# Charities and the silver surfer

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2001/06/20/charities-and-silver-surfer/
- Published: 2001-06-20T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Older people use the Internet. Charities are not only recognising this fact in so
far as many charity donors are older people.
Older people use the Internet. Charities
are not only recognising this fact in so far as many charity donors are older people.
Some charities such as Age Concern are encouraging older people to learn how to 
use the Internet, with special courses tailored for their needs.

Read Surf’s up for gran by Sarah Gaines at The Guardian.

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