# British Epilepsy Association covers costs online

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/1999/09/09/british-epilepsy-association-covers-costs-online/
- Published: 1999-09-09T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The [British Epilepsy Assocation](http://www.epilepsy.org.uk) is covering its costs
online through online fundraising. Michael Hickey told UK Fundraising that, following
the introduction of secure online payment facilities donors and online shoppers 
had contributed £310 in one month.
The site offers one of the first examples of 
a fundraising [interstitial advertisement](http://www.epilepsy.org.uk/scripts/advert.asp?DestURL=../info/laterfrm.html),
an adventurous attempt to squeeze in a fundraising message as visitors move around
the site.

The site was launched in March 1997 and is sponsored by Glaxo Wellcome. It is attracting
between “45,000 – 50,000 hits per week”, with about 90,000 page impressions a month.
About 60% of our visitors are from the UK.

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