What charities to support with lotto win?

ghogie91

So who would it be?

What would your charity of choice for a big donation if you won the lotto?

wazky

The Benson and Hedges fund and the Bulmer.org foundation.

AnonoBoy

A little French charity I support an awful lot.

It's called Chez Moi.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Just send me a cheque for the Christian Association for Sheltered Homes. Make it out to CASH for short.

Frosty McSnowballs

Fianna Fáil, poor bastards.

Sunnyisland

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Beaten to it.

smash

ghogie91 wrote: »

What would your charity of choice for a big donation if you won the lotto?

Lol, good one OP

PizzamanIRL

No specific one. I'd personally fly out to countries and deliver tonnes of food and build wells etc. That way you can see your money being put to good use

I don't like the idea of donating thousands to a charity and a lot of it stays in the pockets of the charity's CEO.

jamo2oo9

Cochlear Implant department of Beaumont Hospital (and Crumlin). Currently a user of the cochlear implant and it's improved my life massively with it as I now can hear and I probably wouldn't have gotten this far in life without it so I feel that I should give a nice, hearty donation to them!

Custardpi

PizzamanIRL wrote: »

No specific one. I'd personally fly out to countries and deliver tonnes of food and build wells etc. That way you can see your money being put to good use

I don't like the idea of donating thousands to a charity and a lot of it stays in the pockets of the charity's CEO.

The problem with doing that as an individual however is that unless you're familiar with the situation on the ground in a country & are skilled in negotiating its bureaucracy, business customs etc you may find that you actually waste just as much money as a profligate charity. The best run charitable organisations operating in the developing world have built up a huge store of local knowledge & contacts which enable them to deliver food/supplies far more efficiently than a rich newcomer unfamiliar with a country could do. That's not to say they will never balance that out by ludicrous salaries/expenses, etc.

Best bet really is to carefully choose charities which you wish to support by seeing how transparent they are with their finances. If you're donating a large amount of money ask to see their accounts, maybe get a professional opinion on them. Transparent & honest charities will have no problem doing this.

Betty Bloggs

Barnardos
Rape Crisis Centre
Simon/Focus homeless charity
Addiction Treatment Center (fund for people who can't afford them)
A few animal charities
Local youth clubs and after school activities

DLMA23

Médecins Sans Frontières

Jack & Jill Foundation

LauraLynn Ireland

Simon Community.
Pieta House.
Cystic Fibrosis Ireland.
Baby Max Wings of Love.
Santa Strike Force.

Lisha

Jack and Jill foundation
Crumlin hospital
Our lady's childrens hospital
Irish arthritis charities
Cystic fibrosis charities
Bumbalance
Liam's lodge
Irish guide dogs
Lifeboat charity

The Peanut

Aware
Pieta House
Jack and Jill

Sunnyisland

Seriously, I don't know whether I would give it to any charities,I come from a big close family and that's where I would start,for me charity begins at home.

Pherekydes

ABI Ireland
Touch Ireland

Sauve

RNLI
Cystic Fybrosis Ireland

Then I'd do loads of 'secret millionaire' things.
There's a man I know who would be fairly well off. Not loaded or anything, but has a successful small business. When one of his customers died, he went ahead of the family and paid the funeral director for the funeral. He knew they hadn't a penny.
Tried to keep it anonymous but being a small town word obviously got out.

That kinda stuff gives me the goosebumps

Tokyo

Turn2me
Pieta House.
Cystic Fibrosis Ireland.
Calcutta Rescue
Galway Mountain Rescue (not a charity, I know)

[edit]forgot the RNLI

Archeron

St Francis Hospice.

Bog Standard User

Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »

Fianna Fáil, poor bastards.

labour will soon be on the charity list lol

Nib

None of them. Don't fancy topping up some fat cat CEO's massive salary.

I'd look after my family and friends.

Lisha

Lisha wrote: »

Jack and Jill foundation
Crumlin hospital
Our lady's childrens hospital
Irish arthritis charities
Cystic fibrosis charities
Bumbalance
Liam's lodge
Irish guide dogs
Lifeboat charity

If you donate to baby max or Santa strike force you get to help a chunk of those charities without any of your money getting lost in admin fees

Bog Standard User

Sauve wrote: »

RNLI
Cystic Fybrosis Ireland

Then I'd do loads of 'secret millionaire' things.
There's a man I know who would be fairly well off. Not loaded or anything, but has a successful small business. When one of his customers died, he went ahead of the family and paid the funeral director for the funeral. He knew they hadn't a penny.
Tried to keep it anonymous but being a small town word obviously got out.

That kinda stuff gives me the goosebumps

maybe his product that that customer paid for killed the customer... guilt trip??

Talib Fiasco

Tbh if I won the lotto I'd set up a new charity.

WallyGUFC

Not a penny would be going to charity if I won it tbh. Might seem selfish but it's the truth.

suicide_circus

they say charity begins at home so I would buy one and stop paying extortionate dublin rents.

deise08

Peter mcverry trust.
The donkey sanctuary.
Asal in Enniscorthy.
Lifeboats.
Indian street dogs.( worth a look on youtube the work being done there.)
Guide dogs.
Dogs for the disabled.
The blue cross.

Mint Sauce

How much of a win are we talking about here?

After looking after my self and imediate family, would be looking at giving direct to local hospices, The Irish Cancer Society, and McMillian Nurses.

cassid

I have done voluntary for years and there are really good charities who do good work without big salaries and bonus.



Feileacain - stillbirth and neonatal death. We give memory boxes and special containers for parents to bring a baby home for a wake- all voluntary.

