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Real Business profiles new economy millionaires

New Economy Millionaires graphic from Real Business magazine

Real Business magazine is profiling the leading business people in the dotcoms, mobile and IT industries.

Joint top of Real Business's list are Russell De Leon & Ruth Parasol, the husband and wife team who own 31% of poker website PartyGaming. They sold £436 million of shares at flotation.

Scotland on Sunday publishes Power 100 list

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The Scotland on Sunday newspaper has published its annual list of the 100 most influential people in Scotland. This year it is headed for the fifth year in a row by Sir Fred Goodwin, the chief executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland.

Blackbaud and CCR Data offer joint data enrichment service

Sofware and related service provider Blackbaud, Inc. is partnering with mailing house and Royal Mail-accredited data bureau CCR Data to offer a new service to help charities cut mailing costs by reducing the amount of wasted mail.

Sunday Times publishes Rich List 2006

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The Sunday Times has today published its annual guide to the richest 1,000 people in Britain and Ireland. The combined wealth of these people has risen 20.6% in the past year alone to £300 billion, with £60 million now being the entry level for the list.

Asian Rich List 2006 published

Sunrise Radio has published the 2006 Asian Rich List, detailing Britain's top 300 Asian millionaires, worth a combined £35.3 billion and headed once again by Lakshmi Mittal with a £14.8 billion fortune.

Major Donors booked published

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"Major Donors : Finding Big Gifts in Your Database and Online" has been published by John Wiley & Sons Inc. It is designed to help nonprofit managers, staff, and volunteers develop Internet and database prospecting strategies as an integral part of their overall fundraising plans. It includes a chapter by UK Fundraising's Howard Lake.

192.com adds 2006 Electoral Roll records

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Search site 192.com has added details of 29,828,103 individuals from the 2006 Electoral Roll to its searchable database of individuals.

192.com claims to be "the largest people finder in the UK" and has over 160 million records including names and addresses.

Brakeley and Wealthengine.com offer new web-based research tools

International major gifts fundraising consultancy Brakeley, has launched a new research tool for UK fundraisers in in collaboration with Wealthengine.com, the largest US donor screening company.

Brakeley WealthPreview and WebService, both powered by WealthEngine.com data, bring together important publicly available information on prospective donors in one place.

Richard Desmond donates £2.5m to children's eye hospital

Richard Desmond at topping out ceremony

Richard Desmond, owner of the Express newspaper group, has donated £2.5 million to Moorfields Eye Hospital towards the building of a new children's eye centre. The new building will be named The Richard Desmond Children's Eye Centre.

Desmond, a Moorfields patient, has previously supported glaucoma research at the hospital.

New book on major donors due for publication in April

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"Major Donors: Finding Big Gifts in Your Database and Online", featuring a chapter by UK Fundraising's Howard Lake, will be published in April 2006 by John Wiley & Sons.

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