On Friday night, my fellow reporter Sophie Hudson and I slept rough in Spitalfields Market. No, it wasn’t because times are tough in the journalism business these days. It was a fundraising event held by the charity Action for Brazil’s Children. We managed to smash our fundraising target of £150 each: so far we have… Read more »
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Homeless Hacks fundraising challenge Day Four
We did it! Yesterday Kaye and I smashed through the £300 fundraising target and managed to raise £335 – and that’s without counting any of the Gift Aid. I would not necessarily say this is down to any particular genius on our part. Echoing what I wrote yesterday, I think it has been largely down… Read more »
Homeless Hacks fundraising challenge Day Two
Day two of the Homeless Hacks fundraising challenge, and things are proving difficult. I’ve created the Virgin Money Giving fundraising page – the charity we’re supporting, Action for Brazil’s Children, asked us specifically to use the Virgin site, not Justgiving (I wonder how many other charities do this?) But the site is driving me mad. Parts of… Read more »