# Mencap has best charity Christmas card, says Intelligent Giving

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2008/12/02/mencap-has-best-charity-christmas-card-says-intelligent-giving/
- Published: 2008-12-02T11:18:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Charity-advisory website Intelligent Giving has named the 10 ‘best’ charity Christmas
cards. Top of the list is Mencap’s “Tree of Hope”.**

Intelligent Giving surveyed over 200 charity websites and [judged the Christmas cards](http://www.intelligentgiving.com/articles/features/the_best_charity_christmas_cards)
on design, the percentage of money going to charity, and the general rating that
Intelligent Giving gives them on its [charity profiles](http://www.intelligentgiving.com/charitysearch).

James Asfa, Intelligent Giving researcher, in his review of the Tree of Hope card,
said: “Our favourite card states that at least 80 pence in every pound raised through
its sale goes to Mencap. That’s as profitable (and transparent) as it gets. Appropriately
for the charity, the design was the result of a competition to encourage artists
with a learning disability to display their creative flair.”

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[The Tree of Hope](http://www.mencap.org.uk/shop) card was chosen from Mencap’s 
annual Christmas card competition, which is open to people with a learning disability
of any age.

The rest of the top 10 were:

2. Cards for Sreepur Village, from the **Sreepur Village** shop.
3. ‘Spoilt for 
Choice’, for Gift of Sight, from **Card Aid**.4. ‘Christmas Eve’, for the Alzheimer’s
Society, from **Cards for Good Causes**.5. ‘Stag in the Snow’, for the National 
Trust, from the **National Trust** Shop.6. ‘Dazzling Tree’, for Diabetes UK, from
the **Diabetes UK** Shop.7. ‘Snowman with scarf’, for the **British Red Cross**,
from the Red Cross Shop.8. ‘Santa’s Party’, for Cancer Research UK, from the **Cancer
Research UK** Shop.9. ‘Bear Cub’, for Mind, from the **Mind** Shop.10. ‘Mini Knitted
Bears’, for **Oxfam**, from the Oxfam Shop.

Intelligent Giving does acknowledge that “the world of charity Christmas cards is
complex”. It is not always possible to put a financial value on claims such as “
All profits from the sale of our cards go towards our work.” Also, charities that
manufacture their own cards can take on more risk than if they were to use retailers’
own brand cards, but then stand to make a bigger return.
 

 * **[Supporter’s Christmas card campaign lives on](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/10/22/supporters-christmas-card-campaign-lives/)(
   22 October 2018)**

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