Corporate

Charity Technology Trust (CTT) is now offering eligible UK charities and not-for-profit organisations the latest edition of Microsoft Office at a steeply discounted rate.

Lloyds Banking Group is to donate an additional £1 million to the Bank of Scotland Foundation, doubling its grants for charities across Scotland to £2 million a year from 2014.

U2 gave the €5 million profit from their concerts in 2009 to a music charity, their manager has told the Irish Times.

Children's charity Variety has produced a Gold Heart Badge featuring characters from Disney•Pixar’s film Monsters Inc.

One of London's newest visitor attractions has chosen Booktrust as its first charity of the year. The View from The Shard will be supporting the charity's Children's Reading Fund.

Fashion retailer Boden has worked with online fundraising service JustGiving to raise funds for Kid's Company.

Having raised £30,000 for Heart Research UK last year, Simplyhealth is now increasing its target to £150,000 to fund a joint research project with the charity to look at the link betwee

Lloyds Banking Group has chosen Alzheimer’s Society and Alzheimer Scotland as its Charity of the Year Partnership for 2013 and 2014. The charities were selected in a staff vote.

Ethical beauty retailer The Body Shop is partnering with Teenage Cancer Trust and aims to raise £250,000 for the charity.

The Mars brand Galaxy Hot Chocolate has created a charitable fund to help small, local community groups and charities across the UK.