They are the ultimate expression of the true spirit of Christmas. Sending a charity card is an act of perfect symbiosis: whilst you get to wish your friends and family season’s greetings and festive love, so too do you help those most in need. Through difficult years when a cost-of-living crisis has followed a pandemic, times have been hard for charities, and for many, their very survival has hung in the balance. But, just as small actions can quickly add up to big ones if we all pull together collectively, so it goes that if we all make good choices when it comes to our cards, we may help those who make it their life’s work to help the most vulnerable. Here is a selection of Christmas cards that will do the world good.

By Nancy Alsop
October 2023