# CAF's Allaboutgiving site shut down by surge to donate

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2004/12/31/caf039s-allaboutgiving-site-shut-down-surge-donate/
- Published: 2004-12-31T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Charities Aid Foundation has had temporarily to shut down its allaboutgiving.org
site due to the volume of people trying to access it to donate to charities involved
in responding to the South Asian floods disaster.**

A notice on the front page of the site which promotes tax-efficient giving to charity
states:

“The public’s unprecedented response to the Disaster Appeal for South East Asia 
has led to access difficulties for many people wishing to donate online. We have
had to temporarily shut down this particular site. Your donations are critical –
please bear with us.”

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CAF then suggest alternative methods of making donations – online using a credit
or debit card via givenow.org, directly to the Disasters Emergency Committee at 
dec.org.uk, or by cheque or CAF charity account cheque through the post.

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