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Telecoms company O2 is offering £5 million to young people aged 13-25 across the UK to support a project of their choice in their local community.

The Public Fundraising Regulatory Association (PFRA), the self-regulatory body for direct debit public fundraising, is to advise its members on how to conform with new requirements on fundraising in C

The Community Foundation Network (CFN) reports that the number of individual donors setting up charitable funds to support local groups rose by a 60% in 2009, the largest increase in a year to date.

Gardaí are investigating bogus charity workers who took up a collection for the victims of Haiti's earthquake last weekend, according to the Irish Times.

The Institute of Fundraising is planning to revise its Cash Donations Code of Fundraising Practice.

The Charity Commission is warning the public to avoid falling for financial scams that have arisen in the wake of the Haiti earthquake.

Retail and commercial bank Santander is to give away £250,000 to local charities and is asking customers across its 1,000 branches to help choose which organisations should receive a share.

Fifty local pubs have joined forces to launch a campaign called 'Project Re-Gift'.