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That's an attractively large sum of money, yet very little of it finds its way into charity collection boxes.
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I found the story of Watford and District Gingerbread being closed down by the Charity Commission upsettin
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Residential property website and community Zoopla! has published lists of the wealthiest and poorest streets in England, Wales and Scotland based on property prices.
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I guess from the professional fundraiser’s perspective I am new to the charity sector (I have been with telephone fundraisers Premier Contact for only 5 or 6 weeks!),
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The media are full of David Cameron's commitment to the Third Sector.
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I'm afraid that a combination of some especially busy weeks at work and my home broadband going down for a while has left my blog rather sparsely updated recently.

However, I have had the opportunity to write a short piece for the e-newsletter of the Resource Alliance on one of the subjects I've been working on quite a lot recently - Community Fundraising 2.0.

Read on at Giving in a Digital World...
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Congratulations to Betty Reed, 81, from Brighton for 40 years of local fundraising. She received the Royal British Legion's gold award for service in recognition of her 40 years of voluntary support for the appeal.

Her husband, Peter Reed, a disabled ex-serviceman, died 38 years ago. Since then, she has been supported by the charity.
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