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The Commission on Unclaimed Assets is asking the voluntary and community sectors to tell it what their investment and support needs are as it makes progress towards some kind of Social Investment Bank.

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World Vision, the international relief and development charity, has announced that ex-Coronation Street star Nikki Sanderson will be this year's official ambassador of its annual 24 Hour Famine, which takes place between 9 -11 February 2007.

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More than two thirds of people feel they have been misled when they discover that money they think has bought an ethical gift from a charity gift ccatalogue has, in fact, been used by the charity in different ways.

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Age Concern England was named Campaigning Charity of the Year at the Charity Champion Awards held by epolitix.com last night.

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More than 9,000 people will run for charity through the new Dublin Port Tunnel before it opens to traffic next month. The 10km run has attracted participants from a wide range of charities, with the remaining 1,000 places expected to be filled before the deadline.

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Tourists could be throwing almost £3m a year into wishing wells according to a new report from financial services marketing agency Teamspirit.

The Fountain Money Mountain report says that one in five UK adults spends an annual average of 31p at tourist sites like Rome's Trevi Fountain - which adds up to just under £3m.
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Sue Ryder Care has launched a ground-breaking scheme to claim Gift Aid on goods donated and sold in its shops. After a long trial process and consultations with Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) approval has finally been given for the scheme.
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