Tag: Charity
Amnesty International UK to implement mobile phone donation system
Another charity turns to technology to aid its fundraising efforts. Amnesty International UK is to implement a mobile phone payment system that can handle donations of up to £800. Using the LUUP payment system, Amnesty will be able to receive…
BA and Age Concern team up to donate computers to Slough's elderly
British Airways has offered to donate its old computers to Age Concern in London and Slough to make them available to older people in both areas, to encourage them to get online. BA's replaced computers will first be sent to…
Ten Nokia 8800 Sirocco Brian Eno Signature Edition phones to be auctioned for charity
Nokia today announced that they have ten highly exclusive Nokia 8800's with Brian Eno's signature emblazoned upon them. The phones are being auctioned online to raise money for two charities chosen by Brian, the Keiskamma Aids Treatment program and The…
Tom Baker sings Kinks' classic, charity download-only track for Shelter
Former Dr Who (and Little Britain voice) Tom Baker has recorded a new version of The Kinks' classic "You Really Got Me" as a charity single for Shelter. The festive download-only single is part of BT’s Text Aid charity initiative,…
Charity-friendly search engine EveryClick raises over £100k
The search engine EveryClick, which launched just over a year ago and gives 50% of its advertising profits to nominated charities, has now raised over £100,000 for a collective of some 170,000 charities, selectable by users (obviously some are going…
Save the Children is first UK charity to enter Second Life
Save the Children has become the first UK charity to set up a fundraising platform within Second Life, and seems to be getting into the spirit of virtual reality by offering players the chance to buy a virtual yak at…
iPod nano Product Red goodness now in 8GB too
Last month Apple unveiled their Product Red iPod 4GB nano, donating a portion of the profits their sale to the (PRODUCT) RED fund, designed to help eliminate AIDS in Africa….
