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Prepaid card to benefit Demelza Hospice Care for Children

Demelza Prepaid card

Demelza Hospice Care for Children is to receive income from a new prepaid MasterCard® card from M-Cube and Newcastle Building Society.

Mobile companies waive fees for SMS donations to Comic Relief

Comic Relief Doing Something Funny for Money

This year the public can, for the first time, text a £5 or a £1 donation to Comic Relief knowing that every penny will go to the charity.

New legislation will affect insurance cover

As the new Charities Bill passes through the Irish Seanad insurance companies have warned charities to review their policies.

Bank problems may hit charitable giving

The demise of Anglo Irish Bank in Ireland and its take over by the Irish state may have a direct impact on charitable giving some charities fear.

CAF to give evidence on banking crisis

HM Treasury - photo: tompagenet on Flickr

John Low, Chief Executive of the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), has been asked to give evidence to the Commons Treasury Select Committee Inquiry into the Banking Crisis about the impact on charities

Higher rate taxpayers fail to reclaim £200 million in relief

HM Revenue and Customs - photo: jam_90s on flickr.com

Half of all higher rate taxpayers are unaware they can reclaim 20% personal tax relief on their charitable donations in their self assessment tax return, according to research commissioned by the Char

Cash in on dollar's strength, urges CAFAmerica

Dollar Heart
CAFAmerica, part of the Charities Aid Foundation international network, is encouraging UK charities to make the most from the changes in the pound/dollar exchange rate.

"Ninety charities lose $113m" in Madoff's alleged Ponzi scheme

"Virtually all or most, of the investment funds of more than 90 American grant making trusts and foundations have been lost" in the giant Ponzi scheme that Bernard Madoff is alleged to have perpetrate

Best Western hotels donate VAT reduction to charities

The recent 2.5% reduction in the VAT rate by Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, has caused accounting difficulties for hotels, but one national chain has turned this into a Christmas windf

Interview with Olivia Cosgrove of Cashtrail.net

Olivia Cosgrove is founder and CEO of Cashtrail, which provides NGOs with financial software integrated with mapping tool Google Earth that helps them in budgeti

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