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Bmycharity fundraising website to close

11 March 2010

Managing director Ben Brabyn says the company lacks the resources to continue

Children in Need hopes that 2009 total will top £40m

10 March 2010

David Ramsden, chief executive of the appeal, indicates the figure will be the highest ever

JustGiving waives fee for amateur sports clubs

9 March 2010

Fundraising website says the move will raise an extra £22m for sports clubs over the next five years

Rich 'give most to charity in February and March'

9 March 2010

End-of-year tax breaks an incentive, new research from the Centre for Charitable Giving and Philanthropy suggests

Red tape on charity raffles is next target for text campaigner

9 March 2010

Expense and bureaucracy are rife, says Joe Saxton of nfpSynergy

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Fundraising good practice

Our team: Breast Cancer Care
Murray Lindo, the charity's director of fundraising and marketing, takes us behind the scenes in its fundraising department
Debate: Should door-to-door fundraisers be sent into cold calling control zones?
The Institute of Fundraising has issued new guidelines saying charities can decide to ignore some of the zones. Three experts give their views
Business partner: Greenfingers and the Garden Centre Group
The charity hopes to raise its profile by holding question-and-answer sessions at garden centres

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