25/04/2014
John Beattie asks whether charities need to work harder to raise money.
19 year old Stephen Sutton, from Staffordshire, was diagnosed with bowel cancer at 15 and decided he wanted to raise a million pounds for the Teenage Cancer Trust. He wrote a final message to his followers on Facebook on Tuesday - "That's it from me. But life has been good" - it prompted people to start pledging thousands of pounds and donations reached Β£1million on Wednesday morning. Stephen's raised more than 10 per cent of the charity's annual income - in just one campaign.
John Beattie asks 'Do charities need to work harder for our money?' Call 0500 92 95 00.
Has a particular campaign touched you and inspired you to donate to an organisation you've never given money to before? Text 80295.
When was the last time you donated to charity - what was behind your decision to make that donation? Email morningcallscotland@bbc.co.uk.
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