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Charity fund raising site Just Giving has apparently helped £250million to be raised since it started life online in 2003 according to today’s Guardian. Described as the “easy and efficient way to donate and raise money for charity” fundraisers and charities can set up their own free web page and use it to get sponsors for their chosen event.

For example many runners have created their own special pages for this year’s Flora London Marathon. They’re able to collect donations and even better as they claim Gift Aid automatically too. The site makes it’s money by charging 5% commission on gross donations (donation + Gift Aid), plus VAT.

If you’re a charity or just looking to raise funds for your school, local hospice or scout group then you can register with Justgiving today! Note that it costs £15 a month (plus VAT) to be registered with them, however hospices are offering a 3 month free trial.

The site is aimed at UK fundraisers, but there’s good news for USA residents as they can use Firstgiving.com which is run by the same company.

BBC’s Sport Relief charity fundraising event was helped by a massive £5.5million mystery donation (The BBC). It was the largest telephone donation ever made in the 22 years of Comic Relief. That donation, plus money raised thanks to the likes of celebrity boxing, an Alan Shearer and Adrian Chiles bike ride, and a swim to Africa by David Walliams and James Cracknell meant that the overall total was around £20million.

You can still donate to Sport Relief via the official website as well as relive some of the highlights of the evening. Plus you can support the cause by buying the official Sport Relief single Better in Time from Leona Lewis.

If you prefer something a little sportier then there’s a special Sport Relief football DVD presented by ex-Soccer AM and now Something for the Weekend presenter Tim Lovejoy called Football Managers Uncut – A Guide to the Game’s Greatest Gaffers.

At least £2 from each DVD goes to the Sport Relief charity.

March 10th to 16th is Prostrate Cancer Awareness Week and to support the cause Figleaves have teamed up with men’s underpants brand Canterbury to support prostrate cancer charity. They will be jointly donating £5 from every Canterbury product sold over Prostate Cancer Awareness Week to the Prostate Cancer Charity.

And that’s not all that’s going on at Figleaves.

For every sale, they will make a donation to Breast Cancer Care or The Prostate Cancer Charity.

Donations from sales of women’s products will go to Breast Cancer Care and donations from sales of men’s products to The Prostate Cancer Charity.

For more details visit Figleaves and help the fight against cancer.

Dorothy Perkins have raised over £2million for Breast Cancer Care and now have a number of products available to buy online to continue their fund raising efforts. Proceeds from the sale of these products at Dorothy Perkins will be donated to Breast Cancer Care. Find out more by visiting Dorothy Perkins where you’ll find information about their charity work, Breast Cancer Care events in 2008 and information about how you can be Breast Aware.

Actionaid have launched a new campaign to take on the big supermarkets with their Who Pays? campaign. Actionaid seeks to get the Government to regulate how UK supermarkets treat overseas suppliers. Lower prices for the consumer translate to lower pay and worse
conditions for people in developing nations, rather than lower profits for supermarkets.

Watch our little clip below (you can even do your own featuring the voice of Katy Brand or Bill Bailey).

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