# Studio51.com to close

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2008/01/14/studio51com-close/
- Published: 2008-01-14T12:25:18+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Innovative online charity Christmas card retailer Studio51 is to close down in the
next few weeks after it failed to reach the targets necessary to secure further 
funding.

Founder Alan Hawkes, a former vice-president of the Greetings Card Association, 
today announced that Studio51 would not be going forward to the Christmas 2008 season.
He said that “the venture has been a success on many levels”, and confirmed that“
all donations collected during 2007 have already been made in full”.

The [service was launched](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/online-charity-christmas-card-venture-donate-51-cover-price)
on 1 August 2007 to serve the Christmas card market, and aimed to stand out from
other online charity Christmas card services by committing to pass on 51% of the
sale price to charities.

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