[CLOSED] Payback Charity Nominations - June 2018

t_will

Thanks for all your nominations, folks - nominations are now closed, and any nominations made after 12 noon on May 16th will not be counted. We're totting up the nominations and will post a new thread detailing the five charities that will go to the full vote very shortly. We've had a lot of great charities picked this year and I know that the money members choose to donate will make a big difference.

Thanks all!

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Hi, folks. Has it been six months already? Payback is drawing near, and so it's time again to start thinking about which charities you would like giffgaff to support for this Payback period, and receive any donations made by members' Payback choice.

In December 2017, we paid out over £30,000 to each of the charities that the community picked. For some smaller charities, that can be a significant enough amount of money to be completely transformative. You can use this thread to nominate any charity you choose, so please take the time to consider the effect a donation like this might have.

Nominations are open until at least noon on Wednesday, May 16th, so you've got plenty of time to weigh your decision and nominate a charity. (Heads up - we may extend the nomination period this year, depending on the date we send the points statement prompting people to nominate a charity - if we have to send it later in the month than usual, we'll extend it to give everyone a chance to nominate).

So - have at it. Have a think about a cause close to your heart, find a charity where the donation will make the most good, and let us know who it is and why they're important to you. As long as they've not received Payback funds from us in the last two years, they're eligible for nomination. The charities that aren't eligible are:

- British Heart Foundation (received donations December 2017)

- Save the Children (received donations December 2017)

- Cancer Research UK (received donations June 2017)

- Bluebell Children's Hospice (received donations June 2017)

- Crisis (received donations December 2016)

- Great Ormond Street Hospital (received donations December 2016)

- The Alzheimer’s Society (received donations June 2016)

- Clare House (received donations June 2016)

You've got at least until 12:00 noon on May 16th to nominate your charities - our schedule and more detailed info is below.

May 1st - Charity nominations open

May 16th at noon - Charity nominations close (may be extended depending on the date the points statement email is sent)

May 29th - Voting emails start for all members

June 10th - Voting closes

June 11th - Vote winners announced

Early June - Payback selection closes

We're going to tally up all the charities that are nominated by members posts after nominations closes. You can only nominate one charity, so please consider carefully before posting.

We will not consider Kudos as an additional nomination, except in the rare event we need to break a tie between two charities. If you want to nominate a specific charity, make sure you post, even if someone else has already posted it.

We welcome nominations of small and large charities, on a scale from very local to worldwide. If you're nominating a smaller charity, please consider posting why it's an important cause and other members should also support it - many members will nominate charities that are familiar to them, so the more visible a smaller charity is, the better it is likely to perform.

We do considerable auditing of this thread to act against illegitimate nominations - please don't try to manipulate the system to boost a specific charity. We'll spot it, and your attempts will be for nothing. Instead, please use the time to advocate for your charity and let members choose for themselves.

So newer charities, smaller charities and non-traditional charities can still get a look-in, charities that have previously recieved money from members have special rules. If a charity received a donation within the last four Payback periods (two years), they will be excluded from the vote entirely. Out of the five charities in the vote, we reserve four spots for charities that have never received Payback donations. The history of charities who have previously received Payback is right here:

Charities listed in red cannot be nominated this period. Charities in black may be nominated, however only one from this list can go through to the voting stage.

- British Heart Foundation (received donations December 2017) [Second win]

- Save the Children (received donations December 2017)

- Cancer Research UK (received donations June 2017) [Second win]
- Bluebell Children's Hospice (received donations June 2017)
- Crisis (received donations December 2016)

- Great Ormond Street Hospital (received donations December 2016) [Second win]

- The Alzheimer’s Society (received donations June 2016) [Second win]

- Clare House (received donations June 2016)

- Air Ambulance Association

- The British Red Cross

- Disasters Emergency Committee (Philippines Relief)

- Help for Heroes

- Macmillan Cancer Support

- Médecins Sans Frontières (AKA Doctors Without Borders)

- Mind

- NSPCC

- PDSA

- RNLI

- Shelter

- Teenage Cancer Trust

- Ummah Welfare Trust

- Water Aid

Thanks in advance for all your nominations - the charities last period really appreciated your donations, and I'm sure we'll all be able to do a lot of good this summer. Just choose your Payback method - you've got until mid-June to make sure you've chosen to support the community-voted charities.

One last thing - the process for charity nominations is evolving. The way it currently works has been designed by members to make sure that all charities got a fair shake, and we've just kicked off a thread to discuss how the charity nominations and donation process might work in the future. Please come and join us in the thread in the Contribute forum and let us know your thoughts.

Best,

- Will and the giffgaff community team

koshka

Thanks Will.

I am nominating North West Blood Bikes again. They do a great job for everyone. https://nwbb-lancs.org/

I know there is a case for nominating umbrella organisations but there has been a split and NWBB are independent from the National Association ( with more volunteers ). A donation would buy 2 bikes ( roughly) and help save lives. Thanks for reading.

Edit previous pitch ( I'm a bit idle 🙂 )

bobrobinson

Hiya @t_will

Its that exciting time again.

