Charities that made us smile on April Fools’ Day 2017
Howard Lake | 1 April 2017 | Blogs
It’s 1st April so some UK charities are having a laugh on April Fools’ Day.
1. Guide Mogs for the Blind
Guide Dogs extends the brand with Guide Mogs.
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2. Quids in – or out
Third Force News have devastating news about the new £1 coin. It won’t fit into many charities’ collecting tins…
3. A colourful story
If you have got the blues about April Fools’ Day then you might enjoy this prank. It was all the more convincing because Cancer Research UK is the sponsor of the Boat Race, courtesy of a donated commercial sponsorship.
4. Cool humour
5. Goosed by a duck
The National Trust has just discovered a second Bronze Age figure next to the Uffington White Horse. It is a duck.
No laughing matter
Sometimes some issues simply aren’t funny. So some charities use 1st April to make that point.
More April Fools’ Day charity pranks
Here’s a collection:
- Five charity April Fools Day jokes in 2016
- Charities raise a smile on April Fools Day 2015
- April Fool turns into £20k opportunity for charity to benefit from strip poker event
- Did we miss any other charity April Fools’ Day jokes? Share them in the comments below.
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.