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Microdonations charity Pennies has now raised £1 million for partner charities.

Vinspired, the national charity that provides opportunities for young people to do good things, has launched a crowdfunding platform to help young people achieve their own social action projects.

Local charities in England have received a total of £1.2 million through Localgiving.com's Grow Your Tenner campaign which matched small donations.

Online fundraising service JustGiving anticipates that 21 December will see the largest amount donated online in one day in the whole of 2012.

Pure, the full service agency that specialises in telephone fundraising, has launched 'Clear', a new private site face-to-face fundraising agency.

The Nominet Trust is offering to fund up to 25 charities to help redesign their website using the Raising IT platform.

Kids Company, the charity that offers support to vulnerable inner-city children, has created a free Christmas Cracker app for mobile devices, offering some seasonal fun in return for a suggested te

Pebble Universe, the game for Android and iOS devices from Swedish company itatake, is raising funds for the World Food Programme by including a top-up charity donation option when buying the full

The World Toilet Organisation has launched a four-month global fundraising and awareness campaign to highlight the dire need to improve sanitation in developing nations.