Setting up a charity website

[MK Shrimper]

Last week three of my colleagues in the London area were tragically hurt in an accident. Two of them were so badly burnt and have undergone operations and skin graphs whilst the other was less badly burnt but is suffering mentally.

Now I would like to start a charity website along the lines of JustGiving, but I think you can only nominate to a specific charity, where obviously any money raised through Network Rail intranet will go to the families of the three affected to help them in the future.

Has anyone got any pointers of how I do this?

 

[pickledseal]

I've looked into this for my work in Ethiopia... Only solution I came up with so far was paypal, then do total/graph manually. Let me know how you get on!

 

[MK Shrimper]

But I'd need a bank account set up to receive the money wouldn't I?

 

[Aberdeen Shrimper]

Have a look at this mate

Charity

 

[pickledseal]

But I'd need a bank account set up to receive the money wouldn't I?

Ultimately yes. But you could collect it all online in your paypal account and when you are ready to hand it over, simply send to their accounts or even send it to them via paypal?

 

[MK Shrimper]

Have a look at this mate

Charity

Cheers Dave, but I think it's more along the lines of setting up a specific, running charity rather than a one off thing.

 

[Bob Cratchitt]

correct Justgiving can only be used against a registered charity, this is why the Angelina Our Star Appeal is using GOSH's Charity number and working with GOSH to cut down the admin work to get a charity up and running.

I would speak to Citizens Advice or some other advice centre , as anything Charity based is tied up with a lot of legal stuff now, this is to ensure the public are not being taken for a ride. And you are not raising money for that holiday around Asia.

I have setup a charity recently which I am Chairman of, and we had many meetings with SAVS who advised us what to do.

Of course you could always just setup a Paypal system and open a Treasurers account with a bank, that would need a committee being created with a copy of minutes. Or just use a personal account but you could be liable for tax for extra income.

 

[pickledseal]

Hmm Good luck....

There is this one - http://www.easysponsorship.com/ which is the main justgiving copetitor (a long way behind..) not sure if that would be any more helpful. I would guess not though :(

Only other way is to find an organisation already on justgiving and ask them to channel your donations (they see what website it is from) but then they may not be happy just giving you the cash.

For example, a charity BCYS that I am involved in collected for two other charities (one being my HCPT group 206, plus a learning support charity) and BCYS just split it between the two - my mate Simon gave them a donation for their help. Not sure if you could find help that way?
I know lots of charities won't, ie CAFOD, as they say they are too accountable for anything collected in their name (fair enough!)

As I said, best of luck mate

 

[Hotman]

Maybe a community interest company would be a sensible option, hasn't got the rigourous legislation like charities but there is an asset lock on funds raised

 

[MK Shrimper]

I think I'm going to have to speak to someone at NR HQ regarding this.