FAQS

That’s up to you. You’ll be able to make nominations whenever you like, or you can choose to simply donate and watch as your money works its magic each week.

​You’ll be invited to join a private Facebook group where we will keep you informed of news, progress and nominations etc. You can be as active or as inactive in the group as you like.

Honestly….once you’ve set up your standing order, that’s it.

It’s surprising what worthy causes you’ll hear about once you’re listening out for them – people in your street; people suffering from illness or unemployment; broken families; victims of crime; people dealing with unexpected periods of bad luck; the list is endless.

The money will be used to do good every week, going to whoever we think needs it most.

For example: Friends 500 have paid for a second hand wheelchair for a terminally ill child, we’ve paid for carpets and soft furnishings for a young family moving into a new home from a refuge, we have filled freezers with food, kitted out a children’s sensory room, helped a young family escaping the war in Ukraine to settle in Derby, provided personal care items for someone on palliative care …you get the idea.

​You’ll need to be mindful that not every recipient will resonate with you, but we will all be bound together by the need to do some good.

There will be no political, gender, race or religious bias in the decision making.

Any remaining nominations each week will be carried over and remain on the list until we get chance to pay them or until such time as the donation is no longer required.

Emergency nominations will get priority.

TO MAKE A NOMINATION: send your story by email to friendsofderby500club@outlook.com with NOMINATION in the subject bar.

Obviously there will be an element of trust involved between all of us. We need to trust that your nominations are genuine, and you need to trust that we and the other admins will handle your money fairly.

The admin panel is a small group of professional people, each of whom have a track record and respectability in the city.

There are multiple signatories on the bank account.

We will endeavour to be as transparent as possible.

Messages of thanks and photos of how your money is being used, will be posted in the Facebook group (subject to approval from the recipient). You’ll be kept as up to date as possible, because it wouldn’t be happening without you.

Currently we are FULL.  If you are interested in setting up your own 500 club please email and we are very happy to share our experience.

1. Set up your standing order for £1 per week, email friendsofderby500club@outlook.com for the bank details.

CLUB PROMISE: The standing order amount will NEVER be increased. It will always be just £1.

2. Once you’ve set up your standing order, please drop an email to friendsofderby500club@outlook.com