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Online fundraising? Whatchoo talkin' 'bout?

Howard Lake

Howard Lake | 24 November 1999 | News

Celebrities often help charities in their fundraising efforts. One US celebrity, however, is now the subject of an online fundraising appeal himself.

Gary Coleman, child star of comedy Diff’rent Strokes, is now bankrupt and has teamed up with New York entertainment site UGO Network to run a Web-a-thon to raise money by auctioning his personal effects.

Read Danny Leigh’s story in The Guardian.

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Howard Lake

About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale. He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.

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