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The Association of Fundraisers and Direct Sellers has published information useful to fundraisers who sell products and merchandise to raise funds.

Tori Amos music videos are being made available via the Net to raise funds for RAINN, the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network based in Washington, D.C.

iGive, formerly eyegive, the innovative online fundraising site "where just visiting does good" has reported its first income for non-profits.

Surfaid, the Internet affinity scheme raising funds for Christian Aid, is promoting itself through a competition in The Times' Interface supplement.

Prizes available include Hayes modems and Microsoft software.

US Spree.com offers online affinity programme to non-profits so they can earn income from online purchases made by their supporters.

Spree.com sells books and flowers via the Web, and will be offering other items such as tea, coffee and pet supplies. It has launched an affinity scheme whereby nonprofit partners can earn up to 40% of the profit from sales through its shops.

PABAC (pronounced "Payback") is a fundraising scheme that grew out of the Internet freedom of speech campaign sparked last year by 18-year-old Bennett Haselton.

Anneka Rice has been responsible for some impressive gifts-in-kind fundraising through her "Challenge Anneka" TV show over the years. Unfortunately, it seems one of those gifts was not quite up to the challenge of the elements.

SurfAid is a unique and innovative partnership between Christian Aid and Internet Service Provider Global Internet to raise money for charity on the Internet.

The first major service of its kind in the UK, SurfAid enables Internet users to contribute effortlessly towards Third World projects.

It seems that Internet fundraising could not get simpler than this. iGive [formerly eyegive] claim that "Just visiting does good."

An online appeal for spare foreign currency has been launched to benefit disabled people.

The Revd Dr John Lock has launched an appeal using the Web for your spare foreign currency to help buy a minibus to help take the disabled and housebound on holiday.