# £3 million donated online to DEC Niger appeal

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/09/06/3-million-donated-online-dec-niger-appeal/
- Published: 2005-09-06T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Over £3 million has been donated online since the launch of the Disaster Emergency
Committee’s Niger appeal in early August 2005, representing 15% of all income to
the appeal.**

So far 57,500 donations have been handled by online payment service provider securetrading.

In the past year securetrading has seen the number of donations made online increase
by 77% to in excess of **57,500 donations** for the Niger appeal. Online collection
has climbed **6%** to account for **15%** of all donations made to DEC charitable
appeals.

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Most importantly the time frame for collection has been significantly reduced: 
the Niger appeal has reached **£3 million** through online donations in just four
weeks compared to last year’s Sudan crisis which took **36 weeks** to reach almost**
£1.8 million online**.

Total donations on the first night of the appeal, launched on 2 August 2005, reached**
£5.4 million**.

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