# If Marillion can raise funds online…

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2000/10/10/if-marillion-can-raise-funds-online/
- Published: 2000-10-10T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The rock band Marillion were big two decades ago, but even they have recently managed
to use the Internet to seek cash gifts from fans. An e-mail appeal to 30,000 fans
has generated enough cash in three weeks to pay for the production of a new album.
Three years ago US fans donated $60,000 in response to an online appeal which underwrote
a US tour by the band.
The rock band Marillion were big two decades ago, but even
they have recently managed to use the Internet to seek cash gifts from fans. An 
e-mail appeal to 30,000 fans has generated enough cash in three weeks to pay for
the production of a new album. Three years ago US fans donated $60,000 in response
to an online appeal which underwrote a US tour by the band.

Now you might not like to think that charity fundraisers are competing with rock
bands in soliciting donations online, but if Marillion can do it, surely a charity
with a slighly more compelling cause can raise funds online.

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