If you won the euromillions (or had a similar amount of money) how would you spend some of the money to try and make a difference?

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Partly inspired by driving through some fairly deprived areas and realising what a sheltered /privileged life my children live, and how much difference that makes to their life chances and childhood

And partly just that I like to day dream about having the power and resources to really make a difference in the climate change battle...

So I was just idly day dreaming and wondered what others would do?

I feel like it would be quite daunting to have that much money and know that if you used some of it wisely you could make a difference

Maintaining the Billionaire life is £. Through a former job the spending was eye watering. Are there any truly philanthropic billionaires? - thinking Dolly Parton who prob isn’t a billionaire.

Shall we run away together? Very similar ideas!

Initially I'd make two big donations - one to my local hospice and one to a local wildlife rescue that does incredible work. If it was a huge amount, like a big Euromillions win, then I'd want to use more of it to do good so would do my research as to who else to help. Probably would be smaller charities that don't get all the publicity.

Oh yes, I have a family friend who isn't quite a billionaire but has hundreds of millions. The amount of work and hassle and cost involved in being rich is eye watering. It's part of the reason I would give most of it away.

The small grassroots charities in your area which work on a shoestring budget & are mainly run by volunteers make the most impact. I wouldn't donate to large charities as they have enough but I'd fund salaries & core costs for smaller charities. This then frees up funds for them to work directly with their service users.

I'd also fund debating/oracy skills, SENCO's and teaching assistants for all state schools in my area.

Jk Rowling would be a Billionaire if she didn't give away so much money.

I work in a very deprived area and there are almost no charities left to support so I’d be doing that. Carpets for council housing, food parcels etc, understandably there has to be a limit but providing new uniform, plentiful food parcels, ensuring children have beds and something on the floor would be a big priority for me!

Well, no, because I'm an introvert. But we can combine our millions to set up the centre and we can each have our own private cottage on the fringes of the beautiful gardens and maybe meet up for a coffee or a quilting class every so often.

Perhaps one of the small business units could be a coffee roastery, I'm picturing it all in my mind.

She’s s brilliant example. Thank you.

Sounds perfect, I hate most people.

Social housing for young and older single people. There’s very little help for either group.

I would set up a religious free charity similar to Mary’s meals without the Catholic Church indoctrination that goes with it.

I would like to help charity if I had a lottery win. I would try to donate to various charities such as our local hospice and childrens hospice, family library which relies on donations and animal welfare.

I would use every last penny I have to support women and children who need to leave abuse but can’t - so many women are trapped because they are financially controlled or unable to support themselves. I would want to make sure that no women with children are living in an abusive environment because they are scared they can’t support their family if they leave.

That's a really good one

• I would like to organise support hubs for 18-28 year old who were raised in the foster system/social services - housing and support for those young adults to give him a chance to start their working lifes. All the usual support most people get from their parents. Something that helps overcome the disadvantages starting point

• A woman's legal/financial fund - support from women who can't leave a harrowing situation due to lack of options or need a good divorce lawyer or family court support etc, or a relocation fund type this. Stop money being a barrier to freedom. A system that builds women back up after being abuse victims - housing, healing, return to work, education - whatever is need to give them the opportunity to live the live they deserve.

• A proper respite care centre for anyone who has made huge sacrifices to raise/support of care for someone. Not some shitty 3 hours a week thing but some place where the person they are caring for could go & be well looked after for a month or six weeks so the carer could recharge or if the carer needed a holiday, etc. I think being a carer is such a thankless job & I would like to do something that would just make their life easier.

• Understand IVF for childless couples with fertility issues

OPPS - I mean fund IVF not understand it!

Ah, above post in horrendous in terms oftypo but hope it can be understood.

I would set up a charity and housing for women and children.

But ultimately, I would be buying big houses, travelling the world and enjoying every moment with a chef, housekeeper etc.

Hut not guy

After paying off mortgages for my family and creating trusts for the children I would try to give a significant portion away / create a trust to do this.
i would want to fund education and literacy projects in deprived areas, or targeting deprived children in otherwise not deprived areas. Literacy is the key to all education and it never ceases to shock me how many children reach upper primary age without a good level of literacy (in my experience, lots of poor behaviour or attainment in UKS2 can be traced back to lower literacy levels and under confidence in learning).
I would also find literacy classes for parents / carers. It’s hard to support your child in school if your own levels of literacy are low. I would do these in a safe environment, possibly away from school as some parents have very negative associations with schools and school environments.
Finally I would try to properly fund SEND needs and diagnosis, at least in a few schools near me. Getting children the targeted support that they need, with the hours of properly trained TA support that they need.
All that would probably eat up the £££!

I'd give it to my family

I would:

Me and mine

1. pay off the mortgages of me and my family/friends. Probably about five people total.

2. set aside money so that all five of us can live comfortably into old age in our current lifestyles. I.e no worrying about buying food or rising energy costs, council tax home repairs etc

3. set it up so that I didn't have to work, living off interest of something...

4. set up a £1-2m trust fund each for the nine children in the group

I wouldn't move house tbh. I'd just breathe and carry on with my current lifestyle but not worry!

now on to other people:
Use it for random acts of kindness done ANONYMOUSLY . Things I'd love to be able to do using the money:

• kid needs surgery not on NHS? I'll pay
• lost job, parents need care, home life falling apart? I'll help
• id buy some properties and use them as a place to offer women fleeing domestic violence. A place of their own they can start over and get their lives up and running without the pressure of rent
• spouse is terminally ill? I'd pay the bills and mortgage etc so you don't have to work and can spend your remaining time together
• Etc etc

I would probably use the services of a charitable giving organisation to distribute the money instead of setting up my own foundation. I don't want the expense or legal headache of maintaining a trust foundation. The money would be better spent directly on charitable causes, organisations like the Prism Gift Fund do this kind of thing.

https://prismthegiftfund.co.uk/

I would use my millions to campaign for transparency around profits on nurseries and care homes. And enforce not for profit businesses that rely on the elderly and dc to finance them.
Not sure about nurseries but care home owners don't have to declare their profits.
A friend's inlaws used to spend £20k on cruises on the back of nursing home profits and yet the staff are on minimum wage.

We need to protect the vulnerable not profit from them.

Oh this is a really interesting sounding organisation, thank you for sharing