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Numbers up as Kiosk Lotto company gets credit-crunched

Camelot has suspended kiosk lottery terminal manager, InfoPlace UK, as a National Lottery retailer following serious concerns about its financial status.

Optimistic wheeze for the New Year

The FT managed to sneak an interesting story

Sign petition for charities affected by Icelandic bank collapse

Naomi House, one of the charities affected by the collapse of failed Icelandic bank Kaupthing Singer and Friedlander, has launched an online petition to encourage the Prime Minister to expedite the re

Twitter and the kindness of strangers

While more charities start to try out Twitter as a fundraising and communications tool, there are still many more who have not even registered a presence on the micro-blogging site.

IFC falls into the dreaded 'sandbox'...

Charities should beware Google's 'sandbox' when they change their url. Merely linking the old url to their site's new host, may push them into the 'sandbox'.

And the first shall be last...

I pulled a news item off this website today, which is not something I do often. There was nothing wrong with it in terms of accuracy or being under an embargo.

Time To Put Their Money Where Their Mouth's Are?

I was at the Professional Fundraising Awards last night, firstly to support Michael Dent from WRVS on his thoroughly deserved Highly Commended award in the Fundraiser of the Year category, and also to

Do we actually need the FRSB? No…and yes.

There was a comment posted to my last blog raising this very question, although, like the old adage about there being 10 silent complainers for every one who complains publicly, I’ve heard plenty

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