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Archive - 2002

January 29th

Guide to paperless Direct Debit

Recruiting or converting supporters to Direct Debit can cost up to 50% less using Paperless Direct Debit channels say BACS on behalf of the UK banking industry.

January 28th

Giving Campaign's events listed on UK Fundraising

UK Fundraising's events directory now lists details of all the 22 half-day seminars being run by the Giving Campaign across the UK from March onwards.

UK Fundraising's events directory now lists details of all the 22 half-day seminars being run by the Giving Campaign across the UK from March onwards. The events are all entitled "Making Giving Go Further."

.Coop domain name launches on 30 January

The new top level domain name .coop will launch on 30 January. From that date all co-ops and credit unions around the world will be able to purchase .coop domain names.

10% given online to Guardian Christmas Appeal

Over ten per cent of donations to the 2001 Guardian Christmas Appeal were given online.

US charities receive Enron cash

Charities are one of the few beneficiaries of the collapse of Texas-based energy company Enron.

Charities are one of the few beneficiaries of the collapse of Texas-based energy company Enron. Some politicians are keen to return political contributions from the company by giving them to charity.

RNLI's first online marketing campaign

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is to launch its first online marketing campaign this month, working with agency Other Response to expand its supporter base.

NW Arts Board simplifies funding policy

North West Arts Board (NWAB) has simplified its funding schemes to meet the needs of individual artists and arts organisations for activity from April 2002.



North West Arts Board (NWAB) has simplified its funding schemes to meet the needs of individual artists and arts organisations for activity from April 2002.

My oh my what a wonderful day

Anthony Duda from Whitby has changed his name to Mr Zipardi Duda to promote a charity for children in Tanzania that he set up.

Anthony Duda from Whitby has changed his name to Mr Zipardi Duda to promote a charity for children in Tanzania that he set up. The new name of course sounds like the song Zip-A-Dee-Do-Dah from Walt Disney's film Song Of The South.

January 27th

Next e-mail newsletter due out soon

UK Fundraising will be publishing its next fortnightly e-mail newsletter on Tuesday 29 January to almost 5,000 subscribers.

This is the age of the train...

Peter Owen, formerly a marketer at Age Concern, has joined rail operator South West Trains (SWT) as head of marketing.



Peter Owen, formerly a marketer at Age Concern, has joined rail operator South West Trains (SWT) as head of marketing.

Read SWT snaps up Marketer from Age Concern at Marketing Week (subscription required).

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