Id love to nominate. Children with cancer uk.

https://www.childrenwithcancer.org.uk

Its realy sad seeing very young children suffer in there early life.

All the best Bob

bobrobinson

Hiya @t_will

Great Ormand Street apperes in both lists

Bob

tradertall

https://www.sharktrust.org

Safeguarding the future of sharks through positive change.

Established in 1997 in Plymouth (Britain’s Ocean City), their work delivers practical and effective shark conservation. Working to improve, implement and enforce legislation, and to transform fisheries. All with aim of safeguarding the future of sharks.

t_will

bobrobinson wrote:

Hiya @t_will

Great Ormand Street apperes in both lists

Bob

Good spot, thank you. Unfortunately both Great Ormond Street Hospital and the Alzheimer's Society (which was also mistakenly in both) are not eligible this time around, as they received donations within the last two years (four Payback periods). I've updated the first post to correct it.

frenchielove

Macmillan Cancer Support please, they do such fantastic work and are a lifeline to families that are suffering with cancer. Even offering financial support in some cases.

magspider

I would like to nominate Twining Enterprise, a small mental health charity.

Their innovative programme of support and coaching for those who have been through the mental health system is transformational. By enabling people to reconnect with society and become productive through work, they reduce the burden on the NHS and give individuals purpose. Further to this, the bulk of their service is designed and delivered through highly skilled volunteers.

I commend this charity, whose service design has been rolled out to similar initiatives across the country. Furthermore, being small the giffgaff charity money would be hugely impactful.

wagstaffej

I would like to nominate the Trussell Trust - stop uk hunger.

https://www.trusselltrust.org/what-we-do/

claire1uk

@t_will.

Thanks for a very informative post.

My nomination is the same as my last charity nomination.

https://www.cysticfibrosis.org.uk/what-is-cystic-fibrosis

My beautiful Niece died from this condition, that's why I nominate this charity.

team_leader

Good afternoon @t_will

Oh my time does fly ,

I'd like to nominate the RSPCA

https://www.rspca.org.uk/home

bazthebear2

Can we nominate animal Asia please they save bears from the bile trade.

beehive0_7

i would again like to nominate Knit for Peace a charity which provides warm clothing and blankets to hospitals and groups in the UK as well as to refugees both here and in their own country. The garments, blankets, toys for under privileged children and twiddlemuffs for those suffering from dementure are all made and donated by volunteers. All costs in the delivery of items are covered by the charity and letters of appreciation from recipients show how much they are valued.

www.knitforpeace.org.uk

kathleen414

Sponsor a puppy and change a life!

1 would like to nominate Guide bogs , this is an an amazing service that changes peoples lives

https://www.guidedogs.org.uk/

In 2016, it cost £48.9 million to run the guide dog service.

It costs Guide Dogs £56,800 to support a guide dog from birth to retirement.

This cost is made up of the following six stages:

Breeding a guide dog puppy £3,600
We hand-pick the best dogs around to breed the next generation of world-class guide dogs.
Puppy walking £5,300
Our puppies are house trained, taught basic obedience and familiarised with our busy world.
Early training £22,000
New trainees learn how to guide by walking down the centre of a pavement, avoiding obstacles, stopping at the kerbs and crossing the road.
Advanced training £10,400
Having mastered the essentials, each dog is matched with a prospective owner and undergoes further training tailored to the owner’s specific needs.
Partnership training £3,300
Finally we bring dog and owner together to complete their training, forming a new life-changing partnership.
To breed and train a guide dog costs £44,600
Supporting partnerships £12,200

Guide Dogs continues to support our dogs during their time working as a guide. This covers the cost of food, vets’ bills and ongoing training.

Total cost from birth to retirement £56,800

https://www.guidedogs.org.uk/how-you-can-help/donating/sponsor-a-puppy/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI6OKw5eb22gIVzLftCh1ToQItEAAYASAAEgK0BfD_BwE

bluemoonbaz

I will nominate the RNLI

They are separate from the Coastguard, independent of the Government and rely on our volunteers and supporters to run our lifesaving service.

Have a look https://rnli.org/about-us/how-the-rnli-is-run

The difference you made in 2016

23PEOPLE RESCUED EVERY DAY

558LIVES SAVED

6,100+LIFESAVERS TRAINED AND EQUIPPED

8,851LIFEBOATS LAUNCHED

onthelash

Hey this a top idea , i am learning new stuff about giffgaff everyday @t_will

viksterlfc

RSPCA, don't think it needs an explanation, they save and care for animals and that means a lot to me

suzydod

Save the Children (received donations December 2017) is my nomination

the_islander

I'd like to back up @kathleen414 nomination of Guide Dogs for the blind.

The cost of just one dog is phenomenal but the work they do is life changing to individuals with sight issues.

I'm an Advanced training boarder and see the work these amazing dogs do first hand but equally see how long it takes to train a dog and how few are coming through the system due to lack of funding and trainers.

A giffgaff donation could help save a blind person's life.

ryanchen6

I’d like to nominate PDSA