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Archive - 2002

December 2nd

World Vision uses affiliate marketing partner to boost Christmas gift sales

World Vision has teamed up with UKaffiliates.com to drive sales and donations at its alternative gift Web site, great-gifts.org.

Horwath Consulting made independent

Accountancy firm Horwath Clark Whitehill (HCW) is spinning off its management consulting practice, Horwath Consulting as an independent organisation. Horwath Consulting has served a wide range of charity clients, and was particularly active in providing Internet and IT consultancy to charities and membership bodies over the past few years.

BT Community Connections Award opens third round of grants

Applications are now being accepted for the third round of BT Community Connections, the nationwide community award scheme designed to help communities get connected to the Internet.

New online toolkit for Scottish voluntary sector staff and volunteers

The Scottish COuncil for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) has launched the "Voluntary Management Essentials website."

The site, a sub-section of the SCVO Web site, says that it offers "a wide range of free, reliable information on all aspects of setting up and running a voluntary organisation in Scotland."

Web resource for Scottish volunteer managers

The Scottish Association of Volunteers Managers (SAVM) has launched its Web site.



The SAVM is the professional association for volunteers managers in Scotland, and their new Web site follows in the wake of their conference last month. It was given a start-up grant and three years funding by the Scottish Executive.

December 1st

Children in Need raises £1 million online

BBC Children in Need last month raised £1 million online, its highest total online income to date.

According to Computing magazine, over 50,000 people made online donations to the charity. The online payment handling system was provided by BT.

Charities can get Web sites donated

Cost has put off many charities from investing in their Web or e-mail marketing, but it is still possible to reduce costs substantially by securing donated hosting or Web design services.

November 30th

UK Fundraising is eight years old today

Today is this site's eighth birthday. The site's original single page was published on the Web on 30 November 1994.

Free guide to funding for regeneration and renewal

Regeneration & Renewal magazine has published its free guide to funding sources for regeneration projects.

Regeneration & Renewal magazine has published its third A-Z of Funding, detailing 60 sources. The magazine doesn't claim to be comprehensive, but the 10-page guide is freely available (in Adobe Acrobat PDF format) on its Web site.

November 29th

National Blood Service selects Kitcatt Nohr for direct marketing account

Creative agency Kitcatt Nohr Alexander Shaw is to help The National Blood Service (NBS) use direct marketing to secure more regular blood donors.

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