Easy way to boost Guild Benevolent Fund

Members will have read about Give as You Live in recent editions of News Briefs and I’ve been having a play with the programme (writes Richard Aucock). It’s a way you can raise money for charity simply by shopping online – and our own Guild Benevolent Fund can benefit as you do so.

I’m happy to report it’s beautifully simple to set up. You create an account, and then search for whom you’d like to raise funds. You’ll find ‘Guild Benevolent Fund’ in the dropdown; just click ‘Support us’, and you’re good to go.

It then works by automatically delivering a small percentage of each online purchase directly to the Guild Benevolent Fund. The list of stores is vast, and the amount you’ll raise by shopping at each one is listed alongside each name. 

Once you’re logged in, click on the store name, then the ‘Shop & raise’ button, and that’s it – a percentage of whatever you spend will be sent to The Guild Benevolent Fund when you check out and complete your transaction. Technical wizardry makes this all possible. 

Or, if you’re browsing on Chrome, you can install a plugin and it will do the work for you. Visit an online store and you’ll see a popup; click ‘Raise a donation’ and again, clever stuff behind the schemes will ensure The Guild Benevolent Fund benefits. 

It’s free, it’s not costing me anything, and The Guild Benevolent Fund is benefitting; what’s not to like? I’ll be using it this festive season to help boost the coffers; perhaps you might like to as well? 

After all, there’s nothing like doing your bit for our charity, particularly as it’s entirely free to do so…