Giving

  • LifestyleAOL

    Generous stranger performs random acts of kindness

    A woman in Leyland in Lancashire, has been carrying out 'random acts of kindness' in her hometown, to brighten people's days. She has left little envelopes around town - in shops, pinned to trees, and even taped to a parking meter.

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    Charities defend pay rises for bosses

    Thirty executives working in a group of leading charities are now paid more than £100,000, while three years ago the figure stood at 19, according to research published in the Daily Telegraph. The number of charity executives on six-figure

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    Charity singles out 'giving areas'

    Scotland's "most generous" areas have been revealed by an anti-poverty charity. ActionAid said Lanarkshire is the country's most giving area, as 823 of its residents currently sponsor 875 children living in poverty across

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    Women can't keep to Xmas budget

    More than 11 million women will over-spend at Christmas with last-minute 'top-up' gifts. On the other hand, men will have finished their shopping well before Christmas, and within budget. So claims a new survey from National Savings and