Tag: charity

How to help charities when you don’t have much money

Shoestring Jane gives some practical tips on how you can help charities when you don’t…

Round up of the best debt charities in the UK

Did you know that the average household in the UK has £7,337 in unsecured personal…

Give a Christmas dinner to those in need for £5 this Christmas

Christmas is the time for giving, but in these hard and uncertain times, we might…

Confession: I made a public stand against regifting – but I didn’t quite tell the whole story

“If your Christmas spirit is on a par with Trump’s, you need to take a…

Chuggers: are they really necessary?

A couple of months ago, I was on my way back from a business advisory…

Charity shop? Why not!

I have long been a lover of charity shops – in a culture of fast…

Welcoming in 2017: we’ll take a cup of kindness yet

2016: Brexit. Trump. Syria. Yemen. Attacks. Cuts. The rise of fascism. All the lost icons. …

It’s a #GiveOrGift kind of Christmas

Christmas is a time for giving, right? A lot of work places celebrate the festivities…

How can we volunteer without it costing the earth?

For years and years I put off volunteering with various excuses: ‘I did six charity…

The uphill struggle of finding your first job: a chugger for a day

The endless search for a first job, following the safety net of the educational system,…