With the new lockdown now in place in England, and other restrictions in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, it’s likely you’re shopping online for Christmas presents a lot more than usual this year.
One advantage of online shopping is that it is a really easy way to donate funds to Behçet’s UK, at absolutely no extra cost to you.
Here are a few ways you can shop and support Behçet’s UK over the coming weeks:
Amazon Smile works the same way as the ordinary Amazon homepage and has all the same items available, but when you shop through Amazon Smile it donates 0.5% of the net purchase of eligible items to us. Whilst it might seem a tiny amount for an individual order, with many of us making regular purchases, it soon adds up!
It’s really easy to set up. More details can be found here.
Shop through Give as you Live, Easy Fundraising, or The Giving Machine
If you are shopping from online stores such as Etsy, John Lewis, M&S, Next, H&M, Argos or Debenham’s, you can buy through a shopping website such as Give as you Live, Easy Fundraising or The Giving Machine. These sites generate commission which they then turn into donations for Behçet’s UK, at no additional cost to you.
If you aren’t sure which site to use, we recommend Give as you Live. It appears to be the most popular for our members and supporters which means we receive more regular payouts, but we are registered on all three sites so it is completely up to you which one you decide to use.
More information can be found here.
Other ways to fundraise:
If you’re also doing some decluttering during lockdown and selling items to make a bit of extra cash over the next few weeks, you can choose to donate a percentage of your profit to Behçet’s UK.
Buy our merchandise for stocking fillers
If you’re stuck for ideas for stocking fillers and would like to support Behçet’s UK as well, we still have lots of our merchandise in stock, including pens, trolley token keyrings, pin badges, and packs of greeting cards.
Prices start from only £1 plus postage and packing costs.
If you have any queries about fundraising, get in touch with us at info@behcetsuk.org
Thank you for choosing to help Behçet’s UK this festive season!