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What makes a successful BBC Radio 4 charity appeal

Sally Flatman, producer of the BBC Radio 4 charity appeal, spoke at a free event yesterday in London in which she shared advice on how to make the most out of the opportunity of the appeal.

PFRA appoints new Chair

Paul Stallard

The Public Fundraising Regulatory Association (PFRA), the self-regulatory membership organisation for street and doorstep face-to-face fundraising (F2F), has appointed marketing and business developme

Irish charities report different fundraising results

Two leading Irish charities have reported contrasting fundraising fortunes in the last year.

CharityCheckout.co.uk offers commission free one-off and regular payments

CharityCheckout.co.uk front page (detail)

Online charity payment provider Charity Checkout is dropping its fee on all donations made through its platform, including one-off and regular gifts.

New 50p coin explains the offside rule

Commemorative Olympics 50p coins

Street collectors might soon come across some new 50p coins in their collection boxes. One of them includes a diagram that attempts to explain the offside rule in football.

Carol singers collect via contactless card

Contactless donation bucket

The London Community Gospel Choir serenaded shoppers in London's Covent Garden on Wednesday and collected for charity using cashless cards only.

Big Give to double donations to 423 charities this week

The Big Give Christmas Challenge 2011

Online giving service The Big Give will this week match up to £5 million in donations made by the public during its Christmas Challenge.

Public urged to do five good things at Twixtmas

Twixtmas

The Twixtmas campaign is once again urging the British public to make the most of the period between Christmas and New Year and indulge in a mass 'binge doing' of charity and voluntary work.

Samaritans DM appeal highlights needs for its services at Christmas

Samaritans Christmas appeal 2011 leaflet cover

Samaritans is sending its Christmas direct mail appeal to active supporters this week, highlighting the importance of its service over the festive season, and asking for cash donations.

Cheque guarantee cards could return, says Payments Council

After the Commons Treasury Committee report in August said there was a case for bringing back a form of cheque guarantee card, the Payments Council has said it is neither ruling the scheme in or out.

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