Check the request before you pay

Guides

• How to check a donation request before Giving Tuesday

  Four worked examples of calls, texts, door knocks and crowdfunding pages, and the order of checks that keeps the decision with you.

  Read the guide

• Donation request checker

  A worksheet that turns your ticks into stop actions, open checks, questions to ask and a printable sheet.

  Open the worksheet

• Parcel message checks for the holidays

  Two fictional messages checked against an order list, with every observation shown and the next steps for each.

• Delivery message checker

  List the orders you expect, paste a message and compare its link with your order email, letter by letter.

• Holiday shopping scam red flags

  Ten checks to run before you pay a shop, seller or delivery fee.

• Is this message a scam?

  Eight yes-or-no questions about someone you met online, with a printable family card.