The Good Giving Guide

Contents......Page 5
Acknowledgements......Page 7
Introduction......Page 11
How the book works......Page 12
The difference charities have made......Page 14
What is a charity?......Page 15
What charities have achieved globally......Page 18
Picking your Charit y......Page 21
Cancer, kids and animals......Page 22
Personal audit......Page 25
Social and ethical investment......Page 31
Environment and social policies......Page 32
Independence from Government......Page 33
The size and scope of the organisation......Page 36
Finding a charity......Page 41
Donating money......Page 45
Activism......Page 47
Volunteering......Page 49
Giving to a campaigning group......Page 53
How you can donate to a good cause......Page 55
How to make your money go further......Page 56
Supplementary giving......Page 61
Digital donating......Page 65
Things to consider before you donate......Page 66
Resources......Page 70
Becoming an Activist......Page 72
How you can get involved in campaigning......Page 73
What type is for you?......Page 84
Find the best opportunity for you......Page 86
Activism resources......Page 89
Volunteering......Page 93
Volunteering – the options......Page 94
Overseas volunteering......Page 103
Common concerns......Page 104
Finding an opportunity to suit you......Page 106
Volunteering resources......Page 108
What types of jobs are there?......Page 111
How to get started......Page 114
Further information and resources......Page 115
Becoming a charity trustee......Page 116
The facts – how much money gets to the cause......Page 120
Why charities spend money on administration......Page 122
Why charities spend money on fundraising......Page 124
Are charities too generous with their chief executive pay packets?......Page 128
The ‘Chugging’ debate......Page 131
MYTH: Shock adverts don’t work......Page 135
MYTH: There are too many charities......Page 138
MYTH: Charities sit on huge cash reserves......Page 139
MYTH: Charity shops aren’t worth their salt......Page 140
Life as a donor......Page 142
Life as an activist......Page 145
Your rights......Page 146
Contacts......Page 147
International Development and Poverty Relief......Page 161
The best-known international aid and poverty relief organisations......Page 162
Special interest charity – WaterAid......Page 165
Regional charity – Edinburgh Direct Aid......Page 166
Further information......Page 171
Human Rights......Page 172
The best-known human rights organisations......Page 173
Further information......Page 180
Children and Young People......Page 181
Further information......Page 190
Animal Protection......Page 192
Further information......Page 200
Heritage and Environment......Page 201
Further information......Page 211
Disability......Page 212
Further information......Page 221
Health......Page 222
Further information......Page 231
Social Welfare......Page 233
Further information......Page 245
Major National Charity Appeals......Page 246
Further information......Page 255
Charity Listings......Page 256
Glossary......Page 265
Notes......Page 268
Index......Page 278
About the Authors......Page 287