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Our Mission.
The charitable objective of The Wisdom Trust is to generate awareness about the big issues facing the future of our planet, such as poverty, the environment and health, through innovative online education programmes. Operating across the international community, we will continue to engage individuals, charitable organisations and private companies, by ensuring they always have the freedom to decide their involvement with us.
Our mission is achieved through a series of principles that guide how we work: we call it The Wisdom Trust Way.
• We guarantee that signing-up is not a life-long commitment; it just makes you a member. What you do then is your choice.
• We continually aspire to provide a flexible range of educational tools, accessible to a diverse global population 24/7.
• Our view on fundraising is clear and our concept unique - no hands in pockets and active support of the charitable community as a whole.
• We aim to empower people, of all age groups and backgrounds, by suggesting simple ways of doing their "bit".
• By working together, we achieve more, so creating friendship, goodwill and understanding across all boundaries is core to our mission and our success.
• We believe that maximum visibility means minimal confusion and we aim to be 100% accountable for our activity and our expenditure.
Click here for a short presentation about The Wisdom Trust.
See also: About Us || Get Involved || Register Your Good Cause || Invite New Members - Forming A Network || Corporate Social Responsibility || Corporate Partnerships - Get Your Company Involved || S.U.R.F. - Journey To Wisdom || The Power Of One – How Individuals Can Really Make A Difference
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About Us.
The Wisdom Trust was founded in 2003 and gained registered charity status in November 2005. Through our work, we aim to increase awareness of poverty, environment and health issues facing the global community. To date we list over 5,500 registered members, and work to support over 500 charities and good causes - in 21 countries, worldwide.
Our fundraising total topped the £12,000 mark in 2007 with at least 50% of that income being set aside for donations to the other charitable organisations we support.
At least another 25% of our income is used to enhance our education programs and to help people 'make a difference’. To facilitate this, we have a minimalist approach to overheads: we have no paid staff, no dedicated offices and absolutely no desire to change this!
As a registered charity, we are subject to the governance of the Charity Commission and are fully compliant with all aspects of charity law. Our accounts (for every year since 2005) are available for public inspection via the charity commission website, and, also at our offices in Caterham, Surrey.
Click here for a short presentation about The Wisdom Trust.
See also: Our Mission || Get Involved || Register Your Good Cause || Invite New Members - Forming A Network || Corporate Social Responsibility || Corporate Partnerships - Get Your Company Involved || S.U.R.F. - Journey To Wisdom || Wisdom Trust Charity/Grant Fund - Help For Individuals || Wisdom Trust Charity/Grant Fund - Help For Individuals || The Power Of One – How Individuals Can Really Make A Difference
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Get Involved.
The Wisdom Trust is committed to playing its part in relieving poverty, protecting our environment and improving world health, and within a few clicks, you too can be part of our work.
As a friend of The Wisdom Trust, you'll be able to raise money for charitable causes by simply being online - whether you're searching or shopping you can have an impact on hundreds of charities, good causes and other 'not-for-profit' organisations, all over the world.
As with all the best ideas it’s perfectly simple. Whenever you go online, it’s likely that your activity is creating advertising revenue or ecommerce commissions. Whilst we can’t say exactly where this money goes now, you can make sure that it reaches where it’s needed most in the future, by using our website as a gateway to all your favourite shops, search engines, price comparisons and auction sites.
As well as increasing the fund for all our listed charities, as a member, you'll be able to help us choose how much each good cause receives in donations, nominate organisations to join our listings and even personally raise funds for the causes you support.
If you’re interested in finding out more about the work of charitable organisations, and how you can help combat some of the problems facing our world today by making a few simple changes in your life, our website is packed full of informative tips, facts and quizzes. We also run a volunteer programme, so if you actually have the time to get involved, we’d be glad of your help.
It really is as easy as that! So why not sign up, get involved and start making a difference today?
Five Simple Ways You Can Help
1. Get involved on our website. You can participate in our online education programs to learn more about the big global issues and about what you can do to help make a difference. You could also become part of our research team, where you can research facts, tips and other items for our online databases, or even contribute articles of your own about any of the issues, for inclusion in our weekly newsletters. In this way, simply by using our website, you’ll be contributing to charities and good causes worldwide, every time you're online.
2. We want to work with groups of people, of all ages and backgrounds, in all communities to set up Wisdom Trust-inspired charity support groups. These would be small local groups of local people, meeting together (in each others homes or in church/school halls) under the guidance of The Wisdom Trust, to plan and develop their own strategies for reaching out into their own communities, both to individuals (who can become friends of The Wisdom Trust and make a difference) and to organisations - hospitals, schools, churches, charities, sports clubs etc. (who can register with The Wisdom Trust to become potential beneficiaries of donations from our fund).
3. Anyone can participate in planning, organising and running our growing range of outside events. These include local environmental fairs, charity open days, exhibitions and roadshow events.
4. Because we work with over 500 different organisations, all over the country (and worldwide) we are aware that many of them have a need for volunteers from time to time, for regular activities or for one-off events. We are planning to develop a program where we will connect with each of the charities, understand their needs and seek to provide 'hit squads' of our members to work with particular charities for specified events. Everyone will be able to register as participants in this scheme, noting their availability for particular events detailed in the diary and then helping on the day.
5. Use your specialist skills to help our cause. Whether you’re a website programmer, graphic designer, writer, language specialist, electronics wizard, or if you have skills in economics, finance, legal matters, strategy planning or indeed experience in any other field whatsoever, The Wisdom Trust (and all our listed organisations) could benefit from what you have to offer. Tell us what you can do and let’s discuss how you can help us.
Sign-up today at www.wisdomtrust.org and become part of our team. It’s free to do so and all you’ll need is a valid email address.
See also: Our Mission || About Us || Register Your Good Cause || Invite New Members - Forming A Network || Corporate Social Responsibility || Corporate Partnerships - Get Your Company Involved || S.U.R.F. - Journey To Wisdom || Wisdom Trust Charity/Grant Fund - Help For Individuals || The Power Of One – How Individuals Can Really Make A Difference
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S.U.R.F.- A Journey To Wisdom.
SURF is our latest campaign, described as a four-step “Journey to Wisdom”. It’s relevant for everyone, whatever their age or background and aims to inspire more involvement in all aspects of social responsibility.
Any organisation can encourage their staff, families, members and supporters alike on their “Journey to Wisdom”, in a few easy clicks. Moreover, by registering themselves as one of our listed charities or good causes, an organisation would become eligible for regular donations from our main Donations Fund. So, what is SURF???
