<p><span style="background-color: white;">I&rsquo;m raising money for Oxfam, a charity which has recently ranked number three on a list of the top 100 NGOs in the world by The Global Journal. They write:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 36pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">&ldquo;In many ways, Oxfam encapsulates in one organization the various functions of a modern NGO. It engages in humanitarian work, assisting those immediately affected by conflict and natural disasters. It implements development programs, seeking to lift communities out of poverty with long-term, sustainable solutions. It lobbies and advocates, in a bid to affect policy decisions on the causes of conflict at local, national, and international levels. It undertakes in-depth and rigorous research into best practices and structural challenges. And it does all of these things effectively and to the highest standards.&rdquo;&nbsp;<span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://theglobaljournal.net/article/view/view/478/">http://theglobaljournal.net/article/view/view/478/</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 36pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="color: blue;"><br></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">As is fair, I&rsquo;m &lsquo;sponsoring&rsquo; myself 10% of the fundraising target. Your charity won&rsquo;t be paying for me to have an interesting (albeit gruelling) sporting experience! If you can give, Oxfam and I would appreciate it, but if not that's ok too.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">Thank you! :)</p>