Christmas

Online giving platform JustGiving reports that traffic to the website from mobile phones and tablets nearly doubled after Christmas.

The NSPCC's annual Letter from Santa campaign raised £1.82 million, including Gift Aid, at the end of 2012. This is an increase from the £1.7 million it raised in 2011.

Drivers with the Eddie Stobart truck company have released a Christmas charity single to help raise funds for Help for Heroes.

Kids Company, the charity that offers support to vulnerable inner-city children, has created a free Christmas Cracker app for mobile devices, offering some seasonal fun in return for a suggested te

Japanese-inspired restaurant Wagamama has embarked on its first charity partnership. The company hopes to raise £20,000 for national youth charity UK Youth by 25 December.

Care International's microloans initiative lendwithcare is again promoting gift vouchers for Christmas presents.

The Big Give Christmas Challenge 2012 gets underway tomorrow at 10am, with the aim of doubling online donations to hundreds of charities to match pledges from the charities' major donors.

This year's Guardian and Observer Christmas Appeal will benefit eight charities that strive for disability rights.

Millions of players of popular online games FarmVille and Words With Friends will be able to make in-game purchases this Christmas as donations to US nonprofit Toys for Tots.

Save the Children has launched its "largest ever Christmas campaign" which includes a new seasonal fundraising event, Christmas Jumper Day, which takes place on 14 December.