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Chance*ster is a new gaming site that aims to raise funds for charities and good causes by offering valuable prizes that individuals can try to win by guessing their value.

Localgiving.com, the online giving platform for small charities and local community groups, will this month run a £12,000 match giving campaign for rural charities in North Yorkshire.

Online shopping site Easyfundraising.org.uk has raised over £5 million for UK charities since it was launched in 2005.

People who take part in fundraising events in memory of a loved one are generating £15 million a year to charities, according to research from online fundraising platform JustGiving.

Global children's charity Plan UK has raised over £53,000 from its outdoor fundraising campaign to end child marriage.

Online giving service Virgin Money Giving has now raised over £201 million (including Gift Aid) for charities since it was established in 2009.

Telephone fundraising agency Listen will match pound for pound the first £10,000 donated to help SOFII, the Showcase of Fundraising Innovation and Inspiration, redevelop its website.

Microdonations service Ploink! is this week launching a mobile phone app that "turns mobile devices into collecting tins".

Based on information from the Serious Organised Crime Agency, the Charity Commission has alerted charities to a credit card scam and is advising them to look out for suspicious transactions.

Online giving platform JustGiving is now open to charities in Ireland.