National media briefing: Dialogue Direct, Gift Aid, the Thistle Foundation - and Kate Middleton

Third Sector Online, 7 December 2009

Today's charity-related national news

The Financial Times looks at the demise of face-to-face fundraising agency Dialogue Direct.
See the Financial Times for full story

The Daily Mail urges readers to make their donations go further by using payroll giving, ticking Gift Aid boxes and checking what percentage of the price of charity Christmas cards actually goes to charity.
See the Daily Mail for full story

An Edinburgh fundraising manager convicted of theft from the charity she worked for has been ordered to pay back £6,000.
See BBC News for full story

Prince William's girlfriend Kate Middleton plans to do charity work as part of a campaign to endear her to the British public.
See the Daily Mail for full story

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