Fundraising Idea

Everyclick.com is a search engine that gives half of the revenue it generates to charity. Use it to raise money for your favourite charity whenever you search the web. Last year search engines generated close to £3.2 billion - just imagine how your selected charity could benefit if you and your friends all used everyclick.com to support them whenever you searched the web.

All you need to do is select the charity you would like to support, there's absolutely no charge to you or the charities involved.

Please consider supporting the Down's Syndrome Research Foundation through this link at Everyclick.com

International Welfare

Christian Aid
Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund, the
Mackintosh Foundation, the
Van Neste Foundation, The
http://www.austin-hope-pilkington.org.uk/

Welfare of the young
Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund, the

Welfare of the Aged
Help the Aged

The Beit Trust (Zimbabwe, Malawi, Zambia)

International Science and Education

Association of Commonwealth Universities
Lloyd's Charitable Trusts
Westcroft Trust
Wolfson Family Charitable Trust, the
Sir Halley Stewart Trust

International Peace & Human Rights

Reuben and Elisabeth Rausing Trust, The
Joseph Rowntree Charitable trust, The
Sigrid Rausing Trust, The

International Disaster and Relief Organisations

Cadbury (G W) Charitable Trust
Lloyd's Charities Trust
John Moores Foundation
Muslim Aid
Oxfam
Reuters Foundation
Westcroft Trust

International Development Assistance

Action Aid
Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund, The
Dulverton Trust, The
Gatsby Charitable Foundation, The
Hilden Charitable Foundation, The
Karim Rida Said Foundation, The
Oxfam
Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, The
Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund
Charles Sykes Trust, the
Philip Henman Trust

International Friendship and Culture

British Council, The
Commonwealth Youth exchange counci
Nuffield Foundation
Westcroft Trust

International Activities - General

Trusts and Foundations that give for International activities. Check guidelines to see if eligible, before applying.

* I will check each of these, time permitting, and put the India-specific ones in another post. Will also add links later, where available

International Activities - General
The Baring Foundation
The Beit Trust
The Cadbury (William Adlington) Charitable Trust
Charities Aid Foundation
Clothworker's Foundation, The
Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund, The
Hamlyn Paul (1987) Foundation, The
Hayward Charles Foundation, The
Jephcott Charitable Trust, The
Laing (Beatrice) Trust, The
Linbury Trust, The
Matthews Wrightson Charity Trust
Steel Charitable Trust, The
Sunley (Bernard) Charitable Foundation
Tudor Trust, The
Wates foundation, The
Webb (Mary) Trust, The
Yorkshire Bank Charitable Trust, The
http://www.austin-hope-pilkington.org.uk/

Indian NGO's

Several hours of trawling through the WWW has led to a blogroll of Indian NGO's and links (see sidebar on the right).

I want to keep this list updated with details of charities and NGO's working in India. If you know of any that's not on the list,please leave details in the 'comments' box and I'll add it to the list.

Someday, I hope to break down the list into categories to make it easier for people to find charities that they are interested in.

In the meantime, browse through the existing links and see if you can help out somewhere. Anything is a blessing!

If you don't have the time or energy to travel beyond work to volunteer, why not volunteer online? Register on http://www.onlinevolunteering.org/ and make a significant difference to the world - without leaving your desk.

Update

Charity Matters is back after a brief absence.

I've updated the blog to now include lists of NGO's in India and other charity blogs around the world. I hope you will find these useful when you want to make a difference and need more information.

Money Matters

If you ever had doubts about the scale of the UK Charity sector, this report on Charity Trends 2005 should dispel all queries.

In 2004, charities earned about £35bn. Yes, you read right.

From www.cafonline.org
"...Most charities are small, with an annual income of £10,000 or less. The majority of donations, however, are made to a few large charities. 90% of the £35bn total goes to just over 7% of all charities in existence.

The income gap between large and small charities is huge. In 2003/04 the top ten charities received almost a quarter of all voluntary income, getting £1.5bn between them...."

The biggest donors, surprisingly are individuals in the UK just like you and me. In 2004, we gave a staggering £8.2 bn to causes. This beats a paltry 900m from companies, £252m from Lottery money and about £1.5bn from legacies.

Cancer Research UK was the most popular charity, earning £306m followed by
The National Trust £144m
Oxfam £134m
British Heart Foundation £119m
Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) £91m
Salvation Army £91m
Macmillan Cancer Relief £84m
NSPCC £82m
RSPCA £76m
Save the Children (UK) £70m

The next time you're giving a donation, think of these numbers.

For more on the Charity Trends 2005, read
http://society.guardian.co.uk/charityfinance/story/0,,1516484,00.html

Welcome to Charity Matters

Charity Matters is a blog about all things related to the Third Sector.

Coming from India to the UK, I have found the Not-for-Profit industry extremely well organised and planned. I hope to share my experiences and learnings to my many counterparts in India where things may not be so well organised (yet).

Here I hope to post funding availabilty and deadlines for projects in India, besides news and other information. Oh yes, there will be plenty of ideas and why-not-make-this-happen-in-India type of posts.

If you're interested, come back for more and lets make a difference where we can.

If you are an NGO based in India and would like help/more information on funding from the UK or would like help with application forms, leave a comment and I'll get back to you.

All you need to do is ask.