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Archive - Feb 2010 - News Items

February 26th

Researchers look into why we give

Researchers at the University of Essex want to know more about what motivates people to make a donation or support a cause, and they are hoping that local charities in Essex will help them in this res

Invisible Grantmakers 2010 published

Social Partnership Marketing has published Invisible Grantmakers 2010, listing grantmaking trusts that do not feature in the popular trust reference sources.

BT pays 1p for each call today to Sport Relief

BT Sport Relief Million Pound Bike Ride

BT will donate 1p to Sport Relief for every call made from a BT home landline today, at no extra cost to customers.

Vodafone: now 90p for every £1 text donation goes to charity

Vodafone

From today, Vodafone UK is increasing the amount that charities will receive when its customers make a donation via text message.

Irish Red Cross raises €2 million for Haiti

The Irish Red Cross has reported that over €2 million has been raised to date in its Haiti Appeal.

Nominations open for $1.5 million 2011 Hilton Humanitarian Prize

Hilton Prize medal

The world's largest humanitarian award is once again on offer. The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation is about to start seeking nominations for its 2011 Hilton Humanitarian Prize.

February 25th

Charity faces €125k tax bill after losing charity status

The House of Prayer, a controversial religious centre in the west of Ireland, faces a tax bill of more than €125,000 if the Revenue Commissioners do not reverse their decision to remove its charitab

Two appointments made to payroll giving awards panel

Payroll Giving

Jane Banks, Payroll Giving Manager at British Heart Foundation, and Karen Thomson, Associate Director of Policy, Research and Strategic Visibility at the Institute of Payroll Professionals (IPP) have

February 24th

New Senior Manager for Charity Bank in the North

Charity Bank has recruited Paul Harrison as Senior Manager of Charity Bank in the North.

Harrison has spent over 30 years in banking,

Newspapers' influence on donors wanes, says CAF

Television coverage inspires many more people to donate than newspaper reports do, according to research for Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) in the Haiti Disaster Emergency Appeal.

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