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New versions of fundraising databases for small and medium-sized charities

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AK Consultancies have launched a new entry-level fundraising database for the smaller charity, and a new version of their established Fundraiser product.

The Cheltenham-based software provider says that "the new products boast a new look and feel, are more intuitive and have a host of new features."

More free seminars on prospect research

Prospect research company Prospecting for Gold will be running more free seminars on prospect research.

Prospecting for Gold, research specialists for fundraisers in the UK, have announced plans to extend their programme of free prospect research seminars.

Phone Room nominated for Best Call Centre

Telephone fundraising agency The Phone Room has been nominated for Best Call Centre in the European Call Centre Awards 2003 presented by Call Centre Focus Magazine.

The awards celebrate excellence in all areas. With over 350 entries this year, the awards are highly respected and sought after in the call and contact centre industry.

BBC Radio 4 appeal generates donations and volunteers for elderly charity

National charity, Contact the Elderly, has reported a significant response to its BBC Radio 4 appeal, broadcast in May this year.

The appeal, presented by actor Maureen Lipman, has brought in over £5,000 in donations and has received nearly 100 enquiries for more information on how to become a volunteer for the charity.

Cats Protection to test telemarketing for first time

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Cats Protection will test telemarketing as a fundraising tool for the first time this month following its ongoing success with direct marketing.

The campaign will target up to 10,000 supporters and involve two separate tests. The objective of the first is to upgrade cash

Centrepoint launches new Summer donor recruitment campaign

Centrepoint, the national charity for homeless young people, is testing cold mail recruitment over the summer for the first time this year, with a new mail pack focusing on the special needs of homeless teenagers who have suffered abuse at home.

CTT to handle Terrence Higgins Trust's e-mail campaigns

Charity Technology Trust (CTT) is to manage Terrence Higgins Trust's e-mail marketing.

CTT will work with Advocacy Online, Terrence Higgins Trust's Web design agency, to run four campaigns a year. The charity is aiming to use e-mail to communicate more directly both with its supporters and with people with HIV.

Amazon Public Relations wins three new clients

Amazon PR has announced three third sector client wins.

Children's charity NCH has appointed the London-based PR agency to work alongside its central press office on media relations activities, with the aim of improving the quality of coverage in selected regions.

Accounts at Scottish breast cancer charity frozen

The action was taken after the Court of Session heard that only a small amount of the money Breast Cancer Research (Scotland) raised was spent on charitable work.

According to BBC News, the Lord Advocate, Colin Boyd QC, told the court that only £1.5m of £13.2m raised by the Glasgow-based organisation had been used for cancer research.

Social Ecology to close as ASP to non-profits

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Social Ecology, the pioneering American application service provider (ASP) set up four years ago by non-profit technology expert Michael Gilbert, will stop providing its technology services this Summer.

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