There are lots of different ways to help The Royal Parks charity at no extra cost to you.
Whether through shopping schemes, where with just a few clicks of your mouse you can donate a percentage of your shopping purchases to The Royal Parks, at no extra cost to you, or through recycling schemes, where doing your bit for the planet can also result in free donations for us, there are lots of ways that you can support The Royal Parks. You can even support us just through searching on your web browser!
All of these simple ways - and more - could help to protect The Royal Parks.
You can find out more details below.
| Shopping schemes | 
| Greeting cards | 
| Recycling schemes |
| Financial giving | 
| Web searches | 
| Nominate us |
Shopping schemes
By signing up for a free account with easyfundraising, you can begin raising funds for The Royal Parks whenever you shop online. Whether it’s for your weekly shop, or your next holiday – you could raise much needed funds to support The Royal Parks.
All it takes is three simple steps and you can start shopping to generate free donations for us:
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Go to giveasyoulive.com and sign-up for free. You can also visit our give as you live page here.
Then, whenever you shop online, go to the Give As You Live site first, search for the store you’re looking for and start shopping. They’ve also partnered with hundreds of stores to help you find what you’re looking for, including Debenhams, Matalan and Currys.
When you’ve checked out, the store will donate a percentage of the cost of your order to The Royal Parks at no extra cost to you whatsoever!
The Giving Machine: Shop and Give works in a similar way to Give As You Live, detailed above, but with one added benefit. Everyday there is a Bonus Donation up for grabs - look out for the Bonus Donation banner when you enter the site. So just by visiting every day, you can collect funds for us - without even shopping.
As with the other two schemes, you can raise donations through The Giving Machine in three easy steps.
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Go to shopandgive.thegivingmachine.co.uk and sign-up for free. You can also visit our charity page here.
Then, whenever you shop online, go to the Shop and Give site first, search for the store you’re looking for and start shopping. They’ve also partnered with hundreds of stores to help you find what you’re looking for, including Ocado, Waitrose and Sainsburys.
When you’ve checked out, the store will donate a percentage of the cost of your order to The Royal Parks at no extra cost to you whatsoever!
If the shop that you're looking for isn't on The Giving Machine: Shop and Give or Give As You Live, then you can try easyfundraising.
Easyfundraising also works in a similar way to both The Giving Machine: Shop and Give and Give As You Live. With easyfundraising, whenever you shop online – whether it’s for your weekly shop or your next holiday – you could raise much needed funds to support The Royal Parks. All it takes is three simple steps:
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Go to easyfundraising.org.uk and sign-up for free. You can also visit our easyfundraising page here.
Then, whenever you shop online, go to the easyfundraising site first, search for the store you’re looking for and start shopping. They’ve partnered with hundreds of stores to help you find what you’re looking for, including John Lewis, M&S and Argos.
When you’ve checked out, the store will donate a percentage of the cost of your order to The Royal Parks at no extra cost to you whatsoever!
With no hidden costs or catches, this really is a simple and effective way to raise funds for us without going out of your way to do so!
Savoo works a little differently to the other shopping schemes listed here, but it is just as simple to use.
Savoo offers shoppers a range of discount codes and deals but even better than that, every time you use one of their codes to grab yourself a bargain, they donate to charity at no extra cost to you. So not only can you save yourself money, but you can also facilitate a donation to The Royal Parks at the same time!
Greeting cards
With Don’t Send Me a Card, commemorating special occasions has become easier and more environmentally friendly – plus, you can donate to The Royal Parks whilst doing so!
Through Don’t Send Me a Card, you can send your loved ones custom e-cards to celebrate any occasion whilst donating the cost of a traditional card and postage to charity.
All you need to do is visit their website at dontsendmeacard.com, create an account, and you can start sending e-cards straight away.
We know that whilst they’re better for the environment, it may not feel right to send an e-card for some special occasions. If you’re struggling to find the right e-card for you on Don’t Send Me a Card, then why not try Making A Difference.
Through Making A Difference, every card you purchase will come with a £1 donation towards The Royal Parks as a minimum. They offer a range of cards, including both traditional and e-card option with personalisation available.
Making A Difference also allows you to include a charity donation as a gift alongside your card, so you can find a card and gift for any occasion, all in one place.
All you need to do is visit their website at gb.makingadifference.cards, create an account and start sending cards straight away.
Recycling schemes
Whether through personal or office use, if you use a printer regularly then you will be aware of how quickly you can get through ink cartridges. But did you know that by recycling these ink cartridges, you will not only be helping the environment, but could also raise vital funds for The Royal Parks?
All it takes is three simple steps:
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Go to our charity page on recycle4charity and we will automatically be selected as your charity of choice.
Check that your ink cartridges are eligible for recycling here.
Package your used ink cartridge, add on your free downloadable postage label and send!
We will then receive a donation of up to £2 per ink cartridge.
For more information, go to recycle4charity to find out more.
Do you have any unwanted items sitting around at home? Well, we’re partnered with Recycling for Good Causes so that now you can declutter your home whilst raising funds for The Royal Parks!
They can recycle a wide variety of items, including:
- Watches and jewellery (anything from plastic beads to old broken gold chains)
- Gadgets (such as cameras, games consoles, mobile phones, sat navs and MP3 players)
- Old currency (UK & foreign)
- And even used stamps!
Their experts will assess the recycled items to ensure the best possible price, then they will donate 75% of the profits to us at absolutely no cost to you!
It’s an incredibly easy process, which you can find more about by visiting Recycling For Good Causes.
Financial giving
If you have shares which are uneconomical to sell, you may wish to consider donating them to ShareGift, the share donation charity.
ShareGift is an independent UK registered charity (No. 1052686) which specialises in releasing the money locked up in small shareholdings, but which can accept donations of any size. ShareGift works by collecting together small lots of shares until there are enough to sell and then donating the resulting proceeds to a wide range of charities and charitable causes.
ShareGift make their grants based upon research and suggestions from donors. You can help support The Royal Parks by donating any small shareholdings you may have to ShareGift, and mentioning that you support us.
If you are a UK taxpayer, you can claim income tax relief on the value of most stocks and securities when you donate them to a charity. In addition, donating shares charitably gives rise to neither a gain nor a loss for Capital Gains Tax (CGT) purposes. For more information on ShareGift go to www.sharegift.org.
Web searches
How many internet searches do you do a day? Did you know that you could be earning rewards whilst doing them?
With Microsoft Rewards, you can earn points when you use Bing.com. It’s a free programme, with zero commitment or fees and all you need is a Microsoft account.
The best bit is that you can donate your points to us in the form of donations. This means that you can donate to us, at no cost to you, just by going about your daily business. What could be better! To start donating points to The Royal Parks, click here to get started.
For more information on Microsoft Rewards, click here.
Nominate us
Benefact Group is a diverse group of specialist financial services and businesses united by a common purpose to give all available profits to charity and good causes.
Every year, Benefact Group runs their Movement for Good giving programme. This works through nominations – anyone can nominate a charity of their choice to receive a donation of up to £1,000.
Last year, they gave over £1million to worthy causes, and this year, we’re hoping that The Royal Parks could be one of them.
The scheme runs from April to December but the nominations never close. It takes less than a minute to nominate us, and you can do so at any time.
To nominate The Royal Parks for a donation click here.
It really is a simple way to show your support for The Royal Parks and help fund our vital work.
