# Wake-up call

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/1998/11/18/wakeup-call/
- Published: 1998-11-18T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

And there you were, thinking that your main fundraising database worry was the Year2000
bug/bomb. But there’s another issue that needs tackling which, if unaddressed, will
also seriously compromise the quality of your donor data. The nation’s telephone
numbering system is being changed – yes, again. We’ve had the much-heralded Phone
Day, which itself followed a major renumbering session a few years before, and now
we’ve got Numberchange.
So, if you have telephone data for your supporters, you 
could do yourself a favour by visiting the Numberchange Web site. There you’ll find
details of which numbers are changing and when. Of course, there is a Freephone 
number to call for further information – 0808 22 4 2000.

 * **[You will, won't you?](https://fundraising.co.uk/1998/11/18/you-will-won039t-you/)**(
   18 November 1998)
 * **[DDs get even easier](https://fundraising.co.uk/1998/11/23/dds-get-even-easier/)**(
   23 November 1998)
 * **[Newspaper charity appeals but minimal coverage on their Web sites](https://fundraising.co.uk/1998/12/08/newspaper-charity-appeals/)**(
   8 December 1998)

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