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Does Children in Need still support Mermaids, anyone know?

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Keyperfect · 12/11/2020 12:37

Hi. My children's school is fundraising for Children in Need. I felt a bit squeamish about CIN before because of some stuff I read on here but I don't know if they have severed links with Mermaids now. Anyone know? I've tried googling but haven't been able to find this info. Thanks

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Kit19 · 12/11/2020 17:52

They gave them a grant about 3 years ago I think. Most grants from trusts are over 2 or 3 years so I imagine the period of the grant has now finished rather than that they’ve been dropped.

gardenbird48 · 12/11/2020 17:37

it doesn't seem to be on their list (I did a key word search) but The Proud Trust and Gendered Intelligence came up.

Xanthangum · 12/11/2020 13:47

Hmm, well I went to their interactive map and put in the Leeds postcode and it didn't come up. So maybe Children in Need have quietly dropped them?

www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/grants/

ChestnutSquash · 12/11/2020 13:43

I don't know, but tbh, I don't trust their judgment any more, so I don't donate. I actually think the BBC are pretty shocking in many respects. Their recent investigation into unequal pay is an absolute travesty.
I choose a couple of organisations very carefully and donate to them directly. I donate to my local foodbank. IMO CIN is a bit of a gravy train.
Any charity with even a whiff of Stonewall is an emphatic no from me, which is sad because I have raised thousands for one or two of them in the past.