frequently asked questions
This page has been designed to provide a starting point on the site, with links to many other areas.
Q How much of YCR's income actually goes to cancer research?
In the year ended 31 March 2008, 79p in every pound spent went to cancer research.
Q I would like to get involved. How can I help?
There are masses of ways everyone can get involved. We always need help with fundraising - click on an option you are interested in to go the relevant part of this site:
Make a one-off donation or a regular donation
Leave a bequest in your Will
Donate any tax rebate owed to you
Donate stocks, shares and securities
Organise an event
Take part in one of our events
Join a committee
Volunteer to help in one of our shops
Recycle your printer cartridges and old mobile phones
Q How can I find out about / take part in one of your events?
We organise a range of events throughout the year. Click on the link below to find out more details:
Big Pink - breast cancer fundraising
Great North Run
New York Marathon
Running events throughout the UK and overseas
Parachuting
Overseas events
Bike Ride
Swimming
Aerobics
Q I would like to join a local committee. Is there one in my area?
We have around fifty local committees who do an amazing job raising funds for our research work. In fact, over £500,000 a year. Click here to find the nearest committee to you
Q I would like to organise my own event. How do I do this?
There is a multitude of ideas for fundraising events and schemes. Click herefor a list of ideas or for information on how to organise your own event.
Q How do I donate my unwanted goods to the shops?
We have three charity shops who would be delighted to take your second hand goods. The shops are in Halifax, Northallerton and Tadcaster. You can also drop off unwanted quality goods at our office at 39 East Parade, Harrogate (9am - 5pm, Monday to Friday).
Q What work does YCR conduct at the universities and associated teaching hospitals?
Yorkshire Cancer Research funds ground-breaking research throughout Yorkshire. Click on a link for more details:
Q How do I make a donation to YCR?
There are various ways you can make a donation. Cash donations can be made at our office at 39 East Parade, Harrogate (9am - 5pm, Monday to Friday) or at any of the three shops. Click here to find more information about the following ways you can make a donation:
- Donate online
- Donate one-off by post
- Donate monthly
- Donate through your weekly/monthly pay
- Leave a legacy in your Will
- Donate stocks and shares
- Donate a tax rebate
Q How do I organise leaving a legacy to YCR in my will?
There are full details on our legacy page. You can also complete a form to request further information. If you live in the Harrogate, Leeds, Bradford, Ripon, Hull, Huddersfield, Wakefield, Halifax, Sheffield or York area, you can make your Will free of charge with YCR paying the bill, during our Free Will Scheme, which will operate between January and March 2009. You don't have to leave a bequest to the charity, but obviously we hope that you will choose to.
Q What is Gift Aid and how does it work?
Gift Aid is a great scheme which allows you to increase the value of your donation if you are a UK tax payer at no extra cost. Simply be completing a Gift Aid declaration, we can reclaim tax from the Inland Revenue, which adds around 28% to your donation.
Q How can Yorkshire people benefit by giving to YCR?
The work being undertaken in Yorkshire universities and hospitals by YCR funded scientists is helping cancer patients all over the world. Our work is of global importance.
Q Why should we keep the research within Yorkshire?
By funding research in Yorkshire, YCR is helping to attract scientists of international calibre, and keep them here. This is helping to make Yorkshire a centre of excellence for cancer research.
Q Where exactly does my money go to?
79p in every pound expenditure goes to cancer research. Our Finances page details our income and expenditure, and how much is funded to each university.
Q Would Yorkshire Cancer Research fund medical research which uses animals?
A lot of cancer research in our laboratories is carried out without using animals. However, there are instances when potentially life-saving research still depends on the use of animals.
As a member of the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC), Yorkshire Cancer Research endorses the AMRC position on the use of animals in medical research, and will only fund animal research when there is no alternative.
We believe that all our research is vital, in order to achieve our aim of helping more people to survive cancer in the future.
Q Doesn't having more than one cancer research charity dilute the effort and spread the funds too thinly?
There are many cancer research charities in the UK. Some are general and some have specific remits. We believe that having a range of cancer research charities actually increases the total amount of money raised as the message is spread far wider than just one charity could ever achieve.
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