Do you regularly give to charity?

[Dailywalk]

And if so, which charity(s) do you support?

When I had my dd I gave a small amount regularly to a children’s charity. I have kind of got out of the habit of it and feel I probably should?

Local food bank and cat rescue, Women for Refugee Women and Fair Play for Women.

No, I don't.

There is an eyewatering amount of tax being paid in my household and as far as I am concerned my household is doing its bit whilst other people in my family are workshy and not contributing.

I give a lot to charity shops and I volunteer for a charity regularly so I do something, but no I won't do direct debits.

@Dailywalk

Loads of great suggestions for charities that I haven’t heard of before. I’ll be setting up a dd this month. Other than the occasional sponsor of a friend I haven’t given regularly for years. Time to do something about it!

I really would suggest womens aid if you are looking for one to donate to. You get a lot of updates from them too. I like that they tell you what your money is doing. And just £10 pays for that arrival pack for women and children who have had to flee with pretty much just the clothes they are wearing.

(P.s I know this isn't a charity pitch lol but I encourage all my friends to do this too)

I have monthly direct debits to the deaf children society and the Samaritans.

I have monthly direct debits to some charities close to me. I also donate to charity shops (and buy from them), and donate to the food bank when I shop.

We have a lot of CSR (corporate social responsibility) stuff at work, and I'm involved with that. We have a database with a lot of volunteering events, be it litter picking, wildlife surveys, running mock interviews for schools, mentoring schemes and a whole host of other things. I've been shocked at colleagues who refuse to do anything, because I was brought up that you give back where you can, be it time or money or other forms of donation. My mother was part of the WRVS, and used to do things like meals on wheels deliveries, library rounds for housebound readers and prison teas for visitors as well as loads of school events and other things, so it's normal to me that you do something.

@Ragwort

To those of you who donate to Food Banks at Christmas, please, please consider choosing another time of year to donate. I volunteer at a FB and we are inundated with donations at Christmas ... it is very generous of people but we end up having far too much food and having to pay for storage . End of February/March is often when FBs run low of stock. And please check what your FB actually needs we (fortunately) have very few children that need our support yet every year we get overwhelmed with Advent Calendars, selection boxes etc ... your average homeless guy on the street doesn't really want a chocolate Advent Calendar.

This is really helpful thank you. I do a monthly direct debit so they can decide how best to spend the money rather than end up with hundreds of cans of beans.

I give £5-10 a month to a few different charities via DD. Local food bank, local children's charity, Orbis, NSPCC and Red Cross. At Christmas I try to give 1 big donation to a refugee.or homeless charity. My parents have always done the same too. You budget accordingly and I'd spend the money on clothes or beauty products otherwise which seems totally self indulgent and wasteful. Some people have so little in my area it is shameful.

£5 per month to Book Trust
£2 per week to 500 Acts of Kindness
Approx 15 hours a week to local charity.
One offs to local food bank + one where I used to live when I think about it + same with local period poverty charity.
I often donate to emergency appeals.

Yes, monthly donations to a small charity in Zimbabwe, our church and to our local school.

Interest free loans through Kiva.
Mostly, I give my time: chain charity shop and local community project 10 hours every week.

£20 a month to Choose Love.

I give to RNLI, WWF, Born Free Foundation, Whale and Dolphin Conservation monthly and will give to appeals from others including SPANA who provide veterinary care for working animals. I’ve also started giving a donation to charity for my mum at Christmas and her birthday and she loves this- last year gave to Street Vet who provide vet care on the streets for UK homeless people. There are so many worthy charities out there.

Give a small amount to Medicins Sans Frontieres each month.

Yes, monthly DDs for various charities. We're currently giving to children first, unicef, shelter, but review the list at Christmas, and decide to continue or change/add any.
We also sponsor people regularly.