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Archive - Mar 2003 - News Items

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March 31st

E-mail newsletters proliferate

2003 is the year of the voluntary sector e-mail newsletter. Indeed, it is the year of the voluntary sector HTML e-mail newsletter.

New integrated enquiries service for charities

Tomorrow the Inland Revenue, Customs and Excise and the Charity Commission launch an integrated telephone enquiries service.

Blackbaud seeks nominations for 2003 TechnOvation award

Blackbaud, the technology provider to non-profits and educational institutions, is seeking nominations for its annual TechnOvation Award.

The 2003 grand-prize winner of this international award, which recognizes organisations that use Blackbaud software in an outstanding or innovative way, will receive a $5,000 donation.

100 most influential women

The Daily Mail lists the most influential women in the UK.

The list of the 100 most influential women could prove useful to fundraisers, and those looking for celebrity supporters or trustees.

March 21st

Marks and Spencer staff support ChildLine in London Marathon

Marks and Spencer is fielding a staff team of around 100 runners to raise funds for ChildLine in next month's 2003 Flora London Marathon. Each runner is aiming to raise at least £1,000 for the charity, and Marks and Spencer has pledged to match the money raised pound for pound.

March 20th

Utility comparison Web site offers affinity income for charities

Switchandgive.com enables customers to compare prices from all the UK's gas and electricity suppliers and switch utility suppliers. Each time a customer switches utility suppliers, charities receive a commission of up to £40.

March 18th

New development worker at Parkinson's Disease Society

Marion Rodgers has been appointed as Development Worker, South East, with the Parkinson's Disease Society.

CAF launches Charities' Online Accounts Awards

Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) has changed the emphasis of its annual accounts awards to focus on online publishing and distribution. The revamped awards still offer a £2,000 prize.

Sponsored by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales

March 12th

Institute to develop new distance learning facility

The Institute of Fundraising has secured a grant of £95,000 from the Lloyds TSB Foundation of England and Wales to develop a new distance-learning route to the Certificate in Fundraising Management.

March 11th

Shelter runs online questionnaire

Housing charity Shelter is running its first online questionnaire to help them improve their Web-based services.

It is not a standard questionnaire but instead asks respondents to sort elements of Shelter's services into groups.

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