Guest peter Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Please visit this Disasters Emergency Committee site, http://www.dec.org.uk/ and make a donation to help these poor people who's sons have given so much to our country in the past and now need our help to try and rebuild their lives Thank You Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike88 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 I prefer this organisation here: http://www.shelterbox.org/ They are not overbloated with expensive admin and are out there already providing help to those affected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Had Enough Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 And my advice is to stick with the DEC. It has a much broader range of emergency services and combines the work of several major charities and can also react very swiftly. ShelterBox is a very worthwhile charity but has a much narrower remit and offers nothing like the scope of DEC. As for the DEC being 'overbloated with expensive admin' I'm not sure how anyone can arrive at that decision without an expert and detailed analysis of its entire operating costs. Obviously, a much more complex organisation such as the DEC is going to have higher admin costs than a single-issue charity such as ShelterBox. Whichever you support though it's important that you do support one of them. I've been to Nepal twice, the last time was overland from Tibet and I've seen many aspects of the country. It's a poor country with lovely peaceful people, the majority being Hindu followed by Buddhists and the world must act to help them after this appalling disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuartO Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Had Enough - 2015-04-29 1:18 PM ......As for the DEC being 'overbloated with expensive admin' ...... But he didn't say that, did he? He merely put a plug in for his chosen charity, which he is confident is well run. He didn't suggest, except perhaps by implication, that DEC was any different. If in doubt donate to both! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
747 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 I have donated but did not like the big red boxes on the homepage with £25, £50, £75 and £100 donation requests. You have to look underneath to the small print to input a different figure that you can afford. It may put some people off donating on that site. They are doing well, over £19 million so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepe63xnotuse Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Yes, just clicking "Other ways to give-Find out more" brings up several other options. (even a txt "Nepal" to donate £5, option..Which you'd think may be better placed, up in the main banner?,alongside the Paypal option?) :-S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Had Enough Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 StuartO - 2015-04-29 1:57 PM Had Enough - 2015-04-29 1:18 PM ......As for the DEC being 'overbloated with expensive admin' ...... But he didn't say that, did he? He merely put a plug in for his chosen charity, which he is confident is well run. He didn't suggest, except perhaps by implication, that DEC was any different. If in doubt donate to both! If you're right and he wasn't referring to the DEC he has my apology now. But as you say, and as I thought, the implication was there. If he doesn't think that the DEC is bloated perhaps that should have been made clear? Anyway, as long as people do support the country, that's what matters. This is going to run into billions eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike88 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Had Enough - 2015-04-29 2:21 PM StuartO - 2015-04-29 1:57 PM Had Enough - 2015-04-29 1:18 PM ......As for the DEC being 'overbloated with expensive admin' ...... But he didn't say that, did he? He merely put a plug in for his chosen charity, which he is confident is well run. He didn't suggest, except perhaps by implication, that DEC was any different. If in doubt donate to both! If you're right and he wasn't referring to the DEC he has my apology now. But as you say, and as I thought, the implication was there. If he doesn't think that the DEC is bloated perhaps that should have been made clear? Anyway, as long as people do support the country, that's what matters. This is going to run into billions eventually. Apology accepted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Had Enough Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Mike88 - 2015-04-29 3:14 PM Had Enough - 2015-04-29 2:21 PM StuartO - 2015-04-29 1:57 PM Had Enough - 2015-04-29 1:18 PM ......As for the DEC being 'overbloated with expensive admin' ...... But he didn't say that, did he? He merely put a plug in for his chosen charity, which he is confident is well run. He didn't suggest, except perhaps by implication, that DEC was any different. If in doubt donate to both! If you're right and he wasn't referring to the DEC he has my apology now. But as you say, and as I thought, the implication was there. If he doesn't think that the DEC is bloated perhaps that should have been made clear? Anyway, as long as people do support the country, that's what matters. This is going to run into billions eventually. Apology accepted. Thank you. And I'm pleased to know that you didn't mean that the DEC is 'overbloated with expensive admin' which may have put people off supporting its appeal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
