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  • Blog Post: Great Winter Run

    Brrr...luckily it's not been as chilly this winter. My girlfriend and I decided to do the Edinburgh Great Winter Run this January, which involves running a 5k round the rather spectacular Arthur's Seat extinct volcano. I'm spoilt really, as I actually live just a little way down the road...
  • Blog Post: Our Christmas Appeal

    Just before we go, I'd like to remind you all of our special Christmas fundraising appeal . Since December is Childhood Cancers Awareness Month, we're taking the opportunity to ask that every one of the 16,000 UK children with cancer has access to the best possible cancer care. To find out...
  • Blog Post: Macmillan advent calendar: Day 6!

    Today I'd like to introduce you to Danielle who works in our fundraising team. Amongst other things Dani manages our Tribute Funds website which is a permanent online space for remembering your loved ones, especially important as we come up to a time of year when many of you will be thinking about...
  • Blog Post: The Vote That Counts!

    Hello Community, I need to ask you a favour if I may? Macmillan is in the running to win a potential £50,000 from The People's Postcode Trust if we get the most votes. Please could you click here and vote for us, it only takes a minute and is completely free. £50,000 would help...
  • Blog Post: Guest Blog: Ciarán Devane's Jordan Trek - Pt 3.

    Macmillan's CEO Ciarán has just taken part in one of our overseas trekking events and we asked him to keep a blog for the Online Community to share the experience with you. If any of you would like to sponsor Ciarán then please visit his Just Giving page for more information. If...
  • Blog Post: Guest Blog: Ciarán Devane's Jordan Trek - Pt 2.

    Macmillan's CEO Ciarán is taking part in one of our overseas trekking events at the moment and we asked him to keep a blog for the Online Community to share the experience with you. If any of you would like to sponsor Ciarán then please visit his Just Giving page for more information...
  • Blog Post: Guest Blog: Ciarán Devane's Jordan Trek.

    Some of you may be aware of Ciarán Devane our Chief Executive, but for those who aren't here are three things you may not know about him: Ciarán joined Macmillan in May 2007 He has a masters degree in international policy from George Washington University He has a cat called...
  • Blog Post: We're having a Coffee Morning right here!

    Hello all, As you all know tomorrow is the World's Biggest Coffee Morning . Coffee Morning is our biggest annual fundraising event and we're all very excited about it. Along with the lovely Kate, Clio, Libby and Laura - Admin I'll be hosting an online Coffee Morning right here in the...
  • Blog Post: Coffee morning plans well under way

    Hmmmm. Bit annoyed as I tried to change my profile photo to this one of me in the Macmillan T-shirt but I couldn't get it to upload correctly. Anyway, my mind is well and truly turning to fundraising now. My treatment finished mid-July and at my oncology appointment last week the Dr told me...
  • Blog Post: Bikers4Macmillan Guest Blog

    Last Saturday saw the flagship event for the Bikers4Macmillan , a group of fundraisers whose love of raising money for charity is matched only by their love of motorcycles! A strange combination you may think, but we invited Chair of the group Steve Freemantle to tell us about the Sunrise to Sunset Ride...