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Support RSVP in the My Favourite Voucher Codes Charity Poll- February 2026
This February, we are proud to share that RSVP is taking part in the My Favourite Voucher Codes Charity Poll 2026. It’s a fantastic opportunity for our community to support our work in a simple, free and powerful way — by voting for us.
Every month, 4 charities are chosen to take part in the My Favourite Voucher Codes charity poll. At the end of the month, the charity with the most public votes will receive 20% of My Favourite Voucher Codes’ profits for the month, and that donation could make a real, lasting difference to the people we support every day.
In this article, we want to explain what the poll is, why it matters, how you can vote for RSVP, and how your support can help us continue our vital work.
About RSVP
The Rape and Sexual Violence Project (RSVP) is a charity dedicated to supporting people affected by sexual violence, abuse and exploitation across Birmingham and Solihull. Every day, we work alongside survivors, families, and communities to provide safety, understanding, and practical help when it is needed most.
Our services are built on compassion, dignity, and empowerment. Whether someone is taking their first step towards seeking support or continuing their journey of recovery, RSVP is here to listen, believe, and help.
Funding is essential for us to continue and grow these services. Donations allow us to reach more people, offer specialist support, train staff and volunteers, and ensure that no one has to face abuse or trauma alone. That is why this charity poll means so much to us.
What is the My Favourite Voucher Codes Charity Poll?
My Favourite Voucher Codes (MFVC) is a popular UK platform helping people save money on everyday shopping through discounts and voucher codes. Alongside their savings service, they run a monthly charity poll to give back.
Each month, MFVC and their supporters put forward 4 charities to be nominated for the poll. The public can vote for the charity they would like to support throughout the month, and the charity with the most votes receives 20% of My Favourite Voucher Codes’ profits for that month.
For February 2026, RSVP is honoured to be one of the nominated charities.
Important details about the poll:
● It is completely free to vote.
● You do not need to sign up or enter any personal details.
● You can vote in just a few seconds.
● The poll runs from 1st February to 28th February 2026.
● Every single vote counts.
This means that even the smallest action — one click — can help turn into real financial support for our charity.
How to Vote for RSVP – Step by Step
Voting is quick, easy, and free. Here’s exactly how to do it:
1. Visit the My Favourite Voucher Codes charity poll page.
2. Find RSVP in the list of nominated charities.
3. Click on the vote button next to RSVP.
4. That’s it — your vote is counted instantly.
No email address, no account, no forms — just one simple click to support us.
How This Donation Can Benefit Our Charity
The donation from My Favourite Voucher Codes would go directly towards strengthening our services. It would help us respond to growing demand, maintain high standards of care, and continue building a future where survivors feel heard, supported, and empowered.
Every pound raised through this poll has the potential to change lives — and your vote helps make that possible.
Please Vote and Share
We cannot win this poll without the support of our community. If you believe in our mission, we ask you to:
● Vote for RSVP in the My Favourite Voucher Codes charity poll.
● Share the poll with friends, family, and colleagues.
● Encourage others to take just a few seconds to support us.
One vote may feel small, but together, our voices can create real impact.
From all of us at RSVP, thank you for standing with us, believing in our work, and helping us continue to support those who need it most. Your support truly makes a difference.
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🎉New Grant Secured: Thanks to the Austin And Hope Pilkington Trust
RSVP would like to express our sincere thanks to the Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust for awarding us a grant of £5,000. This funding will contribute directly to maintaining one month of our specialist support service for refugee and asylum-seeking women who are survivors of sexual violence, abuse, trafficking or exploitation.
The Trust’s investment ensures continuity of counselling, advocacy and safe women-only groups at a crucial time, where refugee and asylum-seekers in the UK are faced with a lack of safety and legal rights. They endure profound hardships and uncertainties, including insecure housing, limited access to healthcare, and prolonged legal processes. For those who are rape survivors, these challenges are compounded by trauma, stigma, and barriers to specialist support, leaving them vulnerable to isolation and retraumatization.
Our teams are still working to secure longer-term funding for our specialist service for refugee and asylum-seeker survivors, but this grant is still a win! We are extremely grateful to the Austin Hope Pilkington Trust for your support and for your commitment to improving the lives of RSVP survivors.
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Garfield Weston Foundation Supports RSVP
Birmingham and Solihull sexual abuse charity was awarded £30,000 in February 2025 by the Garfield Weston Foundation towards core costs.
Rape and Sexual Violence Project (RSVP) is delighted to announce that the Garfield Weston Foundation have awarded £30,000 towards the core running costs of the charity. Core costs are vital to charities as the charity can decided where to spend the money, in RSVP’s case the funds will support our wellbeing services.
Lisa Thompson, Chief Executive of RSVP, said: ‘We are now in our 47th year of supporting survivors of rape and sexual violence, we cannot do this essential service without donations and grants from individuals and organisations like the Garfield Weston Foundation. We hope that this is the start of a long-standing relationship with the foundation.”
About Garfield Weston Foundation:
Established in 1958, the Garfield Weston Foundation is a family-founded grant-maker that gives money to support a wide variety of charities across the UK. The Foundation’s funding comes from an endowment of shares in the Weston family business – a successful model that still exists today. The Weston family have a consistent aim. The more successful the family businesses, the more money the Foundation can donate.
Each year the foundation gives away its income and donations have continued to grow. Since it was established it has donated over £1.5 billion, of which over half has been given away in the past ten years. In the most recent financial year the Foundation gave away over £100 million to just under 1,800 charities across the UK.
