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Why support Aegis?
Your support will allow Aegis to continue its vital role in protecting people at risk of crimes against humanity through our research and campaign work, helping survivors of Genocide to rebuild their lives and educating young people about the consequences of racism and exclusion.
See: Odette Fund ¦ Protect Darfur ¦ Aegis Education ¦ Holocaust Centre ¦ Aegis in Rwanda ¦ Parliamentary Group on Genocide
You could make a real difference. You could:
- become a member of Aegis,
- donate money,
- volunteer and take action yourself. Read on below...
Become an Aegis member | |
 | Individual memberships: If you or your family would like to join Aegis, you'll receive regular updates by email, Parliamentary briefings, Aegis newsletters, a joining pack and DVD, and invitations to special events. |
 | School memberships: If your school would like to join Aegis, you could visit the Holocaust Centre, support our work and receive details of educational materials for your Citizenship classes. |
 | Corporate memberships: Our partnership scheme offers a chance for businesses, trade unions and NGOs to become closely involved with our work.
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Donations | |
 | One-off donations: Your donations, of whatever size, are a real help in supporting our work. You can pay by credit card, over the phone, by post or online. |
 | Regular donations: By sending us a regular amount each month or annually, you help us plan our activities. You can pay by credit card, over the phone, by post or online. |
 | Gift Aid: If you're a British taxpayer and you 'Gift Aid' your donation, the taxman will help too! For every one pound you donate, the government will donate 28 pence. |
 | Tax-efficient donations from the United States: If you are an American tax payer, your donations to us will be tax-efficient. |
 | Payroll giving: Donating through your payroll is the most tax-efficient way of giving to us. Every £10 you donate brings Aegis up to £33! |
 | Legacies - leaving a gift in your will: Please consider remembering us in your will. Your donation will go towards making 'Never Again' a reality. |
 | In memory donations: Some people prefer that their loved ones are remembered through a donation to charity rather than flowers. Please consider contacting us to let us know if you are planning to do this so that we can help you. |
 | Giving by Charitable Foundations and Trusts: We are very grateful for the support provided by charitable trusts thus far. We would like to hear from you if you'd like to support our work in general or to support a particular campaign or activity. |
 | Gifts in Kind: We have been very lucky to receive several donations of goods and services - such as office furniture and web design. If you feel that you can help in this way then we'd love to hear from you. |
Take Action | |
 | Take action: You could write to your government, or to your elected representative, you could organise a petition or you could mount your own vigil or protest. Or you may have your own ideas. We'd love to hear from you and perhaps we can help. |
 | Volunteer: We have several vacancies for volunteers at the Aegis Trust, including research and campaign internships. |
 | Fundraising: Why not volunteer to raise money for the Aegis Trust? So far fundraisers have included bicycling policemen, swimathon, abseiling schoolchildren, and marathon runners. We have ideas for: |
Where does your money go?
Of all the money raised 92% goes directly to our causes, 7% on administration and 1% towards further fundraising.
