# Local newspapers to fundraise online for charities

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/1999/12/05/local-newspapers-fundraise-online-charities/
- Published: 1999-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

US local newspapers are being offered free software from an e-commerce supplier 
to encourage them to launch appeals with local charities. Open Market, Inc and InfiNet
have announced their 1999 We Care programme, “a national online community-giving
program for the holiday season.”
Each newspaper will be given a free copy of Open
Market’s e-commerce software ShopSite™ until 31 January 2000, together with free
store hosting through InfiNet, and free training and support services.

Read [PR Newswire’](http://news.excite.com:80/news/pr/991129/ma-open-market)s report
and read UK Fundraising’s [coverage](https://fundraising.co.uk/1999/11/29/newspaper-christmas-appeals-and-the-web/)
of UK newspaper’s Christmas appeals and how far they have integrated them with their
online presence.

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