Support charitable causes while you’re online.
By using our website for education, or simply as a gateway for your internet activity, everyone can support The Wisdom Trust and increase the value of our Donations Fund, divided quarterly amongst our listed charities.
Over 1000 commercial partners have agreed to donate to our fund either through advertising or, as a result of our members linking via www.wisdomtrust.org to their websites for searching the internet, comparing prices or shopping online.
It’s simple! The more you use our website, the more you can help support our work and that of many charities worldwide. Aside from grants, we are committed to raising income through online streams and encourage our members to offer any direct donations to other charitable organisations.
Understand the issues.
Our view of Wisdom is threefold: learning, testing, applying. Our website has built-in education programmes that support this, with a focus on poverty, environment and health. Our online resource library contains thousands of facts and statistics about these important topics, together with articles, quizzes, puzzles and over 3,000 eco-tips and health-tips. We want to make it as easy as possible for everyone to make a difference.
Register your support.
It’s free of charge to register as a friend of The Wisdom Trust. Once a member, you can impact how our Donations Fund is divided each quarter, by voting for listed charitable causes; you can nominate your own favourite causes to join our list; plus start creating a Personal Grant Fund, through use of our website, that can offset costs of education and environmental appliances like wind turbines and solar panels.
Form a network of friends and family.
Anyone who uses the internet can benefit from our programmes, and in turn you can benefit through their activity on our website, so introduce us to your friends, family and colleagues, or to anyone else you know who uses the internet. To us, networks aren’t just wires and cables: we want to develop a true sense of community and connectivity between our members that crosses all borders.
See also: Our Mission || About Us || Get Involved || Register Your Good Cause || Invite New Members - Forming A Network || Corporate Social Responsibility || Corporate Partnerships - Get Your Company Involved || Wisdom Trust Charity/Grant Fund - Help For Individuals || The Power Of One – How Individuals Can Really Make A Difference
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Register Your Good Cause.
The Wisdom Trust currently lists over 520 charities and good causes in more than 25 different countries, and we donate 70% of our income every three months to support the work of each and every one of our partner organisations.
If your own favourite charitable cause isn't yet listed, why not nominate them today, get them on board and then you can start working with us to promote their issues on a global platform and raise money to support their work. To nominate any organisation, simply send them an email with a brief note about why you'd like to nominate them, and include a link to our website www.wisdomtrust.org. They'll be able to visit the website for themselves to find out about the many ways they could benefit by teaming up with The Wisdom Trust, before completing the very simple registration form.
If you're a friend of The Wisdom Trust, log in and use the official nomination/invitation email for organisations which is provided - this includes a special link so that we'll know the new organisation was introduced by you. We suggest you send it first to yourself and then forward it from there to all the charities, good causes and other not-for-profit organisations you want to get on board. But do make sure you contact the organisation first so that they know a bit about it beforehand and so you can get all the correct contact details (name, position, email address etc.). Then when the email arrives it won’t simply be deleted as spam.
Once the new charity or good cause is listed on our website, you'll be able to vote for them to get a share of our main Donations Fund and earn Fundraising Credits and Gift Credits to channel even more funds their way from our Members' Fund. Plus you'll be able to introduce all your friends, family and colleagues and any other staff, members or supporters of the organisation, so they'll be able to add their support as well.
What sort of organisations can join our program? Well, pretty much any organisation, anywhere in the world, just so long as their basic business model is 'not-for-profit'. For example, that can include organisations such as charities, schools, hospitals, churches and other religious groups, city farms, wildlife sanctuaries, scouts, guides, community groups and local sports clubs.
See also: Our Mission || About Us || Get Involved || Invite New Members - Forming A Network || S.U.R.F.- A Journey To Wisdom || Corporate Social Responsibility || Corporate Partnerships - Get Your Company Involved || Wisdom Trust Charity/Grant Fund - Help For Individuals || The Power Of One – How Individuals Can Really Make A Difference
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Invite New Members - Forming A Network.
The Wisdom Trust exists to help create a wider awareness about the important issues affecting the future of our planet, especially poverty, environment and health. But we can only create a wider awareness if the number of people engaging with us keeps on increasing.
Everyone who uses the internet can join our cause and play their part, and you probably know dozens of people who use the internet - family, friends, colleagues and even all those contacts on websites such as Facebook, Myspace and Bebo. so why not help us spread the word by telling all those online people you know about The Wisdom Trust?
It's such a little bit of effort but could help make a big difference.
Members.
If you're a friend of The Wisdom Trust, log in and use the official invitation email for individuals which is provided - this includes a special link so that we'll know the new member was introduced by you. We suggest you send it first to yourself and then forward it from there to all your friends, family and colleagues you want to get on board. But do make sure you contact them first so that they know a bit about it beforehand. Then when the email arrives it won’t simply be deleted as spam.
The benefit to you, as a member, when you introduce your friends, family and colleagues, is that any credits (FC's) and bonuses they accumulate will also add value to your own Wisdom Trust charity/grant fund, as well as adding value to the fund set aside for the charities you support. So the more people you introduce, the higher the potential for your own charity/grant fund and the greater the potential income for your favourite charities and good causes.
Not only that, when the people you introduce, introduce new members of their own, those '2nd generation' new members will also add value to your personal Wisdom Trust charity/grant fund and to the money set aside for your favourite causes, every time they earn a credit or get a bonus. Amazingly enough, the same applies for their friends and family and so on.... down through a minimum of eight generations of friends, family and collegues.
And should you introduce an organisation (school, church, charity, hospital, local sports club or community group, for example) when all their supporters join our cause to support that organisation, our system will recognise them as part of your network, so they'll also be adding value to your personal charity/grant fund and to the fund of your favourite charitable cause.
So think about everyone you know who's online and anyone you know who represents any organisation in need of funding, and send them an invitation email.
Non-Members.
Simply think about everyone you know who's online and anyone you know who represents any organisation in need of funding, and send them a short email of your own plus a link to The Wisdom Trust website.
But don't forget, if you first sign-up as a friend of The Wisdom Trust yourself, we'll open a special Wisdom Trust charity/grant fund in your name, and then anyone you introduce will be helping add to its value everytime they go online to learn through our education programs, search through our search partners or shop through our shopping mall. And when you register, you'll be able to tell us which is your favourite charity or good cause then all those friends, family and colleagues you introdfuce will be helping to raise money for that organisation as well.
