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WHEN WE WANT TO clear up confusion, share new theories that set the world to rights, or just pass on good stories, this is where we write...

Welcome

Peter Heywood Peter Heywood: Intelligent Giving benefactor
I'M THE CHAP THAT'S PAID for most of this website so let me explain why I did it... More

The best charity membership schemes

Federica Dispenza Federica Dispenza, Intelligent Giving Researcher
We've scoured the membership schemes of the country's top charities, to reveal the most exciting - and best-value - options... More

The China earthquake: can you help?

Adam Rothwell Adam Rothwell, Intelligent Giving
CAN YOU HELP the victims of the China quake? It's tougher than you might think... More

Four things wrong with Pudsey

Adam Rothwell Adam Rothwell, Intelligent Giving Researcher
WHEN WE WROTE this article, Children in Need was a pretty untransparent charity. Not any more. But if you want to see what we used to think, click on... More

What one of our interns thinks

Nat Ogborn Nat Ogborn, Former Intelligent Giving intern
ONCE UPON A TIME, I heard that wild unhinged call and responded. I became an intern at Intelligent Giving... More

What on (Live) Earth is going on?

Adam Rothwell Adam Rothwell, Features Editor, Intelligent Giving
WHAT IS LIVE EARTH FOR? We don't know. And neither does anyone else... More

What one of our interns thought

Xun Liu Xun Liu, Oxford University DPhil candidate
FROM SEPTEMBER TO NOVEMBER 2006 I worked as a research intern at Intelligent Giving and I witnessed the launch of the website... More

Christmas Gift Awards 2006

Adam Rothwell Adam Rothwell, Intelligent Giving Researcher
We've scoured the charity's Christmas gift catalogues to find the best of the bunch... More

Banish begging blues

Adam Rothwell Adam Rothwell, Intelligent Giving Researcher
FEELING GUILTY when passing a beggar on a freezing winter's night? Salve your conscience once and for all by following these five steps... More

No funny business with Comic Relief

Adam Rothwell Adam Rothwell, Features Editor, Intelligent Giving
COMIC RELIEF APPEARS TO BE a good grant-giving charity that deserves your support. We explain why... More

Our top six marathon fundraising tips

Neill Ghosh Neill Ghosh, Lead Researcher, Intelligent Giving
GETTING SPONSORSHIP - and then making sure that everyone pays up - can be the hardest part of running a marathon. But it doesn't have to be that way. Let us explain... More

Football's big guns caught offside

Neill Ghosh Neill Ghosh, Lead Researcher, Intelligent Giving
CHELSEA AND MANCHESTER United are the unrivalled 'Big Two' in the Barclays Premiership, but when it comes to giving money to charity, neither has their shooting boots on... More

Five people who don't like us

Dave Pitchford Dave Pitchford, Managing Editor, Intelligent Giving
IT'S NOT EASY being a charity researcher. Here we reveal some of the tirades we've been subject to over the past few months... More

Keeping quiet for Africa

Freddy Gray Freddy Gray, Deputy Editor, Catholic Herald
WE TEND TO REGARD people who shun press coverage as shifty – particularly if they are engaged with good causes. But that's not always the case... More

Get the boss to help your charity

Neill Ghosh Neill Ghosh Intelligent Giving Lead Researcher
THE FIRST ETHICAL BONUSES INDEX reveals how you can change the world - with a little help from your boss... More

Drawing first blood

Adam Rothwell Adam Rothwell, Intelligent Giving Researcher
I WASN'T LOOKING FORWARD to giving blood, but surprise, surprise, it wasn't that bad really... More

The Times, Children in Need and us

Dave Pitchford Dave Pitchford: Intelligent giving Managing Editor
THE PUBLICITY WAS WELCOME but many of the facts were wrong... More

How to enjoy giving

Dr Fred MulderDr Fred Mulder
I HAVE BEEN GIVING to charity, and helping others give, for a few years now and I have learned a few ways of keeping it enjoyable - fun, even! More

Why bother?

Dave Pitchford Dave Pitchford: Intelligent giving Managing Editor
A FRIEND WHO DOESN'T GIVE to charity set me a challenge: to convince her, on this site, why she should give. Here goes... More

The tough world of bike recycling

Neill Ghosh Neill Ghosh Intelligent Giving Lead Researcher
RECYCLING BICYCLES in aid of good causes sounds a great idea, but our research reveals that it barely pays... More