The Salvation Army is well known for its network of thrift stores or Charity Shops, colloquially referred to as " the Sally Ann " in Canada, " Sally's " or " Salvo " in the US and " op shops " in Australia, which raise money for its charitable and religious activities by selling donated used items such as clothing, housewares and toys.

Smith, Sainsbury's, Caffe Nero, T-Mobile, Carphone Warehouse, Greggs, Fara Charity Shop, Waitrose, Cattle Grid, Nando's and Pizza Express, as well as several upmarket independent stores, trendy coffee houses and brasseries, but also some bargain basement shops.

Charity shops are a type of social enterprise.

Charity shops are often popular with people who are frugal.

Charity shops may receive overstock or obsolete goods from local for-profit businesses ; the for-profit businesses benefit by taking a tax write-off and clearing unwanted goods from their store instead of throwing the goods out, which is costly.

Their locations can be found on the Charity Retail Association ( CRA ) website, along with information on charity retail, what shops can and can't accept, etc.

From a distance the skyline is dominated by Jansel House, an office block built in 1961 which houses the Luton VAT office over a parade of shops at street level including a Greengrocer, Chemist, Charity Shop.

* Charity Finance Group, a charitable umbrella body in the UK for finance professionals.

* Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome Help ( HUSH )-a UK Based Charity for Information and Support

* Worldaware Lesson plan on Castries-site owned by SOS Charity UK

The program is called eBay Giving Works in the US, and eBay for Charity in the UK.

It included moderate UK hits in " Your Kisses Are Charity " ( UK No. 25 ) and " Cold Shoulder " ( UK No. 43 ).

* Because I am A Girl ( 2010 ) Charity anthology in aid of Plan UK.

* Licensed Trade Charity, a registered charity in the UK

The Charity Commission answers directly to the UK Parliament and to Government ministers, and as a result it is often described as a Quango.

* Dr Hadwen Trust, a UK based Medical Research Charity, funding and promoting the development and use of alternatives to animal experiments in medical research.

* Amida Trust, A UK Pure Land Charity

Nigel is also a Patron of The Shannon Bradshaw Trust, a UK Children's Charity based in the North West, helping children with life threatening conditions and their families.

The Cheeky Girls are also involved in a lot of charity work and are very keen supporters of the UK Children's Charity ChildLine.

The Monkey Sanctuary is the flagship project of Wild Futures ( UK registered Charity number 1102532 ).

He, along with the Marie Keating Charity, has helped to raise over £ 1. 7 million for the UK charity.

In the case of UK charities, a trustee is an unpaid volunteer who undertakes fiduciary responsibilities on behalf of the charity, subject to the provisions of Charity Law, a branch of trust law, and the Charities Act 1993.

In 2009, Lord Bingham was involved with the UK Charity, Reprieve.

* Charity Commission page for SOS Children UK

Exeter RAG hold the Biggest World Aids Day event in the UK, called the Safer Sex Ball, Seeing Thousands of students attending to raise a ton of money for Charity, £ 20, 000 of which is annually set aside for local AIDs charity the Eddistone Trust.

* The Official UK Charity for Exercise Tiger

In 2003, WaterAid was named UK charity of the year at the Charity Times Awards.

The printed magazine was ' Highly Commended ' in the BBC Wildlife Magazine Awards for the Best UK Environmental Charity Publications in 1997.

Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity is one of the four charities leading the national Jeans for Genes campaign where everyone across the UK wears their jeans and makes a donation to help children affected by genetic disorders.

In the Hostess Room, the girls are disappointed that Charity failed to get more out of Vittorio.

His wife Charity (" Chairy ") urges him to get a job in a factory, but Barnum refuses (" The Colors of My Life ").

Charity also implies that mandatory taxation is not needed, or need not collect sufficient funds.

Use of these stamps was mandatory on domestic mail through that month ; proceeds from their sale went toward the Patriotic Charity and Awareness Institution Fund, for use in children's welfare programs.

According to its online report retrieved February 2007, Charity Navigator reports that The Hunger Project's program costs in FY2005 were 80. 2 % of expenses, and administrative and fundraising costs were 19. 8 %.

Charity Navigator lists ChildFund having $ 80, 864, 529 in assets.

The book promised that profits would be distributed " 80 % to SAVE THE CHILDREN FUND and OXFAM for famine relief and 20 % to Charity Projects to support young people faced with the problems of drug abuse, homelessness and disability here in Britain.

" Charity Care or care provided to the uninsured represent an industry average of 20 % of total cost of care provided.

Forbes magazine called OBI one of “ America ’ s Most Efficient Charities ,” and OBI was awarded Charity Navigator ’ s coveted 4-star rating for sound fiscal management for the 7th year in a row ( 2011 ), a feat that only 2 % of rated charities have ever achieved.

InterVarsity is a charter member in the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability ( ECFA ), and uses more than 85 % of its revenue for staffworker salaries and other on-campus work, and is rated 4 stars ( out of 4 ) by Charity Navigator.

In 2009, Lee unveiled a cabernet wine called CaberLee through Charity Wines where 100 % of the proceeds will benefit the 1st Touch Foundation.

Using data from ATS ’ s 2007 federal income tax return, Charity Navigator reported that administrative and management expenses comprised 68 % of total expenses and assigned ATS their lowest efficiency rating.