Browsing Charities
Echo (Evelina Children's Heart Organisation).
(UK, 1146494) Browse events
YTD Raised: £20,948.89
(UK, 1146494) ECHO supports children who are treated at the Evelina Children’s Hospital (part of Guys & St. Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, London), principally for Congenital Heart Defects but sometimes with more complex health problems as well as their parents/carers and close family. We provide information, friendship and moral support at all times, but particularly when parents may feel alone, isolated and desperate, or when they have immediate worries and concerns and need guidance or advice. We also support, befriend and empower the children themselves as they grow into their teenage years and beyond, to help them take the first steps towards independence in their lives and in their attitude towards their heart condition. Our advocacy provides vital patient voice to help the Trust shape its services for children with heart disease both at the Evelina and within the Adult Congenital Heart Disease service at St. Thomas.
Prostate Scotland
(UK, SC037494) Browse events
YTD Raised: £20,826.86Prostate Scotland aims to inform, support, campaign and advance on prostate disease in Scotland. The initial goals is to raise awareness of the disease so that men know how to recognise signs of problems. In the longer term the charity will influence treatment developments and promote research.
The Sacha Borthwick Foundation
(UK, 1126404) Browse events
YTD Raised: £20,649.43To provide funds for the relief of persons suffering from cancer and lymphoma and those bereaved by the same. Also to provide financial assistance to young persons working within the mining industry and to promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment.
Royal Free Charity
(UK, 1060924) Browse events
YTD Raised: £20,137.02The Royal Free Charity funds research, equipment and improvements to facilities for the benefit of Royal Free patients.This is in addition to NHS required funding. St Peters Trust is now part of the charity and Kidney/Bladder & Prostate Research continues through fund 543. Help us make a difference.
The Ralph Bates Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund
(UK, 1007819) Browse events
YTD Raised: £20,044.68
(UK, 1007819) The Ralph Bates Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund provides grants for research into causes of and treatment of pancreatic cancer.
Hedge Funds Care UK
(UK, 1116081) Browse events
YTD Raised: £19,723.08The main goal of Hedge Funds Care UK; is helping children victimised by abuse. It also raises awareness of the issue so that child abuse can be prevented before it occurs. Hedge Funds Care UK is a grant-making charity that supports programmes in which funds can have maximum impact.
The Bobby Moore Fund
(UK, 1089464BMF) Browse events
YTD Raised: £19,643.00The Bobby Moore Fund raises money for research into bowel cancer, and also works to raise public awareness of the disease. The Fund was set up in partnership with Cancer Research UK in memory of footballer Bobby Moore OBE, who sadly died from bowel cancer, aged just 51. Every day in the UK, 44 men and women die from bowel cancer. However, if detected early, over 90% of cases can be successfully treated. Each year, with the help of people like you, the Bobby Moore Fund raises over £2 million. The funds are spent on high quality research carried out by leading scientists across the UK. Your support will help us tackle bowel cancer.
World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF UK)
(UK, 1000739) Browse events
YTD Raised: £19,231.18
(UK, 1000739) World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF UK) is the principal UK charity dedicated to the prevention of cancer through research into the promotion of a healthy diet, nutrition, physical activity and weight management. We create awareness of the link between diet and cancer risk and funds vital research.
Tourettes Action
(UK, 1003317) Browse events
YTD Raised: £19,104.63Our vision is a world where people with Tourette Syndrome (TS) receive the practical support and social acceptance they need to help them live their lives to the full. We help people with TS to be included in education, at work and in society, throughout their lives. We also support research to improve their quality of life.
The Walton Neuroscience Fund
(UK, 1050050) Browse events
YTD Raised: £19,021.12Our charity benefits patients at The Walton Centre by providing extra facilities; research; and enhanced staff training. Our Home from Home Appeal aims to raise £500K to provide Relatives' Accommodation for families whose loved ones are receiving lifesaving treatment at The Walton Centre.
The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR)
(UK, The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) - N/A) Browse events
YTD Raised: £18,965.51Tragically, 1 in 3 of us will develop cancer in our lifetime. And even if we are not directly affected, almost all of us will be moved by the pain and suffering cancer causes to a relative or friend. Our mission is to make the discoveries that defeat cancer.
UCLH Charity
(UK, 229771) Browse events
YTD Raised: £18,923.25UCLH Charity provides support for patients, staff and medical research at UCL Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The hospitals treat not only local residents, commuters and visitors to the area but also provide highly specialised services for patients referred from all over the UK and from abroad. The Trust has a reputation for innovation and providing patient focussed care, with ambitions to be a world class centre for clinical services, teaching and research. In the past the Charity has provided state of the art medical equipment for UCL Hospitals, invested in health initiatives for staff and funded academic medical research projects in conjunction with University College London. Current projects included a £3m joint venture with UCL Hospitals to develop a pioneering education centre, and the investment of £7m, from past legacies, in biomedical research. We are also developing a UCLH homeless healthcare service, responding to an ‘invisible’ patient group who often lack representation. Your gift is vital, to help us support this essential work into the future.