See also: Our Mission || About Us || Get Involved || Register Your Good Cause || S.U.R.F.- A Journey To Wisdom || Corporate Social Responsibility || Corporate Partnerships - Get Your Company Involved || Wisdom Trust Charity/Grant Fund - Help For Individuals || The Power Of One – How Individuals Can Really Make A Difference
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Corporate Partnerships - Get Your Company Involved.
The Wisdom Trust works with charities, good causes and other not-for-profit organisations all over the world, but we're also happy to explore partnerships with companies and other corporate bodies to promote our issues and assist in that organisation's Corporate Social Responsibility programs.
If the company has its own charitable foundation, or if it has an annual charity fund, from which it donates to local, national or international charitable causes, we would be happy to list that as one of our good causes. Alternatively, if the company wishes, we can create a 'charity fund' in the company's name (e.g. XYZ Services Ltd. Charitable Fund) and list that one our website instead.
The company can then promote The Wisdom Trust to its management, staff, suppliers and customers, who can then engage with us individually, possibly even registering as friends of The Wisdom Trust themselves, to learn more about the big global issues (poverty, environment and health) and about thousands of simple things they can do to help make a difference. Individuals who register with us will also be able to participate in our Grants program to offset the cost of things like solar panels or wind turbines in their home, or, in the case of students, to offset against any outstanding costs of their education. Organisations who register with us can add themselves to our listed good causes, in the same way, and promote The Wisdom Trust to their own management, staff, suppliers and customers.
By reaching out in this way to help spread awareness and create a greater understanding about these important issues, the company's charity foundation, (or its charity fund) stands to benefit financially every time any of the people who engage with us, as a result, earn credits through our education programs, search the internet, shop online or introduce their own friends and family.
Thus, by partnering with The Wisdom Trust, a company will be enhancing their existing CSR activities, first by helping to create a wider awareness about the important issues affecting the future of our planet, and, as a result, possibly even help us to spread more friendship, goodwill and understanding across all racial, cultural, relgious and national boundaries; and second, by adding value to the financial support the company offers to the charitable causes it supports locally, nationally and internationally.
See also: Our Mission || About Us || Get Involved || Register Your Good Cause || Invite New Members - Forming A Network || S.U.R.F.- A Journey To Wisdom || Corporate Social Responsibility || Wisdom Trust Charity/Grant Fund - Help For Individuals || The Power Of One – How Individuals Can Really Make A Difference
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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
Definition.
Corporate social responsibility (CSR, also known as corporate responsibility, corporate citizenship, and responsible business) is a concept whereby organisations consider the interests of society by taking responsibility for the impact of their activities on customers, suppliers, employees, shareholders, communities and other stakeholders, as well as the environment.
This obligation is seen to extend beyond the statutory obligation to comply with legislation and sees organisations voluntarily taking further steps to improve the quality of life for employees and their families as well as for the local community and society at large.
How Can The Wisdom Trust Help Your Organisation?
If you're a registered charity or any other not-for-profit good cause, we can help promote your cause on our global platform, engage with your staff, supporters, members and their families to help create more awareness about the big global issues (poverty, environment and health) and about thousands of simple things everyone can do to help make a difference and, perhaps most importantly, provide regular donations to support your work and/or grants to help reduce the impact on the environment of your various operational activities. Simply register your cause on our website - completely without any cost whatsoever - promote The Wisdom Trust to your supporters and, if you wish, contact us to see how we can work more closely together.
If you're a company or other corporate body, we can engage with your management, staff (and their families), suppliers and customers to help create more awareness about the big global issues (poverty, environment and health) and about thousands of simple things everyone can do to help make a difference. We can also provide regular donations to support any charitable work your company gets involved in and offer grants to help reduce the impact on the environment of your various operational activities. Simply register your company's charitable activities as a good cause on our website - completely without any cost whatsoever - promote The Wisdom Trust to your staff, suppliers and customers and, if you wish, contact us to see how we can work more closely together.
See also: Our Mission || About Us || Get Involved || Register Your Good Cause || Invite New Members - Forming A Network || S.U.R.F.- A Journey To Wisdom || Corporate Partnerships - Get Your Company Inolved || Wisdom Trust Charity/Grant Fund - Help For Individuals || The Power Of One – How Individuals Can Really Make A Difference
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Shopping Online - To Support Charitable Causes.
If you shop online, or even if you're thinking of becoming a so-called cyber-shopper, make sure you check out the huge range of shops available on The Wisdom Trust's shopping mall. There are over 1,000 shops, stores and service providers listed there, selling everything you could possibly need - clothes, CD's, Groceries, Houseware, Gardening Equipment, Books, DVD's, Travel Tickets, Concert Tickets, Gifts, Flowers, Mobile Phones, Stationery and Computers, to name just a few of the many items on offer.
And every time you buy something through The Wisdom Trust, you'll be able helping raise funds for charitable causes all over the world, and for your own favourite cause in particular, whatever that might be. So when you want to buy a book, for example, by redirecting your purchase through The Wisdom Trust shopping mall, you could help feed hungry children, protect the rainforest and endangered species, relieve poverty, improve healthcare where it's needed most, provide water in the poorest parts of the world and preserve our planet for future generations - and all because you chose to make your online purchase through The Wisdom Trust. And all at no extra cost to you. Isn't that amazing?
You don't have to be a member to use The Wisdom Trust's shopping mall and help make a difference. Just click through on the [Shopping] link in the [Resources] menu, select your shop, link through to their website and make your purchase in the normal way. That's it! But if you were a member, you'd be able to claim Shopping Credits (Shopping FC's - 1 for every £2.50 you spend) to add value to the fund of your own favourite charitable cause, as well as to your own personal Wisdom Trust Grant Fund. And as a member you'll also be able to create a special list of all your favourite shops to make it a bit easier and quicker to get to the shops you prefer.
See also: Searching For Wisdom - Fundraising Made Easy || Click To Make A Difference - It Couldn't Be Easier || Check Out A Great Deal - For You And For Charity || Wisdom Trust Charity/Grant Fund - Help For Individuals
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Searching For Wisdom - Fundraising Made Easy.
If you use the internet for research, from time to time, making use of search engines to find information, you too can help raise money for charitable causes and for your own favourite charitable cause every time you search, when you redirect your searches through The Wisdom Trust website using our range of online search partners.
So, without any cost or inconvenience to yourself, all your online searching, when redirected through The Wisdom Trust, could help feed hungry children, protect the rainforest and endangered species, relieve poverty, improve healthcare where it's needed most, provide water in the poorest parts of the world and preserve our planet for future generations - and all because you made the simple choice to use the Wisdom Trust's search partners. Isn't that amazing?
