5 September: International Day of Charity
The United Nations established the International Day of
Charity with the objective of sensitising and mobilising people, NGOs, and
stakeholders all around the world to help others through volunteer and
philanthropic activities. The UN chose
tomorrow, 5 September, to be the annual observance of this aim because it is
the anniversary of the passing of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, who for many
people is synonymous with the act of giving and embodiment of charity.
Everyone who works within the countryside sector knows how
important our charities are. That's one of the reasons why CJS offers free
advertising in CJS Weekly, we'd much rather the charities spent their hard
earned money (your generous donations) on actually conserving something than on
splashy advertising. You're reading CJS, you don't need to be told how
wonderful RSPB or your local Wildlife Trust is to make you want to work for
them - you already know.
During this past year we've seen many acts of charity both
big and small, in the public eye and carried out quietly and unremarked. We've looked to each other for support and comfort,
we've found solace in the green spaces that surround us and smiled at funny
wildlife videos and feel good stories. However, as is becoming ever more
obvious, our charities are struggling as the impact of the pandemic and fallout
from lockdown is felt, none have come through unscathed.
CJS Featured Charity
Every year we have a 'Featured Charity' we
highlight their work, support them financially and give you the chance to
donate a few pennies to them every time you make a purchase whether that's a
subscription or an advert.
This year it was The Mammal Society in the spotlight, they
tell us about their year:
In what has been an extremely challenging year for
everybody, we are particularly grateful to have been given the opportunity to
be this year’s featured charity. Like many charitable organisations the MammalSociety relies on
our volunteers, as well as donations, to keep us going. While many outdoor
activities were put on hold during lockdown, we were able to put out a plea for
more verifiers who could work from home and help us continue our work to record
and conserve Britain’s mammals for future generations. Having had to postpone
our main annual event of the year we felt fortunate to have been given a free platform
from which to tell people about the Mammal Society’s work, get people enthused
about using the Mammal Mapper app, promote the resources available on our
website and to appeal for supporters to join us as members and/or donate. We
believe that we have reached people who we may not otherwise have found and,
importantly, people who are truly interested in supporting what we do and might
even end up working with us in the future. This isn’t the end of our
relationship with CJS and we look forward to working with you in the years to
come.
Don’t forget to keep an eye on our website and social media
during National Mammal Week – 23 October to 1 November 2020!
Nominate your favourite cause to be our Featured Charity in
2021
Their year is coming to an end and we're inviting charities
and their supporters to contact us to nominate their cause to be next year's
featured charity. Contact Kerryn with your suggestions and to find out what's
involved.