South Devon Healthcare Charitable Fund
(UK, 1052232) Browse events
YTD Raised: £18,463.27Aims of the Charity:South Devon Healthcare Charitable Fund is a Registered Charity, established to benefit the patients and staff of South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.Donations received from individuals and organisations are independent of the monies provided by the Government. These charitable donations are a very important source of funds and have produced great benefits for both patients and staff.For example:• Medical and other equipment to support patient care, diagnosis and research. • Refurbishment of ward and other areas to create a better environment and generally enhance patient care. • Those extra comforts for patients not available from other sources such as televisions, trips, holidays, recreational facilities and other entertainments. • Staff welfare, amenities, books, training and education.
Mummy's Star
(UK, 1152808) Browse events
YTD Raised: £18,410.75In June 2013, Mummy's Star was born. It is the only UK charity with the aim of 'supporting pregnancy through cancer and beyond'. We support those diagnosed with cancer in pregnancy and within a year of a birth. For more information visit our website: http://www.mummysstar.org
The Lewis Foundation
(UK, 1166405) Browse events
YTD Raised: £18,270.67The Lewis Foundation gives an item/s to cancer patients at Northampton General Hospital so they have something nice to look forward to during their hospital stay. This item/s is up to a value of £20. This could be assistance with parking for visitors, new pyjamas, books, radio, massage etc.
University Of Cape Town Trust
(UK, 803042) Browse events
YTD Raised: £18,258.71The University of Cape Town Trust raises funds in the UK and Europe for the University of Cape Town, South Africa's premier university. Funds raised in the UK support bursaries to help young talented students from profoundly disadvantaged backgrounds to live and learn at UCT. Without financial aid, so much of the talent now emerging from the townships and rural areas of South Africa will be wasted. These are the young people who will ultimately make valuable contributions to South Africa's future. Every penny raised can make an enormous difference to the lives of South Africans - not only the lives of the bursary students, but also the lives of their families. Funds raised in the UK also help to build capacity to ensure that the quality of teaching and research continues to align with UCT's mission for excellence, and allows UCT to be a globally recognised University.
Pretty 'n' Pink Breast Cancer Charity
(UK, XR98526) Browse events
YTD Raised: £18,114.35Pretty n Pink is the only registered Breast Cancer charity in Northern Ireland. It is run by a small team of people including a Breast Cancer Survivor & local volunteers from across the province. Funds raised go directly back to help Breast Cancer patients and their families in Northern Ireland.
Guillain-Barre & Associated Inflammatory Neuropathies (gain)
(UK, 1154843) Browse events
YTD Raised: £17,675.14GAIN supports those affected by GBS, CIDP and associated inflammatory neuropathies.The Charity provides information and support to sufferers and their families, raises awareness of the illnesses amongst medical professionals/ general public.Raises funds for cutting edge research into the illnesses
CW+
(UK, 1169897) Browse events
YTD Raised: £17,166.07We exist to make care better for patients & their families. From our base at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital we bring together pioneering research, innovation, art & design to transform the experience & outcomes for thousands of people every day - in our hospital, wider community & around the world.
Katharine House Hospice - Stafford
(UK, 1011712) Browse events
YTD Raised: £17,108.79We provide free care services for local people faced with an illness that cannot be cured. Our aim is to enable our patients and those close to them to live as fully as possible. It costs £2.7million to provide all of our services and we rely heavily on donations to raise these funds.
DUCK (Durham Students' Union)
(UK, 1145400) Browse events
YTD Raised: £17,014.59DUCK is part of Durham Students' Union and helps Durham University students to raise funds and awareness for local, national and international charities.
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
(UK, 1052813) Browse events
YTD Raised: £16,798.71Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital is one of the UK's leading specialist hospitals for cardiothoracic care. Without your help, our Appeal could not support our Patient & Family Centred Care Programme, purchase vital equipment and fund innovative research for patients with heart and lung disease.
Chain of Hope
(UK, 1081384) Browse events
YTD Raised: £16,709.75Chain of Hope provides children suffering from life-threatening heart diseases with treatment to which they do not have access and we aim to develop paediatric cardiac facilities in developing countries. Chain of Hope provides cardiac care in two ways: · By sending out medical teams to treat children in-country and by setting up training programmes for local surgeons and medical staff in-situ. · By bringing children to the UK for open and closed heart operations as an interim measure.
Tree of Hope
(UK, 1149254In) Browse events
YTD Raised: £16,446.53Tree of Hope offers hope to the families of sick children in the UK who need specialist medical surgery, treatment, therapy and equipment in order to free them from suffering, giving a better quality to their young lives. England & Wales 1043092 Scotland SCO4261 http://www.treeofhope.org.uk
Amy and Friends
(UK, 1119746) Browse events
YTD Raised: £16,282.46Amy & Friends provide support for the health and well being of sufferers of Cockayne Syndrome and their families and carers. We provide an annual members retreat where families spend time in each other's company and meet leading doctors and researchers. We also provide a family support worker.