{"id":73525,"date":"2017-12-02T14:00:05","date_gmt":"2017-12-02T07:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/are-your-christmas-cards-bringing-joyful-tidings-for-charity\/"},"modified":"2017-12-02T15:03:05","modified_gmt":"2017-12-02T08:03:05","slug":"are-your-christmas-cards-bringing-joyful-tidings-for-charity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/are-your-christmas-cards-bringing-joyful-tidings-for-charity\/","title":{"rendered":"Are your Christmas cards bringing joyful tidings for charity?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nSome sellers donate Scrooge-like sums, while others make a real difference. We pick the best festive offeringsIf you are planning to buy your charity Christmas cards this weekend, don\u2019t forget to check the amount that is actually donated to the charity concerned – and to consider walking away if the sum isn\u2019t a generous proportion of the purchase price.Over the last decade, the Charities Advisory Trust (and Guardian Money) has sought to highlight the often pitiful amounts that are sometimes passed on to the charities in whose name the cards are sold. Despite big strides in this area \u2013 donations of as little as 3% used to be commonplace \u2013 several big-name retailers have still not got the message. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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Some sellers donate Scrooge-like sums, while others make a real difference. 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