Events

NetAid, the ambitious online fundraising and campaigning initiative, was branded a "flop" in today's The Times. Media correspondent Paul McCann writes that "the series of rock concerts broadcast on the Internet last month, attracted only £625,000 in online donations."

Describing Lord Archer of Weston-super-Mare, Martin Bell MP said: "He was the best charity auctioneer ever."

QXL.com and the Auction Channel have teamed up to auction online sporting memorabilia and the right to use the FA Cup for 24 hours in aid of the Cancer Research Campaign.

Free charity ISP Care4free has launched a major online auction for the BBC Children in Need appeal which runs on Friday. The auction is hosted by Yahoo! UK and Ireland, and features an impressive range of 134 celebrity items and VIP days out.

Celebrities often help charities in their fundraising efforts. One US celebrity, however, is now the subject of an online fundraising appeal himself.

Raffles and auctions are undoubtedly the most popular online events used by charities to raise funds. Some of the prizes and lots now on offer are impressive.

UK Fundraising doesn't usually promote particular fundraising events, but we think you'll agree that this one is worth making an exception for.

Charities are increasingly using the commercial online auction services to sell tickets for their major events.

The Institute of Charity Fundraising Managers' London and Information Technology Special Interest Groups hosted a successful and popular presentation on fundraising on the Internet in London last night.

The evening was chaired by UK Fundraising's Howard Lake and featured presentations by Jason Potts and Cathy Anderson of Burnett Associates.

Harrods is celebrating its 150th anniversary with an online auction of designer teddy bears in aid of the British Red Cross. Hosted at Ibidlive, with bids handled by EarthPort.com, the auction concludes with a live auction at Harrods on 29 October.