747 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 pepe63 - 2015-04-29 2:10 PM Yes, just clicking "Other ways to give-Find out more" brings up several other options. (even a txt "Nepal" to donate £5, option..Which you'd think may be better placed, up in the main banner?,alongside the Paypal option?) :-S Maybe they think everyone is wealthy. :D We were at one time. :-( I would think that a large proportion of the money raised would come from people with limited incomes and children offering their pocket money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeti Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 May I issue a caveat here I received this notice from the Charity commission please read it and take notice and if you are going to donate do it via the DEC. The Charity Commission is encouraging people wishing to help those affected by the earthquake disaster in Nepal to donate only to established registered charities. It says charities such as the members of the Disasters Emergency Committee, which has launched a dedicated appeal in response to the earthquake, are experienced in providing emergency help during humanitarian disasters. The regulator says that most fundraising is genuine, but warns the public to guard against unscrupulous people who exploit the generosity of the public by fundraising fraudulently. It is urging people not to attempt to send cash or aid out directly themselves and not to forget that there are other ways of supporting registered charities if they cannot afford to or do not want to donate. For example, people can take part in fundraising events and activities organised by a registered charity. There are laws around collecting money for charity in public which are there to protect donors and make sure that the money raised goes to a genuine charitable cause. The commission says there are simple steps people can take to help ensure they give to genuine registered charities. The tips include: check for a registered charity number, and check that against the charity’s entry on the commission’s online charity search tool - if you want to give to the DEC appeal, its registered charity number for England and Wales is 1062638 check whether collectors are wearing a proper ID badge and that any collection tin is sealed if in doubt, ask the collector for more information - a genuine fundraiser should be happy to answer questions and explain more about the work of the charity (please see below for further safer giving tips) Paula Sussex, the Chief Executive of the Charity Commission said: The British public is incredibly generous and we want to encourage them to continue giving to people in the most desperate need, such as those affected by the earthquake disaster in Nepal. Our advice is to give to registered charities that have experience in delivering aid in difficult circumstances in the aftermath of natural disasters. It only takes a few minutes to check whether a charity is registered with us - and if in doubt, ask the fundraiser questions about how your money will be used. Good charities will be more than happy to answer your questions. Top tips for checking whether an organisation appealing for donations is a genuine registered charity: before giving, check the charity’s name and registration number - you can verify this using the online charity search tool on GOV.UK when approached by collectors, check whether they are wearing a proper ID badge and that any collection tin is sealed if in doubt, ask the collector for more information - a genuine fundraiser should be happy to answer questions and explain more about the work of the charity genuine fundraising materials should feature the charity’s name, registered name and a landline contact number - be wary of those that list only a mobile number look for the FRSB tick logo indicating that the charity is signed up to fundraising regulation, encouraging you to give with confidencewww.givewithconfidence.org.uk to check whether a fundraiser is authorised to collect money in a public place (they must have a licence), contact your local authority or, if in London, the police - if it is a private place, check with the owner take care when responding to emails or clicking links to a charity’s website to ensure that they are genuine - instead, search online for your preferred charity to check you have the right web address after making these checks, if you think that a collection or appeal is not legitimate, report it as a crime to Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040 and inform the Charity Commission if in any doubt, contact your favoured charity direct to make a donation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patanjalirahatkosh Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Hello Peter, The information that you provide is good, and we are happy to know that the dec org uk doing good work by creating a disaster emergency committee. The people of Nepal still needed help from us; it's 1 year completed, and I think we have to do more help to the people of Nepal. I also tell you one thing that we have to put our full effort to provide help for the Nepal people. Swami Ramdev ji always support to the Nepal People. If anyone wants to donate we always welcome them. For donation you have to just visit http://www.patanjalirahatkosh.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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