Giving / philanthropy

The Charity Commission has published advice online about how the public and charities can maximise the amount being raised for the disaster appeals set up in response to the cyclone in Myanmar (Burma)
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The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), the co-ordinating body for leading UK overseas aid charities, has launched a disaster appeal following the impact of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar (Burma).
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Caritas Data Ltd has published the 2008/2009 edition of the Top 3000 Charities.
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The first survey of donor retention behaviour among charities that have undertaken street or door-to-door 'face-to-face' (F2F) donor recruitment campaigns has been launched.
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Rotaract is celebrating its 40th anniversary this week at its European Conference in London.
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A fundraising drive which will see a builder sell two four-bed houses is close to raising €1.5 million for a new cystic fibrosis (CF) unit in Cork University Hospital.
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Send a Cow, the charity that claims it introduced the ethical gift catalogue to the UK, is 20 years old this year.
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The Aspinall Foundation has launched what it says is "the first prepaid card programme in the UK to reward cardholder loyalty by delivering additional income to a charity".
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Donations to UK charitable organisations by credit and debit cards reached a new high in 2007, up from £842 million in 2006 to £1.031 billion.
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The Flood Disaster Appeal by Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland has raised over £1 million including £700,000 raised from Fashion For Relief, a charity fashion show organised by Naomi
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