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Biffaward, one of the largest schemes set up under the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme (LTCS), has launched a new Strategy for Giving in response to recent government changes to the LTCS.

Jim Leeming's gala dinner for Research into Ageing this week will be his last after 10 years of organising the event.

Lichfield-based St Giles Hospice has launched a new scratchcard game targeting pub-goers and called it "Blotto!"

The charity has 'borrowed' the National Lottery Lotto name and turned it to its own advantage to raise funds to support the care of local people living with cancer and other serious illnesses.

'Tried and Tested Ideas for Local Fundraising Events' by Sarah Passingham has been published by the Directory of Social Change.

The new book offers a practical guide to PTAs, youth groups, clubs, charities and anyone wishing to raise money in their community. It is full of ideas and essential information on organising local fundraising events.

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Home Office Charities Minister, Fiona Mactaggart MP, has unveiled proposals for a new integrated licensing scheme for public charitable collections in England and Wales.

Old charity collecting boxes don't die, they just go on sale on eBay.

An old RNIB Sooty Collecting box has been sold on online auction site eBay.co.uk. It went for £16.50.

Some charities try to collect a million pennies. In the US the March of Dimes is a popular appeal. But what do a million pennies look like?

Macmillan Cancer Relief's major fundraising event, the "World's Biggest Coffee Morning", is officially a World Record breaker.

Macmillan's flagship fundraising event had held the Guiness World Record since
1996 for the 'largest simultaneous party'. This record was smashed during 2002's event when 545,647 people attended over 26,000 coffee mornings all over the country.

Members of The Public Fundraising Regulatory Association secured 690,000 new donors from face-to-face and door-to-door fundraising during 2002.

A new annual awared scheme has been launched to recognise the voluntary efforts of funeral directors in supporting their local communities.

The SAIF Community scheme has been established by the National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF) and is open to any of their 700 members.