Thankyou to all our donors

Skill greatly values the support of all its donors. One of Skill's values, adopted by Skill's trustees during our 25th anniversary year is:

Skill values its supporters and welcomes opportunities to develop relationships with them, and to foster mutual understanding.

Without the support of voluntary donations Skill, which has always been an under-resourced charity from its inception in 1974, would be unable to maintain its independence. An independent stance is crucial to maintaining the role of users in Skill's development, and its advocacy role with and for disabled people.

Recent donations

Skill has been delighted to receive grants and donations from a number of organisations in recent months, notably a donation of £50,000 for core costs from The Tubney Trust, and a pledge of £60,000 over three years from the Rank Foundation. Other financial support has come from the Goldsmiths' Company, the G B Herbert Charitable Trust, the Albert Hunt Trust, the Comino Foundation, and several university Vice-Chancellors.

University of Dundee
University of Surrey
University of Sheffield
University of Southampton
University of Hertfordshire
University of Birmingham
University of Aberdeen
University of East London
University of Central Lancashire
Queen Margaret University College

The City Parochial Foundation has pledged to support a new phase of our Disabled Volunteering Programme with a two year grant, which will build on lessons learnt from earlier experience and promote volunteering for disabled people in the London area.

We are indebted to our 2002 marathon runners, cyclists and skydivers for the spnsorship they have raised, especially Simon Haines, a marathon runner, and Kitty Bouman a skydiver, who are our champion sponsorship-raisers to date.

Various donations ranging from £100 to £1,000 have been received from Barclays, Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc, Rio Tinto, Alliance & Leicester plc, Mars UK Limited, Bank of England, Pfizer Limited, Ford Motor Company Ltd and Thomson Corporation Charitable Trust for running costs or to sponsor conference costs.

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Donors in 2001/2002

Bank of England
Barclays Consumer and Community Affairs
BT
Department for Education and Science
Department of Employment and Learning (Northern Ireland)
Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund
Donald Forrester Charitable Trust
Ford Foundation
G D Herbert Charitable Trust
Home Office Active Community Unit
JP Morgan Fleming Foundation
Linklaters & Alliance
Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales
Marathon runners: Damian Aziz, Nicola Boyd, Robin Morris, Sarah Short, Nick Wildman.
New Opportunities Fund
Northern Ireland Power
Pfizer Limited
Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
Saint Bede's School, Redhill, Rag
Scottish Higher Education Funding Council
Susan Hamilton Personnel
The Albert Hunt Trust
The Bridge House EstatesTrust Fund
The Community Fund (Northern Ireland)
The Community Fund (Scotland)
The Community Fund (United Kingdom)
The Goldsmiths' Company
The Henry Smith Charity
The Independent Newspaper
The Northern Ireland Voluntary Trust
The Rank Foundation
The Scottish Executive
Unemployed Voluntary Action Fund
University of Dundee
University of East London
University of Surrey

And many others

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