Archive - Nov 2003

England's last-minute win in the Rugby World Cup proved a last-minute boost for the Make-A-Wish Foundation's auction in London.

Children's mobility charity Whizz-Kidz has launched its new Web site with a click to give fundraising campaign supported by EasyJet.

BBC Children in Need yesterday evening raised £15,305,212, overtaking the record £13.5m raised last year.

Global drinks company Diageo has published its first corporate citizenship report online.

The report covers the company's policy, management and performance in relation to its impact on the communities in which it operates.

Anderson Manning Associates (AMA), the contact centre and telemarketing operator based in Northern Ireland, has set up a new base in Londonderry and is expanding its existing centre in Bangor with a £2.5 million investment.

AMA says that the investment has resulted in the creation of 250 jobs. The Derry office will be employing 100 operators in early 2004.

Traidcraft has made an amusing but unsuccessful attempt to be chosen as one of the beneficiaries of The Guardian's Christmas appeal.

The Guardian's Christmas appeal is a valuable prize for any charity. In 2002 WaterAid received £437,280 as a result, together with extensive coverage.

The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) is to benefit from 'calls of the wild', new animal ringtones from Orange.

While other people's mobile phone tones can often drive us wild, WSPA and Orange hope that their new 'calls of the wild' will make a difference for animal welfare.

Macmillan Cancer Relief is aiming to improve its use of new media with the appointment of a new Web site Manager.

Samantha Fanning joins the charity from professional services firm, Deloitte & Touche, where she introduced a number of key new media projects to help the organisation communicate more effectively with its audiences.