A charity is a non profit organsiation set up to help people in need. They may raise funds through events, sales or donation drives.

A charitable trust is an organisation that makes use of donated assets to benefit society. For example, they may use the interest earned on a sum of donated money to issue funds or they may use a donated property for community causes

Voluntary organisations rely on people offering their time to provide services without being paid.

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