You don't have to be a member to use The Wisdom Trust's search partners and help make a difference. Just click through on the [Search] link in the [Resources] menu, select a search engine, run your search and click through on any relevant results which appear on the next page. Simple, isn't it?
See also: Shopping Online - To Support Charitable Causes || Click To Make A Difference - It Couldn't Be Easier || Check Out A Great Deal - For You And For Charity || Wisdom Trust Charity/Grant Fund - Help For Individuals
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Click To Make A Difference - It Couldn't Be Easier.
Many of our online shopping and advertising partners offer special deals from time to time and every day, we list a selection of these in our special [Surf] option from the [Resources] menu. Why not check out a few of their websites each day and see is there is anything of interest for you. And as a special incentive, we'll add a little bit extra to our main charity fund every time someone visits any of the websites listed on our Surf pages. We want you to look at their websites because we think some (or most) people will find their websites interesting. But don't just click in and out of each website. Spend a few seconds having a look round and see if you can spot something of particular interest to you. You might just spot a bargain.
You don't have to be a member to use The Wisdom Trust's Surf pages. Just click through on the [Surf] link in the [Resources] menu, click through on some of the links to visit a few of our selected websites and have a look round each one to see what they have to offer. That's it! Simple? Yes, of course. But by getting into the habit of doing this every day, you could help feed hungry children, protect the rainforest and endangered species, relieve poverty, improve healthcare where it's needed most, provide water in the poorest parts of the world and preserve our planet for future generations - and all for a few minutes of your time checking out a few of our selected websites. Isn't that amazing?
See also: Shopping Online - To Support Charitable Causes || Searching For Wisdom - Fundraising Made Easy || Check Out A Great Deal - For You And For Charity || Wisdom Trust Charity/Grant Fund - Help For Individuals
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Check Out A Great Deal - For You And For Charity.
When any of us buys something, either online or in the shops, we always want to try to make sure we get the best possible price. Well now, by using The Wisdom Trust's price comparison partners, you can ensure that you never pay more than you need for anything you'll ever buy again. Our price comparison partners help you find the exact products which match your particular criteria, and then once you've chosen the precise model you want, they'll tell you what shops sell it, who has the best prices, what they charge for delivery and whether or not they have any in stock at the moment. Brilliant, isn't it?
You'll find all our price comparison partners listed in our special [Pricecheck] option from the [Resources] menu. So why not get into the habit of checking out a new bargain every day. Just think of all the things you're likely to buy over the next few months, visit one or two of our partners' websites and run through the simple comparison process. And at the end of each comparison, visit the website of one of the stores listing your chosen product to see if they have any really special deals today. They often do, so you could find yourself an ever bigger bargain than you thought.
You don't have to be a member to use The Wisdom Trust's Pricecheck pages. Just click through on the [Pricecheck] link in the [Resources] menu, visit some of the price comparison sites listed there, run through a comparison for anything you might want to buy now or over the next few months and check out the shops' websites for any really special deals today. That's it! Simple? Yes, of course. But by getting into the habit of doing this every day, not only will you become a better-informed consumer, but you could also help feed hungry children, protect the rainforest and endangered species, relieve poverty, improve healthcare where it's needed most, provide water in the poorest parts of the world and preserve our planet for future generations - and all for a few minutes of your time checking out the best prices of things you need, so you save money. Isn't that amazing?
See also: Shopping Online - To Support Charitable Causes || Searching For Wisdom - Fundraising Made Easy || Click To Make A Difference - It Couldn't Be Easier || Wisdom Trust Charity/Grant Fund - Help For Individuals
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Wisdom Trust Charity/Grant Fund - Help For Individuals
Introduction.
Everyone who registers as a friend of The Wisdom Trust, whatever their age and wherever they come from in the world, is allocated their own personal Wisdom Trust charity/grant fund. This starts at zero but accumulates small amounts of value every time the member is awarded a Fundraising Credit (FC). The more FC’s you get, the bigger your grant fund will be.
How to add value to your grant fund.
1. Collect Credits - FC's.
Use the website's built-in education programs to earn credits (Fundraising Credits or FCs). These allocate value to your fund and show on the Bronze total within your stats report, which you can view in real time, 24 hours a day, using the [Stats] link on the [Members] menu, once you're logged in. The credits which make up the value of your Bronze total are gradually promoted through Silver to Gold (on a first-come-first-served basis along with every other members' credits) and it's the value in your Gold account which shows in the header report at the top of the page.
You can help ensure your own credits move faster from Bronze through Silver to Gold by:- a) Visiting some of the websites of our advertising partners through the [Surf] option on the [Resources] menu; b) Redirecting some of your normal online searches through our own search partners using the [Search] option on the [Resources] menu; c) Using our price comparison partners to check out the best prices for anything you want to buy over the next few months, through the [Pricecheck] option on the [Resources] menu; d) Redirecting some of your normal online shopping through The Wisdom Trust's shopping mall of over 1,000 shops and stores, using the [Shopping] option on the [Resources] menu.
2. Shop Online.
When you redirect some of your normal online shopping through The Wisdom Trust's shopping mall, not only will you earn 1 FC for every £2.50 you spend, but you'll also be awarded a small shopping bonus, based on the value of your purchase. This shopping bonus will be added straight into your Gold account total, once the purchase is approved by the shop in question, on the 22nd day of the month following your purchase. You'll also get a small shopping bonus when anyone you introduce (or anyone they introduce) shops online. So by shopping online and by introducing others who shop online regularly, you'll see your Gold account total increase in value on a regular basis.
3. Work Towards The Various Member Bonuses.
There are seven member bonuses, all detailed elsewhere in this help facility - they are:- Kingsfisher, Merlin, Nightingale and Sparrow Bonuses, plus Yew, Maple and Cedar Bonuses.
Most of these can add substantial amounts of extra credits to your Bronze account total, but one (the Kingfisher Bonus) adds a cash value straight into your Gold account total, on the 22nd day of the month following its award. You'll also earn credits (or a cash value in the case of the Kingfisher Bonus) when anyone you introduce (or anyone they introduce) get one of these Bonuses.
4. Introduce Friends, Family And Colleagues.
By introducing your friends, family and colleagues, and anyone else you know who uses the internet, your personal Wisdom charity/grant fund will benefit everytime they earn credits, shop online, win member bonuses or introduce people of their own. So the more people you introduce, the greater will be the potential growth of your own personal Wisdom charity/grant fund. For more information, see the Invite New Members section of this help facility.
