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Virgin Money Giving launches mobile optimised site

Virgin Money Giving on mobile phone

Online giving service Virgin Money Giving has launched a mobile website to enable fundraisers to invite their contacts to support them with a donation via a mobile device.

Lindt Big Egg Hunt campaign uses mobile for consumer engagement in five cities

The Big Egg Hunt - photo: Ell Brown on Flickr.com

Following its success in London last year, the charity Big Egg Hunt is running again but this time across five UK cities over six weeks.

Augmented reality app urges smokers to swap cigarettes for cash

Swap fags for swag

The British Heart Foundation has worked with augmented reality app specialists Blippar to try to persuade smokers to quit and use the money saved for something else.

Tesco Distribution's Got Talent uses instaGiv's mobile voting platform

Tesco Distribution's Got Talent - mobile voting results

Mobile fundraising service instaGiv have once again provided the mobile voting and giving platform for Tesco Distribution's Got Talent, enabling people to vote for their favourite act and

Send a Net, Save a Life ads switch to a regular giving ask

Christian Aid's 'Send a Net, Save a Life' monthly text giving advert

Christian Aid's 'Send a Net, Save a Life' campaign has been running for nearly three years, appearing on posters on London Underground trains and other places.

Mobile provider will return 100% of text donations

Likecharity launch

A new organisation which will allow charities to recoup 100% of the value of text donations has been launched in Ireland.

WWF launches mobile network to raise funds for conservation

WWF Wildlife Mobile

Conservation charity WWF has launched WWF Wildlife Mobile, a mobile network designed to generate funds for its every time its users make calls, send texts or access data.

JustGiving reports near doubling in mobile traffic after Christmas

JustGiving’s Impact Through Innovation Conference

Online giving platform JustGiving reports that traffic to the website from mobile phones and tablets nearly doubled after Christmas.

@vineapp - you've got 6 seconds so make them count!

Two days ago my colleague Paul (@paulashton1979) sent me a link to this new video service from Twitter called Vine (@vineapp) - he described it as "Like instagram is for quick, nice, easy to share

Keep calm - it's one of my favourite Christmas presents

Keep calm and carry on fundraising - iPhone cover

This was one of my Christmas presents a few weeks ago and it is one of my favourites, a gift from a clever member of my family. I think some of you might enjoy it too so I am sharing it here.

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