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The Euroepan Association for Planned Giving is to run a workshop on VAT issues for charity fundraisers on 15 March in London.

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UK Fundraising's Howard Lake and GAIN's Barry Gower are presenting a new one-day training course in May entitled "Getting the most from Gift Aid - offline and online".

The new course is designed to help fundraisers and charity staff maximise their organisation's s income from Gift Aid.
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The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has forged a new fundraising partnership with Findus which will encourage staff and customers to raise more than £300,000 for the national heart charity.
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Student Volunteering Week, launched on February 20th, is an annual week of events around the UK that marks the achievements of student volunteers and the value of volunteering to the community.

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Charity hikers are set to raise over ‚€500,000 for Irish homeless organisation Focus Ireland as they scale the island's four highest mountains in one weekend. Focus Ireland's 'Four Peaks Challenge' in June features climbs of Carrauntoohil in Co Kerry, Co Mayo's Mweelrea, Slieve Donard in Co Down and Co Wicklow's Lugnaquilla.
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The Institute of Fundraising is again holding a Major Donor Fundraising conference following the success of its first outing last year. This year's conference will be held on 30 March 2006 at The Royal Over-Seas League, London.

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A Scottish conman has been jailed for two months after he donated a bogus cheque for £100,000 sterling to a Limerick charity. John Cronin (34), originally from East Lothian, was jailed after pleading guilty to having a cheque, which he knew to be false.
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Cancer Research UK is encouraging people to raise funds without stepping out of their front door by hosting a dinner party with friends or family.
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The Rangers Charity Foundation is seeking applications for next season's nominated charities.

The Rangers Charity Foundation selects three key charities each year to support both financially and with in-kind assistance, through a close partnership and works with each organisation to help achieve their key aims and objectives.
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This year's Christian Aid Week, the oldest door-to-door collection campaign in the UK, has been launched with the slogan "You Add. We Multiply".

Music star Beverly Knight, actor Damian Lewis, and former EastEnders' star and Strictly Come Dancing winner Jill Halfpenny have helped launch this year's fundraising week.
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