What can you do with your grant fund?
a) you can donate some of it to a particular charity or good cause of your choice, from our list.
b) you can use some of it to offset your carbon emissions by calculating your carbon footprint then allocating some of your fund to offset a portion of it.
c) you can donate some of your fund to The Wisdom Trust's main charity fund, which will then be divided amongst our charities.
d), you can use up to 80% of the value of your fund to apply for a Wisdom Trust grant for things like solar panels, wind turbines, water butts etc., or, in the case of students, to offset some of your own education costs.
e) you can leave your account balance as it is and come back to it again at a later date.
See also: Our Mission || About Us || Shopping Online - To Support Charitable Causes || Searching For Wisdom - Fundraising Made Easy || Click To Make A Difference - It Couldn't Be Easier || The Power Of One – How Individuals Can Really Make A Difference
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Grade.
Introduction
The grade you’ve been able to achieve so far within The Wisdom Trust program is not only a measure of how you’re doing from an educational viewpoint, but also of how much you’re helping us to spread the word, by introducing your friends, family and colleagues – and even other charities or good causes.
The first grade (for all new members) is Yew Grade. To gain ‘promotion’ to the next level, Cedar Grade, a new member simply needs to introduce three new members from among their friends, family and colleagues. The next level is Maple Grade, and is achieved when the member has introduced six new members.
The other grades, Ash, Beech, Cypress, Oak, Elm, Pine and Redwood, will each be achieved when the member has three of their friends achieving the level below. So to reach Elm Grade, a member must have three friends on Oak Grade.
The benefit of achieving a higher grade is that a member will become eligible for the extra bonuses associated with each grade they achieve.
How to improve your grade.
To gain 'promotion' to the next grade, you simply need to introduce some new members, at least three of whom achieve the current grade you yourself have reached so far. The only exception to this rule is the Maple Bonus, which is simply an upgrade on the Cedar Bonus (6 new active members instead of 3). For example, therefore, to move from Oak Grade to Elm Grade, a member would need to have three of the people they've personally introduced achieve Oak Grade themselves.
See also: Our Mission || About Us || Get Involved || Register Your Good Cause || Wisdom Trust Charity/Grant Fund - Help For Individuals
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Status.
Introduction.
Your current status indicates your current usage of The Wisdom Trust’s website, for education and for other activities such as searching and shopping etc., and even for helping to spread the word by introducing friends, family and colleagues.
There are five levels for status:-
1. Unverified – indicating that the member hasn’t yet verified their email address.
2. Standard – the member has verified their email address but is not yet ‘active’.
3. Active – the member had 200 FC’s in the previous or current month (60 FC’s if it’s their first month).
4. Active+ – the member is active themselves (as described above) and has three other members (personally introduce by them) who are also active.
5. Active++ - the member qualifies for Active+ status and has shopped online this month through The Wisdom Trust (and had their transaction approved).
How to improve your status.
Every new member starts as Unverified, but as soon as they have verified their email address, either by clicking on the link in the verifications email we send out or by sending a blank email to verifications@wisdomtrust.org, they will be automatically upgraded to Standard. Active status is achieved whenever the member has 200 FC's in the current month (or in the previous month), or 60 FC's if it's their first month. But you can't be Active if you're still Unverified. Active+ status is achieved when the member themselves is Active along with at least three of the people the've personally introduced. Finally, Active++ is an extra upgrade for Active+ members only, and applies in any month where they shop online and where their purchase has been approved by the shop in question.
What are the benefits of improving your status?
Everyone is awarded 1 FC when they log in, but extra FC's are awarded on login, for each higher level of status the member currently holds. So Standard status members get 2 FC's on login, Active status members get 3, Active+ status members get 4, and Active++ status members get 5.
See also: Our Mission || About Us || Get Involved || Register Your Good Cause || Wisdom Trust Charity/Grant Fund - Help For Individuals
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Wisdom2U.
Tell us what (if anything) you’d like to receive in your email inbox from us. You can make up to three selections (one from each of the three drop-down lists) to receive a weekly health-tip, a weekly eco-tip, a weekly widom-tip, a weekly inspirational quotation or our weekly newsletter.
Whatever you select will be emailed to you on the Tuesday of every week.
See also: Our Mission || About Us || Get Involved || Register Your Good Cause || Wisdom Trust Charity/Grant Fund - Help For Individuals
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Eco Grants.
Everyone who registers as a friend of The Wisdom Trust is allocated their own personal Wisdom Trust charity/grant fund. The value of this fund grows as the member accumulates credits (Fundraising Credits or FC's) through their use of the online education programs, through shopping via The Wisdom Trust Shopping Mall and by introduce their friends, family and colleagues to join us too.
So the more a member does on The Wisdom Trust website and the more they help us spread the word, the more credits they get and the bigger will be the value of the charity/grant fund. But the value of this fund is always retained by The Wisdom Trust. It is never seen as money 'earned' by the member. They only gain the right to decide what is done with the value of their fund.
You can use the value of your Wisdom Trust Grant Fund to apply for an Eco Grant to help offset the cost of a solar panel, wind turbine, water butt etc., or indeed any item which will help reduce your carbon footprint and lower your own impact on the environment. Items for which we will allow grants must be approved by The Carbon Trust for their advertised purpose.
Once an application for an Eco Grant has been processed The Wisdom Trust will seek to locate a local, fully-accredited supplier of the required item. If the grant is for less than 100% of the total cost, we will advise the member of the balance that is due, so they can clear the difference prior to delivery. Once the item is paid for in full, we will then arrange delivery, and, if appropriate, installation.
To apply for an Eco Grant, the value of your Wisdom Trust charity/grant fund must exceed £100. To start the process, use the simple claim form within the [Gold Money Options] link on the [Resources] menu, when you're logged in.
Remember, Wisdom Trust charity/grant funds accumulate value with each credit you're awarded through our online education program, or when you shop online and even when you introduce others to The Wisdom Trust.
But it's not just your own credits which add value to your fund. As we see it, when you introduce someone to The Wisdom Trust, it's thanks to you that we then have the opportunity to engage with that new person and help them become more aware too. With that in mind, their credits also add value to your fund (as well as to theirs) and so do the credits awarded to their friends, and their friends' friends and so on... So the more you help us spread the word, the bigger your own grant fund could become.
See also: Our Mission || About Us || Get Involved || Register Your Good Cause || Wisdom Trust Charity/Grant Fund - Help For Individuals || Education Grants || Carbon Offsetting
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Education Grants.
