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Our team members welfare is a vital part of our Charity’s values and with this in mind TheGivingMachine has made the decision to move to a 4 day working week.

Every year a huge amount of wrapping paper is used and thrown away because it can’t be recycled. We find out how we can wrap our gifts to make them look beautiful whilst being environmentally conscious.

Supporting Dalit Children are a charity that provide financial and social support to Dalit children, as well as spreading awareness on the challenges that Dalit children face.

We’ve teamed up with The School People to offer a great opportunity to all the causes on TheGivingMachine.

Comment on our social media post with the cause you would like to win! The cause to receive the most nominations will receive the £50 donation.

Our wellbeing should be important to us but has previously not been our priority. Since the pandemic we are rethinking and reordering our priorities and are now making our wellbeing a priority.

Our team have tried various different aids to improve our sleep over the years. We have shared what have worked for us and hope that it can help you improve your sleep too.

School holidays can be really costly for parents. We have ideas to help keep children entertained during the six-week break without breaking the bank.

Our causes, supporters and local businesses completed our survey to help us to better understand their needs and wants. We can now share our findings with you.

Being ‘environmentally friendly’ can be a multi-faceted concept. There are so many different ways that you personally can do things to help the environment. Let us show you how you can do it with your shopping.

The price of simply heating your home, filling up the car and paying for the weekly food shop have soared beyond comprehension. So how does this effect charities?

The Driver Hire Benevolent Fund (DHBF) is a good cause that is run by Driver Hire, a Nationwide company, to help drivers in their time of need. 

To celebrate our GivingLottery turning three we are giving away a £20 GivingLottery Gift Voucher!

Simply find the birthday cake that we have placed somewhere on this website to enter!

Since its launch, the GivingLottery has raised more than £150,000 for the community and more than £66,999 has been given away in winnings.

It has been scientifically proven that giving is good for your health, Not just your mental health but also your physical health.

It’s now even easier to help us raise funds for TheGivingMachine.

We’ve signed up to Nectar Donate, a new initiative launched this month from the team at Nectar and Crowdfunder. This means you can now donate any or all of your Nectar points to us!