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MyWhereAbouts is a new GPS tracking and fundraising mobile app designed both for participants in charity events and their supporters.

Blood cancer charity Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research has launched Pledgeit, which it claims is "the first crowdfunding website to be built in-house by a charity".

Millions of players of popular online games FarmVille and Words With Friends will be able to make in-game purchases this Christmas as donations to US nonprofit Toys for Tots.

Rugby for Heroes has published their annual charity calendar featuring the option to have your photo appear next to the sports stars who appear in the calendar.

Nominations have opened for the JustGiving Awards 2013, designed to recognise the most effective and inspiring users of the online giving site.

Online donations through Virgin Money giving have increased by 26% during 2011/12, rising from £53.5 million to £67.4 million.

Brighton-based online marketing company SiteVisibility is offering £25,000 worth of digital marketing support to a Sussex-based charity.

Online publisher Venturian Media has created udopt.co.uk, an animal adoption site offering charitable gift ideas for adults and children.

BBC Children in Need is working with visual discovery app Blippar to provide donors with an engaging reason to donate to the appeal, which airs this Friday.

The Pennies Foundation has won the Best Not For Profit IT Project Award in the UK IT Industry Awards 2012 for its Pennies microdonations service.