Everyone who registers as a friend of The Wisdom Trust is allocated their own personal Wisdom Trust charity/grant fund. The value of this fund grows as the member accumulates credits (Fundraising Credits or FC's) through their use of the online education programs, through shopping via The Wisdom Trust Shopping Mall and by introduce their friends, family and colleagues to join us too.
So the more a member does on The Wisdom Trust website and the more they help us spread the word, the more credits they get and the bigger will be the value of the charity/grant fund. But the value of this fund is always retained by The Wisdom Trust. It is never seen as money 'earned' by the member. They only gain the right to decide what is done with the value of their fund.
If you're a student, you can use the value of your Wisdom Trust charity/grant fund to apply for an Education Grant to help offset the costs of further education.
Once an application for an Education Grant has been approved, The Wisdom Trust will transfer the value of the grant to the appropriate funding body to reduce the amount outstanding.
To apply for an Education Grant, the value of your Wisdom Trust Grant Fund must exceed £100. To start the process, Use the simple claim form within the [Gold Money Options] link on the [Resources] menu, when you're logged in.
Remember, Wisdom Trust charity/grant funds accumulate value with each credit you're awarded through our online education program, or when you shop online and even when you introduce others to The Wisdom Trust.
But it's not just your own credits which add value to your fund. As we see it, when you introduce someone to The Wisdom Trust, it's thanks to you that we then have the opportunity to engage with that new person and help them become more aware too. With that in mind, their credits also add value to your fund (as well as to theirs) and so do the credits awarded to their friends, and their friends' friends and so on... So the more you help us spread the word, the bigger your own grant fund could become.
See also: Our Mission || About Us || Get Involved || Register Your Good Cause || Wisdom Trust Charity/Grant Fund - Help For Individuals || Eco Grants || Carbon Offsetting
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Carbon Offsetting.
Everyone who registers as a friend of The Wisdom Trust is allocated their own personal Wisdom Trust charity/grant fund. The value of this fund grows as the member accumulates credits (Fundraising Credits or FC's) through their use of the online education programs, through shopping via The Wisdom Trust Shopping Mall and by introduce their friends, family and colleagues to join us too.
So the more a member does on The Wisdom Trust website and the more they help us spread the word, the more credits they get and the bigger will be the value of the charity/grant fund. But the value of this fund is always retained by The Wisdom Trust. It is never seen as money 'earned' by the member. They only gain the right to decide what is done with the value of their fund.
You can use the value of your Wisdom Trust charity/grant fund to offset one or more tonnes of carbon emissions, created as a result of your own activities at home, in the car or while travelling.
Our Carbon Offsetting program is supplied by Pure.org, one of our listed charities, whose offsetting scheme allows users to purchase Carbon Offsets through the European Carbon Trading Program. This represents actual savings achieved by big businesses all over Europe and is therefore more immediately accountable than traditional carbon offsetting schemes.
To begin the process, use the [Carbon Offsetting] link on the [Education] menu, when you're logged in.
Remember, Wisdom Trust charity/grant funds accumulate value with each credit you're awarded through our online education program, or when you shop online and even when you introduce others to The Wisdom Trust.
But it's not just your own credits which add value to your fund. As we see it, when you introduce someone to The Wisdom Trust, it's thanks to you that we then have the opportunity to engage with that new person and help them become more aware too. With that in mind, their credits also add value to your fund (as well as to theirs) and so do the credits awarded to their friends, and their friends' friends and so on... So the more you help us spread the word, the bigger your own grant fund could become.
See also: Our Mission || About Us || Get Involved || Register Your Good Cause || Wisdom Trust Charity/Grant Fund - Help For Individuals || Eco Grants || Education Grants
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Wisdom IQ.
When you participate in The Wisdom Trust's IQ program, you'll be able to answer a range of questions - logic, numeric, vocabulary or trivia – and be awarded 1 FC for each question you answer correctly.
Non-members can also participate in the Wisdom Trust's IQ program, and will be awarded 1 Gift Credit (GC) for each question they answer correctly. They’ll then be able to donate any Gift Credits earned to a charity of their choice, as long as that charity is currently listed on The Wisdom Trust website. If it is not yet listed, the user will be able to send an email to that organisation, with a link to the website so that an authorised officer of the organisation can register it.
Members, too, will be able to accumulate Gift Credits and donate them to one of our listed charities or good causes. Logged-in members will be allowed to answer up to ten questions in every two-hour period, for which they'll be awarded Fundraising Credits (FC's) when they answer any of the questions correctly, followed by a further ten questions during the same two-hour period, for which they'll be awarded Gift Credits for any correct answsers.
Non-members will be allowed ten questions, in every two-hour period, for which they'll be awarded Gift Credits when they answer any of them correctly. Non-members will be allocated a unique six-character code, which they can remember and use the next time they go to Wisdom IQ so they can carry on with the same totals from their last visit.
See also: Our Mission || About Us || Get Involved || Register Your Good Cause || Wisdom Trust Charity/Grant Fund - Help For Individuals || Wisdom Aware || Pearls of Wisdom || Wisdom Facts || Send Us Yours || The Power Of One – How Individuals Can Really Make A Difference
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Wisdom Aware.
Answer five questions about poverty, environment or health issues and get 1 FC for each one you get right. If you get all five right then you'll be awarded a bonus of two FC's, making seven in all. You'll be able to do two of these sets of five questions every two hours.
Non-members can also participate in the Wisdom Aware program, and will be awarded 1 Gift Credit (GC) for each question they answer correctly, plus 2 extra credits if they get all five right. They’ll then be able to donate any Gift Credits earned to a charity of their choice.
See also: Our Mission || About Us || Get Involved || Register Your Good Cause || Wisdom Trust Charity/Grant Fund - Help For Individuals || Wisdom IQ || Pearls of Wisdom || Wisdom Facts || Send Us Yours
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Pearls of Wisdom.
Pearls of Wisdom is a program where a member can search for eco-tips or health-tips hidden behind the websites of some of our shopping/charity partners, and attached to some of the tips will be a bag of credits (Fundraising Credits or Gift Credits), whose value could be anything from 1 credit to 100 credits.
Non-members can also participate in the Pearls of Wisdom program, and if they find a bag of credits, they’ll then be able to donate them to a charity of their choice.
See also: Our Mission || About Us || Get Involved || Register Your Good Cause || Wisdom Trust Charity/Grant Fund - Help For Individuals || Wisdom IQ || Wisdom Aware || Wisdom Facts || Send Us Yours
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Wisdom Facts.
