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The Y Speak Consultation Fund (England) is offering up to £7,000 to develop consultation activities which are intended to allow children to contribute directly to decision making at local, regional, national and international levels.

The Y Speak Consultation Fund gives children and young people the chance to have their say about policies and services which affect them.
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The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) might have closed its tsunami emergency appeal on Saturday after two months, but the umbrella body's website is continuing to encourage and accept donations two days afterwards.

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David Gallacher is the new corporate social responsibility director at hospitality company Whitbread plc, responsible for the programme's four key areas of workplace, marketplace, community and environment.

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A Swansea coroner has recorded a verdict of accidental death in the case of Christopher Thomas, the 20 stone 10lb man who died in a fundraising bungee jump in August 2002 after the harness gave way.

Mr Thomas had jumped, along with others, to raise funds for Morriston Hospital's neurology unit. His was the first death in the UK during a charity bungee jump.
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The Treasury and Home Office have jointly published a guide that promotes corporate giving by detailing the range of tax incentives available for corporate community involvement.

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Mary Fitzgerald, a reporter at the Belfast Telegraph, worked undercover as a face-to-face fundraiser and reports on her experiences, offering a well-balanced article on this type of fundraising.

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Two consultation papers from the Law Reform Commission recommend legislative reform of the charity sector in the Republic of Ireland.

The papers cover trust law and charitable trust law, and have been prepared at the request of the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs.
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Futurebuilders England has made its first investment offers worth £4,227,660 to 15 organisations working across England to deliver public services.

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In the USA, United Way of Delaware, which manages fundraising campaigns on behalf of a number of local nonprofits, has announced that its new web-based system will save it over $20,000 a year.

The new web site, rolled out to 4,000 nonprofits, allows them to login securely and download their updated donor lists and funds transfer reports directly from the site.
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Fundraising appeals for UNICEF's tsunami appeal by 42 regional newspapers have raised £2.5 million following the disaster of 26 December 2004, according to Holdthefrontpage.co.uk.

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