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Last month Internet magazine set up a design challenge to let three Web design agencies create an effective site design for Marie Curie Cancer Care.

Comic Relief is now for the first time accepting secure online donations courtesy of BT WebWorld.

Canadian fundraisers can now access details over Canadian and US foundations online.

The Canadian Fund Raising Directory from Canada Grants Service contains over 1,100 major Canadian and US foundations donating over $350 million per year in Canada to individuals and groups in various areas of interest.

Centrepoint has received £20,000 following a link up with Internet Access Provider CompuServe Interactive )CSi) at Christmas.

CSi encouraged its 400,000 members to download a festive screensaver. For each download, CSi donated one dollar.

The Corporate and Foundation Relations List CFRNET has moved to a new address.

The new details are included on UK Fundraising's list of e-mail discussion lists for fundraisers.

Fundraising Magazin is a new magazine for German, Swiss and Austrian fundraisers.

The magazine is being published on the Gaia network for German charities.

Fundraising 101 is intended to be useful primarily for Canadian fundraisers but much of the information is applicable to fundraising anywhere.

The newsletter is published six times a year and each issue is eight pages long.

Help the Aged's Web site reportedly already has over 1,000 pages.

The figure was quoted by Co-operative Systems in their presentation at CHASE 97.

The International Fund Raising Group (IFRG) has a vacancy for a Chief Executive.

The new appointment will succeed Per Stenbeck who is joining Greenpeace Sweden as Executive Director.

Midas Charities Appeals Service, run by Ian Kerr, is publishing details of its services online.

Midas provides hands-on fundraising, consultancy and training. They have 30 - 40 clients ranging from the very small to the top 50 charities.