Look at a range of facts from our facts library, about poverty, environment and health issues and earn 1 Fundraising Credit (FC) for each fact you look at. You’ll get 10 facts to look at when you log in each day and a further 6 facts every two hours. You can access the links to look at 1, 2 or 3 facts from the prompts on the [Education] menu.
See also: Our Mission || About Us || Get Involved || Register Your Good Cause || Wisdom Trust Charity/Grant Fund - Help For Individuals || Wisdom IQ || Wisdom Aware || Pearl of Wisdom || Send Us Yours
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Send Us Yours.
Anyone (members and non-members) can contribute to our resources library by sending us their own facts, eco-tips and health-tips. For members, we’ll award 1 FC for each item we subsequently add to our library. For non-members we’ll award them 1 Gift Credit for each item we subsequently add to our library, which they’ll be able to donate to any of the charities and good causes on our list.
People will also be able to submit IQ puzzles and trivia questions too.
See also: Our Mission || About Us || Get Involved || Register Your Good Cause || Wisdom Trust Charity/Grant Fund - Help For Individuals || Wisdom IQ || Wisdom Aware || Pearl of Wisdom || Wisdom Facts
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Fundraising Credits.
Fundraising Credits (or FC’s) are a measure of how much a member is using The Wisdom Trust website for learning (to become more aware about global issues), and also for shopping (to help support charities and good causes worldwide). There are a range of education programs within the website, through which members can earn Fundraising Credits. FC’s can also be earned through shopping (1 FC for every £2.50 spent) and as a special award for introducing new members who become active themselves. All members will earn between 1 and 5 FC’s every day, when they first log in.
Fundraising Credits have four benefits.
1. They divert more money from our Members Fund to the member’s chosen charities and good causes (selected when they registered).
2. They add value to the member’s personal Wisdom Trust grant fund.
3. They allow the member to earn extra votes (1 extra vote for every 10 FC’s earned each day).
4. They allow the member to enter The Wisdom Trust Hall of Fame (an informal listing -in descending order - of every member who’s earned FC’s today, this week, this month and this year.
See also: Our Mission || About Us || Get Involved || Register Your Good Cause || Wisdom Trust Charity/Grant Fund - Help For Individuals || Wisdom IQ || Wisdom Aware || Pearl of Wisdom || Wisdom Facts
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Gift Credits.
Gift Credits are awarded to both members and non-members when they use The Wisdom Trust website to learn about poverty, environment and health. In many ways, they are a measure of how much someone has increased their own awareness through learning about these big global issues.
The Wisdom Trust Gift Credit scheme is similar, in some ways, to the vouchers for schools programs operated by some high street stores. The difference, of course, is that Wisdom Trust Gift Credits require no purchase and can be donated not just to UK schools, but to any charity or good cause, anywhere in the world.
Gift Credits differ from the more usual Fundraising Credits (awarded elsewhere in our program), in that they can also be awarded to non-members, whereas Fundraising Credits are for members only.
Gift Credits are special because they can be donated to any of the charities and good causes listed on The Wisdom Trust website.
Gift Credits accumulate in a special ‘account’ for each individual and this account is referenced by a unique user code of six characters. The individual (especially if they’re a non-member) will need to remember this code, so that they can go back to the website at a later date and carry on with whatever Gift Credits they were awarded previously (minus those they’ve already donated).
If your own favourite charity or good cause isn’t yet listed on The Wisdom Trust website, but you’d like the opportunity to donate your Gift Credits to them, simply send them an email requesting they register themselves so you (and anyone else) can donate Gift Credits to them.
See also: Our Mission || About Us || Get Involved || Register Your Good Cause || Wisdom Trust Charity/Grant Fund - Help For Individuals || Wisdom IQ || Wisdom Aware || Pearl of Wisdom || Wisdom Facts
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Member Bonus Awards.
The Wisdom Trust program features a range of bonus awards for members, in order to recognise those who achieve certain levels of activity within our team.
The first of these bonus awards - the Kingfisher Bonus - is based on a member's general activity on the website and is awarded to members in the first month they achieve 'active' status - 200 FC's per month (or 60 FC's if it's their first month).
The second bonus award is the Merlin Bonus. It's awarded to members who get themselves active and introduce at least 2 new members within the time limits for this award, which has three different values - one for achieving the qualification criteria within 2 weeks of joining, another for achieveing them by the end of the 1st month and a third for achieving them before the end of their 2nd month.
The third bonus award - the Nightingale Bonus - relates to shopping activity and is awarded to members who shop online, on the occasion of their first approved purchase via The Wisdom Trust shopping mall.
The fourth bonus award - the Swallow Bonus - also relates to shopping activity and is awarded to members who introduce at least four other members who each shop online and who thereby qualify for the Nightingale Bonus.
Three other bonus awards - the Cedar Bonus, Maple Bonus and Ash Bonus - have not yet become operational but relate to a member's ability to help us spread the word by forming a network of friends, family and colleagues.
See also: Our Mission || About Us || Get Involved || Register Your Good Cause || Wisdom Trust Charity/Grant Fund - Help For Individuals || Kingfisher Bonus || Merlin Bonus || Nightingale Bonus || Sparrow Bonus || Cedar Bonus || Maple Bonus || Ash Bonus
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Kingfisher Bonus.
The Kingfisher Bonus is designed to recognise when a new member steps us to the mark and starts to play an active part in our campaigns. It is awarded to members in the first month in which they achieve 'active' status – i.e. with 200 FC’s within that month, or just 60 FC’s (if it’s their first month).
There is no time limit with this bonus. It will apply in the first month the member becomes active whether that’s their first month or sometime in their 10th year of membership. It’s worth £1.50 to the member, added to their grant fund on the 22nd day of the month after it’s awarded.
And by encouraging any new members they introduce to work towards the Kingfisher Bonus, the ‘introducing’ member will be awarded a smaller amount as an extra bonus within this scheme (between 4p and 55p). This will apply each and every time the Kingfisher Bonus is awarded to anyone they introduce – and even to any new members introduced by those people as well (i.e. a 2nd generation of new members), and actually down through eight generations of friends and families.
In this way, if you help create a large network of friends, family and colleagues, who then take up the challenge and start introducing people of their own, and if you encourage them all to become active members of The Wisdom Trust team, we want to make sure your own effort in starting the whole thing off is recognised. The way we see it, without your help and without your introductions in the first place, we wouldn't have the opportunity to engage with and educate the members of your own network, i.e. you friends and family, their friends and family and so on....
