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PURE wins UNICEF UK's inbound telephone account
Submitted by howardlake on 31 December, 2007 - 10:29.
Telephone fundraising agency PURE has won the contract to manage all of UNICEF UK's inbound donation calls.
As well as planned appeals, UNICEF UK occasionally needs to launch emergency appeals, so the volume of calls handled can vary considerably.
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Could new email postal system save charities money on direct marketing?
Submitted by howardlake on 31 December, 2007 - 08:59.
While email is an essential tool for fundraisers, we still rely on printed direct mail to source and communicate with many donors. Yet direct mail can be expensive, and postage costs are going up next year.
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New Year's Honours for fundraisers?
Submitted by howardlake on 31 December, 2007 - 08:43.
Looks like Gordon Brown has been trying to increase the proportion of awards going to voluntary sector workers in this year's Queen's New Year's Honours List.
BBC News has featured several:
Maureen Ainsley receives MBE for fundraising for the Battle Museum of Local History in East Sussex
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/sussex/7163482.stm
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Rachel Heyhoe Flint receives OBE for services to cricket
Submitted by howardlake on 29 December, 2007 - 22:41.
Former England women's cricket captain and President of The Lady Taverners, Rachael Heyhoe Flint has been invested with the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to cricket in the New Year's Honours List.
She had previously been awarded an MBE in 1972 while still captain of the national side, for services to women's cricket.
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Poppy Appeal collector wins Legion gold award for service
Submitted by howardlake on 28 December, 2007 - 19:23.
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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Paris' loss is charity's gain
Submitted by howardlake on 27 December, 2007 - 11:46.
The BBC reports that 80-year-old hotel magnate Barron Hilton is to donate 97% of his $2.3 billion (£1.2 billion) fortune, to the Conrad N
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Comic Relief seeks more N Ireland applications
Submitted by paulartherton on 21 December, 2007 - 19:34.
Comic Relief is seeking more applications from Northern Ireland for their grants programme. Only 4% of the total awarded went to N Ireland which means there was only £980k spent there in the last 3 years.
Comic Relief operates 3 grants funds for work within the UK. Each of these has different criteria and different application processes and deadlines. The grant programmes up to 2008 are for:
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Sue Ryder Care hits £1m extra target two years early
Submitted by pennystephens on 21 December, 2007 - 18:01.
Sue Ryder Care has reclaimed £1 million from the tax man through its 'Sign on the Line' campaign to link Gift Aid to donations of goods brought into its shops.
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Most people 'would like to become charity volunteers'
Submitted by howardlake on 21 December, 2007 - 16:59.
House party raises 200,000 euros for charity
Submitted by paulartherton on 19 December, 2007 - 19:32.
A charity auction in a private home featuring a painting by Bono and a sculpture by an American artist has raised over €200,000 for Amnesty and third world charity, Goal. The organisers exceeded their target by €100,000.
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