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COVID-19 / Coronavirus – Back in Business

By |2020-05-13T16:04:38+01:0011 May 2020|Categories: Your Donation News, Fundraising|Tags: , , , |

Following the Government Announcement on Sunday 10th of May 2020 our services are now back to normal. From Monday 11th of May 2020 we are back in business. We will be in the office between 9am-5pm Monday to Friday. Clothes collection helpline is now open. We are ready and willing to [...]

COVID-19 / Coronavirus Customer Notice

By |2020-05-11T11:14:57+01:0024 March 2020|Categories: Your Donation News, Fundraising|Tags: , , , |

Following the Government Announcement our services are now temporarily suspended until further notice. Due to the current Coronavirus Pandemic, our helpline will be closed. If you have any enquiries, please email Your Donation on the following email address: [email protected]. We will endeavour to respond to any enquiry as quickly as possible. Business operations at [...]

How to reduce, reuse and recycle your unwanted clothing

By |2019-06-24T10:51:23+01:0017 January 2019|Categories: Your Donation News, Recycling|Tags: , , |

If you are overhauling your wardrobe or making space for new items, make sure, you dispose of your unwanted clothing correctly. Clothing can be recycled and reused in many ways and through regular kerbside charity recycling collection. According to the Waste and Resources Action Programme (which operates as WRAP), we Great Britons send around £140 [...]

‘Tis The Season To Be Jolly With Our Christmas A to Z

By |2018-12-27T14:53:15+00:0012 December 2018|Categories: Your Donation News|Tags: , , , |

It’s Christmas! A time for giving, of course. (Although here at Your Donation we’re incredibly fortunate that you give your pre-loved items so generously all year round.) But it’s also a good time to reflect on the year that’s nearly over and look forward to the one ahead. We’ve done that with our A to [...]

4 Tips For Spotting Bogus Charity Collections

By |2019-06-24T10:53:19+01:005 November 2018|Categories: Charity News, Fundraising|Tags: , |

You get home to find a plastic bag asking for charitable donations on your door mat. ‘Brilliant,’ you think, ‘I’d just been through my wardrobe and sorted out a whole load of stuff I haven’t worn for ages – now I don’t need to take it to the charity shop.’ But suddenly paranoia strikes. You’ve [...]

Why We’re Registered With The Fundraising Regulator

By |2018-12-13T13:49:54+00:0017 October 2018|Categories: Your Donation News, Fundraising|Tags: , , |

Your Donation is committed to raising standards and upholding best practice when it comes to door-to-door fundraising. That’s why we’re proud to be registered with the Fundraising Regulator, an independent body that regulates charitable fundraising. From building trust in our service to raising standards industry wide, we’ve compiled some of the benefits to show why [...]

Leicester council backs down over refusal to allow breast cancer charity clothes collections

By |2019-01-17T14:18:25+00:003 September 2018|Categories: Your Donation News, Recycling|Tags: , , , , , |

Your Donation has successfully overturned Leicester City Council’s decision to refuse permission to collect unwanted clothes from Leicester homes for a breast cancer charity. Council officials initially rejected a bid from Your Donation Ltd to carry out house-to-house clothes collections and sell them to raise cash for Boot Out Breast Cancer. We decided to appeal [...]

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