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Funding Digest, the fundraising information service, is publishing sample copies online.

Funding Digest is a fundraising information service, published by Profunding, exclusively dedicated to the needs of charities, voluntary organisations, the public sector and local authorities throughout the UK. Profunding also publish FundingInformation.

Online giving facilities offered by 53 German charities

Donors can now give securely online to 53 German charities.

The online giving service was launched on 29 October 1996 by the German Charities Institute.

Howard Lake to speak at CAF Charities' Annual Conference 1996

UK Fundraising's Howard Lake is to speak at this year's Charities Annual Conference in London.



Howard Lake, founder of UK Fundraising, will be speaking again at the Charities Aid Foundation's Charities Annual Conference on 31 October 1996.

Sponsor entices journalists to launch with offer of charity donation

Crusaid managed to secure a packed room of journalists at the launch of its Internet guide to HIV and AIDS after a corporate sponsor offered to donate £50 to the charity for each journalist that turned up.

If you are short of journalists coming to a press launch, you could always entice them with a corporate donation to the charity.

Online discussion available on arts funding

The Regional Arts pages have introduced the ArtsFunding bulletin board.

The ArtsFunding bulletin board carries details of new funding opportunities for arts organisations.

UK Fundraising launches e-mail discussion list for fundraisers

FundUK is a new free e-mail discussion list for charity fundraisers across the UK.

FundUK is the first e-mail discussion list for UK charity fundraisers. Subscribe today and share your ideas and questions with other charity fundraisers. There is no fee.

Survey of charities' use of the Internet

A new survey aims to find out how charities are using the Internet.

Researcher Shirley Cook is asking charities to complete her survey on "Not-for-profits, the Internet and potential business benefits." Questionnaires should be completed by 20th July 1996.

The survey was originally at www.bucc.co.uk/vbp/survey/.

Universities and companies fall for Gary Richards cancer appeal hoax

UK Fundraising has received photocopies of headed paper from organisations that have fallen for and prolonged the Gary Richard cancer chain letter.

Free Web space for charities from CAF

CAF's Charitynet is offering free Web space for charities.

Charities Aid Foundation's site Charitynet is offering free Web space for charities. The site now lists over 70,000 charities and tax-exempt organisations. Charities will receive up to half a megabyte of space on which to publish basic information about themselves.

Free advice on legal element of charities' Internet developments

A free leaflet offers legal advice to charities on developing an Internet presence.

Solicitors DJ Freeman are offering a free leaflet on the legal aspects of Internet development for organisations including charities.

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