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It’s officially Boxtober 🎁 and International Older Peoples Day! ❤️ Some top tips below for some easy ways to support older people in your area, please do sponsor a box if you are able 🎁

As #HospiceCareWeek comes to an end, we want to highlight the vital work of our #HospiceShopHeroes 👇 💜 Rowcroft plays a key role in delivering vital end-of-life care to 2,500 patients and their loved ones across South Devon each year. 📈 However, we’re facing increasing financial pressures due to many factors including rising costs, a national drop in charitable giving, low and stagnating government funding, and a growing demand for end-of-life care. 👩⚕️ These challenges underscore the critical need for community support and funding to ensure the continuation of important services. By visiting and donating to our Rowcroft shops, YOU play a crucial role in ensuring we can continue to deliver end-of-life care across your local community. Make a difference: volunteer, shop or donate to a Rowcroft shop today. 👉 https://lnkd.in/euUxtKx4

Finally, some positive news for the charity sector on the donations front, with Comic Relief reporting its first increase in Red Nose Day fundraising in six appeals – over a fifth more than last year’s on-the-night total.   However, this shouldn’t come as a surprise, our data shows that 86% of people reported donating to charity over the past 12 months, up 12 percentage points since a five-year low of 74% in April 2021.   The question for charities is how can they capitalise on this positive public sentiment, and make sure this growth can be sustained over the long term? At Eden Stanley, we combine in-depth insight with creative thinking to help non-profits build strategies that effectively engage with their audiences and grow their supporter base.   Want to learn more? Get in touch today. https://lnkd.in/eB4RRQVh.

Give For Good starts at midnight! Donate to Mattingly Edge give someone the opportunity with invisible or visible disabilities the same opportunities to work, live and thrive independently. Mattingly Edge cultivates partnerships that enable people with disabilities to thrive at work, at home, and in relationships. Our mission is based on the belief that people with disabilities have the right to the same privileges and responsibilities as other citizens. We know that communities are better when everyone is included. Donate - https://lnkd.in/eRt__Rr3 Website: https://lnkd.in/eHMvKd4J #Inclusion #MattinglyEdge #InclusiveWorkforce Alt text: Mattingly Edge post with steps to donate and website links. Image whiter background with orange font, give for good logo and Mattingly edge logo with a green and orange old school alarm clock.

There’s no better time to launch BOXtober 2024 than on International Older People’s Day. This BOXtober, due to the continued cost-of-living rises, our older members are saying they are buying less food, swapping branded to non-branded products, and cooking less. and there are lots of ways in which you can support us to continue delivering our vital services as well as looking out for older people in your communities ….. 1. Check in with your older neighbours, make sure they are safe and well 2. Donate your time in your community, lots of charities are looking for volunteers including Food Train https://lnkd.in/exUQhNSd 3. Share information on where older people can get support https://lnkd.in/eNnRW6p3 4. Share our post with everyone you know 5. Sponsor a box for £10 per box per year https://lnkd.in/eF8g9MWj Small things can make a huge difference to an older person’s life!

Are you ready for the CHALLENGE? 💗 We are so excited to kick-off our annual Fill the Warehouse Team Challenge in honor of National Diaper Need Awareness Week. The need for diapers is truly through the roof. Diapers are a basic necessity that no baby should go without, yet countless families in our community struggle to afford them. We are challenging you to help us stock up our warehouse with 300,000 diapers so that we can continue providing essential support to families in need. Here are the details you need to know: + Team registration is open NOW! Visit https://loom.ly/7zrXyHY to find the details about signing up + The challenge begins on September 1st and goes until September 27th + Teams are asked to raise $1,500 and/or collect 4,000 diapers + When you sign-up you will get a welcome email with more details on how you can start collecting donations We hope that you join us on this challenge! #HelpingMamas #NationalDiaperNeedAwarenessWeek #DiaperNeed #FillTheWarehouseTeamChallenge #NonProfit #AtlantaNonProfit #CommunitySupport

Help us avoid a dry spell in our client pantry in 2024! We’ve been seeking companies, houses of worship, book clubs, etc. to join in our “12 Months of Caracole” donation drives to keep our client pantry stocked. Having access to proper hygiene and cleaning products is essential to maintaining health, but these items cannot be purchased with EBT cards/SNAP Benefits. With the majority of our clients living with less than $15K a year, we collect donations of the items to distribute to our clients in need. Participating is easy: 1) Pick an available month in 2024 to hold a donation drive. Visit caracole.org/collect to see what months are free! 2) Contact David White at dwhite@caracole.org or call (513) 619-1483 to confirm your organization’s participation. 3) Find out what items are most needed by visiting caracole.org/collect 4) Ask members of your organization to donate personal care and hygiene items during your designated month. 5) Get props from Caracole on social media for contributing! 6) Drop off your donations at our office in Northside, or make pick-up arrangements with us by calling David at (513) 619-1483. At Caracole, we are committed to preserving dignity for everyone we serve. As simple as it may sound, your donation of these items is an important contribution in making this happen. #DonationDrive #nonprofit #giveback #dogood #makeadifference

Imagine not being able to breastfeed nor afford buying formulas. What a desperate situation. Unimaginable in Europe. Not so! And why can’t mothers just breastfeed? Here is part of an answer: Thanks for getting back to me, it’s a complex problem, food banks are unable to provide formula milk because of the unicef guidelines, and many women can’t breast feed for so many reasons. It’s something that is so taboo in the uk with everyone pushing breast is best ideas but the reality is that many women struggle to breast feed, especially those who are in food poverty themselves. Some due to trauma, some have no support some have to go to work I mean the list is endless. If only breastfeeding where that simple, unfortunately for many women it’s not and the trauma of not being able to breastfeed resonates for a long time. Many health care professionals will suggest to a mother because the baby isn’t growing that they use both breast and formula milk and we all know that as soon as the anxiety kicks in that we aren’t providing enough for our babies the worse it gets. But the reason they can’t is really for another whole topic but it’s what don’t do if you can’t and you can’t afford it, this is the real issue facing so many. Maybe you want to support Naomi making a movie about this issue?

As we wrap up National Volunteer Week (April 21 – 27), it's important to recognize all the individuals who help charities through their generous donations of time. It's estimated that 60+ million people volunteer more than 4 billion hours annually. While many are motivated to volunteer, we sometimes hit roadblocks or challenges to achieve this objective. Among them is finding the “extra” time to donate. Overcome this and other barriers by considering the following tips when making a volunteer choice: https://bit.ly/3Wo1asO #community #BBB

Join us for our #LCBAKindness Campaign, a movement dedicated to celebrating and spreading kindness in our communities. For every act of kindness shared through our website at www.LCBAlife.org, LCBA will donate $10 to a different charity each month. If you share your act of kindness on Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn using the hashtag #LCBAKindness, we’ll double that donation to $20. Together, we can make a real difference, with donations totaling up to $1,000 each month. Simple acts like helping a neighbor, volunteering your time, or sending a thoughtful card can go a long way. Let’s work together to make kindness count! To start the campaign off, we’ll be donating to Feeding America for the month of October. Feeding America is a nationwide network of food banks that works to combat hunger and provide meals to those in need. With every $1 donated, they can help provide at least 10 meals to families in need. Your kindness could make a significant impact on the lives of many. It costs $0.00 to be kind, but LCBA will donate $10–$20 for your acts of kindness!  💚 #LCBAKindness #LCBAlife #LCBA #Fraternal #FraternalBenefitSociety #TomorrowTogether #LifeInsurance #LifeInsuranceWithaConscience #DifferentKindofLifeInsurance