Useful links

Editor Dave — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 07:24:37 +0100

			Useful links THE BEST CHARITY SITES/BOOKS, hand-picked from thousands we have stumbled upon. The list will grow; please send your recommendations for our review.

	>		Helping you make a difference
	>		Making a difference in a group
	>		Charity research sites
	>		For fundraisers and charities
	>		Edgy American sites
	>		Interesting books





			Helping you make a difference FIND OUT WHEN your kind of charity event is happening: > Countmeincalendar FIND VOLUNTEERING opportunities that suit you: > TimeBank CUTE AND EFFECTIVE ways to improve the world: > We are what we do GET SPONSORED the easiest way: > Justgiving Back to top

			Helping you make a difference in a group MEET AND GIVE TO small charities, in a group: > The Funding Network FIND LIKE-MINDED do-gooders in your area: > BBC Action Network PERSUADE OTHERS to follow in your footsteps: > Pledgebank FIND & JOIN A CAMPAIGN group near you: > Actions Speak Louder Back to top

			Research websites LIST OF EVERY CHARITY and voluntary association (England, Wales): Charities Aid Foundation ANNUAL REPORTS of all charities (England & Wales): > The Charity Commission Register EVERY LAST DETAIL on every charity (England & Wales): > Guidestar SCOTLAND: NEARLY every charity listed: > Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator NORTHERN IRELAND: the best website about charities: > NICVA DETAILED ANALYSIS of specific charitable causes and charities: > New Philanthropy Capital DISASTER AND EMERGENCIES - updates and info: > Reuters AlertNet LOCAL CHARITIES -contacts to help: > Community Foundation Network Specialist umbrella bodies INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT > British Overseas NGOs for Development HOSPICES: > Help the Hospices > The Association of Children's Hospices RIVERS: > Association of Rivers Trusts Back to top
			For charities and fundraisers FUNDRAISERS: the most comprehensive online hub: > Fundraising UK FUNDRAISERS: fun help for newbies: > Fundraising & Prospect Research ONLINE CONTACTS BOOK linking journalists and charities: > askCHARITY Back to top

			Edgy American sites GIVE TO SPECIFIC PROJECTS of all type around the world: > GlobalGiving LOAN TO BUSINESSPEOPLE in the developing world. Microfinance for the masses: > Kiva RANKING OF CHARITIES by financial risk: > Charity Navigator GIVE TO SPECIFIC PEOPLE, from the deserving to the dubious: > Reality Charity GIVE TO ONE PERSON, and trust him to give your cash away properly(!): > 100 Friends Back to top

			Interesting books HOW CHARITIES WORK - digestible, uncontroversial overview of charities > How to give to charity by Jessica Williams SELF-HELP FOR CONFUSED GIVERS - a philosophical yet fact-heavy take on how and why to give > The More You Give by Mike Dickson WHY CHARITY SUPPORT MUST CHANGE - controversial thinking about the relationship between charities and the State: > Who Cares? by Nick Seddon Back to top

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