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Sainsbury's Active Kids campaign is open again, encouraging shoppers to collect vouchers when shopping at Sainsburys and donating them to local causes to convert into sport kit and experiences.

ADD International is inviting UK disability organisations and their supporters to take part in the first nationwide swapathon to promote and raise money for disability rights.

ITV is filming a new series in which two families or groups of friends compete against each other trying to raise the most money with a fundraising auction in aid of their favourite charity.

The Vodafone Foundation is offering 500 people in the UK the chance to work for a charity of their choice for two months and get paid for it.

The Institute of Fundraising’s Code of Fundraising Practice on House-to-House Collections is now open for public consultation.

The longest-serving poppy collector, who raised funds for the Poppy Appeal since it began in 1921, has died in Devon at the age of 105.

An initiative by people and organisations in the London borough of Islington is aiming to raise £3 million for Islington-based projects.

The Public Fundraising Regulatory Association (PFRA) and the Trading Standards Institute (TSI) have agreed to map Cold Calling Control Zones (CCCZs) throughout the UK and issue guidance on how and whe

Supermarket Morrisons has chosen Help the Hospices, the charity that supports hospice care throughout the UK, as its charity of the year. The 10-month partnership aims to raise £1 million.

The Sheila McKechnie Foundation has opened applications for its 2010 Campaigner Awards, which are designed to celebrate and support emerging campaigners and activists both across the UK and abroad.