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Thank you BVH
A huge heartfelt thank you to Bournville Harriers (BVH) running club who had their Christmas party on Friday. Through their raffle they kindly raised £212 for us and another fabulous local charity, St. Mary’s Hospice. £106 will buy 26 public transport tickets so that any child or adult who needs to travel to us for an appointment, but can’t afford to, can be given a day travel ticket. This means they never have to miss out on receiving our support. That is truly fabulous, thank you!
As if this generosity wasn’t enough they also donated some festive party headbands and glasses so we can donate them to some of the children and families we support. This is just a very small selection of them! We hope that these will bring a little bit of festive fun and laughter at what can be a difficult time for many.
Thanks again BVH for your continued kindness and generosity. We really appreciate your efforts from all the different ways you’ve fundraised for us, including every single one of your runners who have run sponsored runs for us, and every member who has donated to these runs too. It means the world to us to have your support. Happy Christmas all.
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This May is Will Month
RSVP are delighted to announce that we are organising a Will Month in May in conjunction with local will writing firm BensonWilliams.
This will firstly help our supporters to purchase a very necessary product, and secondly it will help us to raise much needed funds to help us to continue providing our services for survivors.
Here’s how it works. One of BensonWilliams representatives will arrange to meet with you. On completion they will charge their standard fee, currently £120 for single Wills and £160 for mirrored Wills, but 50% of that fee will then be donated back to RSVP on your behalf by BensonWilliams.
Jim at BensonWilliams:
There are many reasons why it may be advisable for you to make your Will. The single biggest for any parent of a child below eighteen is protection of that child. The law is silent on the subject of guardianship of a minor, and children can very easily end up in care whilst custody decisions are being made. Also children below eighteen can’t inherit money as minors and it has to go into a trust for them. Making a Will means you control who becomes guardian for your children, and you decide who controls their money until they are eighteen.
There are of course many other reasons why people make Wills. For example you may be worried about an ex spouse or partner claiming on your estate, you may be in a second marriage, you may live with a partner but not be married. All of these circumstances create potentially problematic issues, but whatever your circumstances BensonWilliams will tailor things to your precise needs.
To take advantage of this scheme please forward your details to Sarah Lafford at RSVP. She will then forward your details to BensonWilliams so that they can contact you to arrange your appointment.
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In at the deep end!
Six brave fundraisers are taking on a massive challenge for RSVP. On 20th October, they’ll be swimming with sharks, without a cage!
They all have fundraising pages online and we’re hoping they’ll smash their fundraising targets.
Thanks to all the fundraisers (and those supporting them), your support makes a big difference.
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5 Ultra runs in 4 months!
We’re so grateful to Nicola for her incredible fundraising efforts. She is completing 5 different ‘ultra runs’ in just 4 months. Her final, and biggest, challenge takes place this week at the Thames Ultra – a whopping 184 miles!
Nicola has already smashed her target, and if you want to donate to her fundraising page and show your support, just go to LocalGiving.
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Wish granted!
Thank you to the generous folk who have granted our wish and bought essential children’s therapeutic resources from our Amazon wish list. They’ve gone straight into Vicky’s Room – our children’s and family room.
There’s lots of other items on the wish list, including books, feelings flash cards and admin items. It’s a really simple and direct way to support us in our 40th year. You can browse the wish list here.
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Training For London
Hi, I’m Kate and I wanted to give you an update about my training for the London Marathon on Sunday 22nd April which I’m running for RSVP. It will be my first ever marathon and I’m delighted and proud to be running for this amazing charity.
I am now well into my training with less than a month to go! I have trained up to 22 miles, my longest run ever, and it’s fair to say that I am so tired! I have trained in the sun, the rain and the snow and who knows what the next few weeks will bring. Along with a long run I am also running another 3 times a week, doing spin and power plates and some yoga. I don’t know where I’m finding the time, it’s very time consuming but it’s well worth it.
This charity, their services and this cause is important to so many people and is undoubtedly the thing that keeps me motivated. I volunteered for this fantastic and important cause for over 10 years on the helpline, it is a charity that’s very special to me. RSVP enables survivors to have support and a safe space to explore their thoughts and feelings through the helpline, coffee mornings, counselling, groups and advocacy for children and adults of all genders.
I applied for a ballot place for the marathon 8 times and finally got a place this year. I always wanted to do this as a personal challenge and also to raise money for this special charity, I am not a natural runner and so this really is a challenge! Through my Online and offline fundraising I’ve already raised over £800 and I am overwhelmed and humbled by the support my friends and family have shown. If you’d like to support me or check what total I’m up to click through to my page here.
RSVP is 40 this year (they set up in 1978) so it’s perfect that I can do this during this year and play my part in supporting this special local cause. I am hoping to keep injury free in the final lead up to the marathon and I really can’t wait for the day!
Kate
If like Kate you’d like to support RSVP and get involved in our special year there are all kinds of ways you can do this. Some ideas will raise funds for us without you spending anything extra! Click here for ideas. Thank you.
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Good news!
We are delighted to receive news that Garfield Weston Foundation will support RSVP through 2018/19. They will contribute to the costs of delivering counselling to sexual violence survivors.
By funding us for core costs, they are strengthening our foundations for the year, securing funding for counselling staff and contributing to overhead costs. Counselling is our busiest service; from 1st January we have received 393 new requests for counselling from adults and children who have experienced sexual abuse. The need for specialist, trauma-informed support is great, and continues to grow.
Thank you so much to the foundation, from the whole RSVP team, for recognising the importance of our workin our 40th year and boldly showing your support for survivors.