Irish Premature Babies- donates equipment for NICU's (€200,000 I think) and helping families struggling with sick/preterm babies-all voluntary.

Cliona's Foundation- help parents with travel expenses for treatment when children sick.

Tadhg O Fainin Foundation

Regional sections of DSI Ireland (not central office) areas that parents have to fundraise for therapy/support

The Blue Cross- vet support for animals

Miscarriage Association of Ireland.

Outkast_IRE

Sort out close family with a bit first, i suppose some of the animal welfare charities would be pretty high on the list. Would like to see young kids become a lot better educated on animal welfare and how dogs should not be treated as garden ornaments once the initial excitement wears off.

whitewave

Acquired Brain Injury Ireland...if I won enough, I'd try give enough for them to build assisted living or dedicated rehab facilities, they do amazing work.

mikemac1

The folks down in Kerry who run three charities seem very genuine
The Saoirse Foundation raises awareness and funds research on rare diseases affecting children
Liams Lodge is to build a respite centre.
Bumbleance would be fairly well known and is an ambulance for children

A lotto winner could support 1, 2 or 3 of these. It's your money so you decide if you like one cause but maybe not another. Same founders behind all three

Shenshen

Dog's Trust and any other non-kill animal shelter.

Lisha

Acquired brain injury is a fantastic charity too.
Tbh if I won money I'd give so much away to loads of different charities. (Which is why my husband hopes he will win it not Me)
All charities have their own good points.

Mrs Garth Brooks

I am charity.

lertsnim

ghogie91 wrote: »

What would your charity of choice for a big donation if you won the lotto?

There wouldn't be one.

ghogie91

I would be donating to Pieta House and Console

Great work done by both organisations

Bafucin

ghogie91 wrote: »

So who would it be?

What would your charity of choice for a big donation if you won the lotto?

Irish or Euro millions?

bnagrrl

Irish Cancer Society
Pieta House
St. Francis' Hospice
Various animal charities

Well someone in Ireland is 86million richer this morning. Let's hope that some of our causes get looked after

Soft Falling Rain

I'd give to one; Mercy Law Resource Centre. Not technically a charity but they represent homeless people in court and also free legal advice.

I'd probably give to an animal shelter too but other than that, I'm quite weary of charities (speaking as a volunteer).

Jawgap

Depends on the size of the win - previously I would've said SvP - but after their donation in Galway, I'd have second thoughts. I don't mind LGBT drop in centres getting support but I always liked SvP because they directly intervened to help people struggling in critical need.

If I won say something north of €10m I'd like to think I'd put a certain amount aside for charitable donations - but rather than give to charity, I'd rather support individual projects where I could monitor the spending better - or buy specific bits of needed equipment in consultation with the charity.

In terms of charities - it would be Laura Lynn, Barretstown, the Special Care Baby Unit in Holles Street, the RNLI and Jack & Jill.

If it was over about €20m - I'd set up an endowment to pay scholarships / support to help kids go to uni and study maths & science.

I wouldn't just make a general donation to a charity.

suki14

I'd support something locally if possible. Saint Vincent De Paul do fantastic work on the ground and have genuine people on their committees all over Co. Wexford. Take the time to familiarise yourself with the nature of the work they do. Make contact with coordinators and organisers etc and chat to them to get a feel for where you'd like to make the difference. "Hope" Cancer Support in Enniscorthy do fantastic work and are very professional and sensitive in their dealings with families and individuals in need of any level of support. After that, I'd go with M.S. Ireland, the Irish Cancer Society, Wexford Women's Refuge. I'd specify exactly where I'd like my funds to go. Also Console, Aware, National Council for the Blind and the ISPCC are excellent in the work they do.

Alternately, setting up a new charity isn't a bad idea if you feel there's a niche for something that's badly needed.
It could be approaching secondary schools and asking them if there are any areas they're trying to promote and fund programmes for their students. They are our future.
Neither is setting up a soup kitchen for the homeless/ elderly/ vulnerable members of the community . You could get veg supplied to you from Tescos /Dunnes/ SuperValu through their charitable scheme, also approach local veg growers for their surplus etc. You could extend it to casseroles and stews. A pop-up stand in town with support from the Council would work. Charge employed people a couple of euros a lunchtime for a takeaway carton and also have an established list of people who're genuinely in need. It also raises awareness for further donations. After its established you could organise some educational basic cookery classes to make the most of veg and pulses, proteins, healthy eating and even link in with growing your own and community allotment projects into the future.

lanos

The human fund

Tin Foil Hat

ghogie91 wrote: »

So who would it be?

What would your charity of choice for a big donation if you won the lotto?

Bernardos, Rehab, Goal. LOL!

mikeym

Id help out my friends and family first.

lanos

Not a penny would leave Ireland.
I would provide Scholarships for Irish schoolkids
But as I'm not likely to ever win the lottery, I don't give a cent to charity.
corrupt, the lot of them
My kids come first.
There's always a new Xbox game to get
Demanding feckers.

Iranoutofideas

Apart from helping family and friends I'd like to do something for the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind.

indigo twist

LauraLynn is always my first choice.

You know, even if I won the lotto and never needed a job again, I honestly could not sit at home and do nothing. I'd hate being a housewife!

So I'd hire a cleaner and a chef, and I'd offer to take on a paid role in a charity for free. I'm a skilled professional, so I'd be saving them a big chunk of money per year, to go to charity. (And I'd be working in the finance department, so could keep a very close eye on how it was being spent!)

NZ_2014

World wildlife fund and dogs trust or something similar