See also: Our Mission || About Us || Get Involved || Register Your Good Cause || Wisdom Trust Charity/Grant Fund - Help For Individuals || Member Bonus Awards || Merlin Bonus || Nightingale Bonus || Sparrow Bonus || Cedar Bonus || Maple Bonus || Ash Bonus
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Merlin Bonus.
The Merlin Bonus is designed to recognise those members who join our team, hit the ground running and very quickly start to help spread the word by introducing their friends, family and colleagues. It is awarded to members who can get themselves active (with 200 FC’s in the month – or 60 FC’s if it’s their first month) and who can introduce at least 2 new members from among their friends, family and colleagues, who each get at least 15 FC’s.
The Merlin Bonus is worth 2,000 FC’s to the member who achieves the correct criteria for its award, as long as they achieve them by the end of the month after the month in which they joined. However, if they achieve the right criteria by the end of the same month in which they joined, the award will be worth 5,000 FC’s, or increased to 10,000 FC’s if they achieve the right criteria before the end of the 2nd week of their membership.
And by encouraging any new members they introduce to work towards the Merlin Bonus themselves, the ‘introducing’ member will be in line for an additional award under this scheme as well. This will apply each and every time the Merlin Bonus is awarded to anyone they introduce – and even to any new members introduced by those people as well (i.e. a 2nd generation of new members) and actually down through at least eight generations of friends and family.
In this way, if you quickly work towards creating a large network of friends, family and colleagues, who then take up the challenge and immediately start introducing people of their own, and if you encourage them all to become active members of The Wisdom Trust team, we want to make sure your own effort in starting the whole thing off is recognised. The way we see it, without your help and without your introductions in the first place, we wouldn't have the opportunity to engage with and educate the members of your own network, i.e. you friends and family, their friends and family and so on....
See also: Our Mission || About Us || Get Involved || Register Your Good Cause || Wisdom Trust Charity/Grant Fund - Help For Individuals || Member Bonus Awards || Kingfisher Bonus || Nightingale Bonus || Sparrow Bonus || Cedar Bonus || Maple Bonus || Ash Bonus
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Nightingale Bonus.
The Nightingale Bonus is designed to recognise when members begin to redirect some of their online shopping through The Wisdom Trust shopping mall. It is awarded to each member on the first occasion that one of their claims for shopping credits (Shopping FC’s) is approved (i.e. when the relevant shop has acknowledged the associated purchase). The Nightingale Bonus is worth 2,050 FC’s to the member.
And by encouraging any new members they introduce to work towards the Nightingale Bonus themselves, the ‘introducing’ member will be in line for an additional award under this scheme as well. This will apply each and every time the Nightingale Bonus is awarded to anyone they introduce – and even to any new members introduced by those people as well (i.e. a 2nd generation of new members) and actually down through at least eight generations of friends and family.
In this way, if you work towards creating a large network of friends, family and colleagues, who then take up the challenge and immediately start introducing people of their own, and if you encourage them all to redirect some of their online shopping through The Wisdom Trust shopping mall, we want to make sure your own effort in starting the whole thing off is recognised. The way we see it, without your help and without your introductions in the first place, we wouldn't have the opportunity to engage with and educate the members of your own network, i.e. you friends and family, their friends and family and so on....
See also: Our Mission || About Us || Get Involved || Register Your Good Cause || Wisdom Trust Charity/Grant Fund - Help For Individuals || Member Bonus Awards || Kingfisher Bonus || Merlin Bonus || Sparrow Bonus || Cedar Bonus || Maple Bonus || Ash Bonus
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Sparrow Bonus.
The Sparrow Bonus is designed to recogise those members who help our cause by introducing friends and family who shop online, and by encourage those people to redirect some of their online shopping through The Wisdom Trust shopping mall. It is awarded to each member once four of the people they’ve introduced have a claim for shopping credits (Shopping FC’s) is approved (i.e. when the relevant shops have acknowledged the associated purchases). The Sparrow Bonus is worth 2,050 FC’s to the member.
And by encouraging any new members they introduce to introduce other online shoppers in order to work towards the Sparrow Bonus themselves, the ‘introducing’ member will be in line for an additional award under this scheme as well. This will apply each and every time the Sparrow Bonus is awarded to anyone they introduce – and even to any new members introduced by those people as well (i.e. a 2nd generation of new members) and actually down through at least eight generations of friends and family.
In this way, if you work towards creating a large network of friends, family and colleagues, who then take up the challenge and start introducing people of their own, and if you encourage them all to redirect some of their online shopping through The Wisdom Trust shopping mall, we want to make sure your own effort in starting the whole thing off is recognised. The way we see it, without your help and without your introductions in the first place, we wouldn't have the opportunity to engage with and educate the members of your own network, i.e. you friends and family, their friends and family and so on....
See also: Our Mission || About Us || Get Involved || Register Your Good Cause || Wisdom Trust Charity/Grant Fund - Help For Individuals || Member Bonus Awards || Kingfisher Bonus || Merlin Bonus || Nightingale Bonus || Cedar Bonus || Maple Bonus || Ash Bonus
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Cedar Bonus.
The Cedar Bonus is designed to recognise those members who help us spread the word and some introduce their friends, family and colleagues to The Wisdom Trust. It is awarded to each member once three of the people they’ve introduced achieve ‘active’ status and are therefore awarded the Kingfisher Bonus. The Cedar Bonus is worth 2,050 FC’s to the member.
And by encouraging any new members they introduce to introduce other new members from among their own friends and family in order to work towards the Cedar Bonus themselves, the ‘introducing’ member will be in line for an additional award under this scheme as well. This will apply each and every time the Cedar Bonus is awarded to anyone they introduce – and even to any new members introduced by those people as well (i.e. a 2nd generation of new members) and actually down through at least eight generations of friends and family.
In this way, if you work towards creating a large network of friends, family and colleagues, who then take up the challenge and start introducing people of their own, we want to make sure your own effort in starting the whole thing off is recognised. The way we see it, without your help and without your introductions in the first place, we wouldn't have the opportunity to engage with and educate the members of your own network, i.e. you friends and family, their friends and family and so on....
See also: Our Mission || About Us || Get Involved || Register Your Good Cause || Wisdom Trust Charity/Grant Fund - Help For Individuals || Member Bonus Awards || Kingfisher Bonus || Merlin Bonus || Nightingale Bonus || Sparrow Bonus || Maple Bonus || Ash Bonus
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