I don’t include all the...

Article is about charities in general. Thought I would post as I found it interesting. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/nov/20/charities-risk-becoming-irrelevant-warns-new-report

The below is from Sheffield ME & Fibromyalgia Group. Would be grateful if people could distribute around any Sheffield related networks and/or share with people who may be interested in applying. I'll attach as a word doc too in case you want to download and send that way. Thanks! Job Vacancies...

" A charity has been forced to cut its services for hundreds of young people - many of whom are housebound. ME North East says it has been unable to find the cash it needs and is desperately seeking new funding so it can continue to offer support to help youngsters stay in education, fight...

https://welfareweekly.com/charities-are-missing-the-point-benefit-assessments-were-designed-to-fail/

$50,000 for Australia’s Favourite Charities Being Funded by MyGivingCircle and UBank In 2018 we're giving $50,000 to Australian Charities, not-for-profits and community groups based on your votes! Voting in our current round closes June 30th and we give $22,000 to 40 of Australia's most loved...

"GDPR: how charities should prepare for data protection changes New regulations affecting fundraising, campaigning and volunteer management come into effect in 2018. Here’s how you can be ready: Four letters – GDPR – have been imprinted on the minds of fundraisers and charities over recent...

Anyone know anything about this charity (apart from Countess of Mar is one of their patrons). They are on the NICE stakeholders list. I only found it because it gets mentioned a lot in this Parliamentary written evidence from c. 2014...

" A new blockchain startup plans to launch a cryptocurrency platform targeting the charity sector. Giftcoin is founded by charity and technology veterans Alex Howard and Tim Bichara, who created the Optimum Health Clinic and Q App respectively. The pair believe they have come up with a...

Thanks very much to those who remember ME & CFS causes in their wills. I see the ME Association got £355690 in 2015 and £433082 in 2016, both more than donations/fund-raised money combined. The 25% Group got £180000 in 2015-6. Together we can make a difference.