Age UK and London Zoo on shortlist for £2m Google charity competition
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Age UK and London Zoo on shortlist for £2m Google charity competition

22 May 2013 | Vibeka Mair

Google has shortlisted ten UK charities which stand the chance of winning £500,000 as part of its Global Impact Challenge.

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Age UK and London Zoo on shortlist for £2m Google charity competition

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CTT solution allows compliance with new payment card rules

The Charity Technology Trust has partnered with BT to offer charities the first automated system for collecting credit or debit card details via telephone that is certified as tier-one compliant with the card payment industry's data security standards.

Web users identify most postively with term 'responsible investment' says new report

The term 'responsible investment' is regarded very positively with web surfers, while the term 'ethical investment' attracts some cynicism, according to a new report on how online communities regard investments which take environmental, social and governance factors into account.

New polio website takes historical approach

The British Polio Fellowship has created a new website aimed at documenting the history of polio to help raise awareness of the disease.

World Vision chooses remote working solution from Signify

World Vision has opted for a hosted two-factor authentication (2FA) service from Signify to give mobile and field staff secure access to its networks.

It is vital that the voices suggesting the change are heard by the ears that need to hear it and until we understand and map that cross functional landscape, collaboration remains purely an aspiration.

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BHF installs point of sale system in its 600 charity shops

British Heart Foundation, owner of the UK’s second largest charity shop chain, has chosen to install Toshiba Tec’s ST-A10 TouchPOS system in its 600 stores.

Advertisers ask ASA to extend its remit to online social networks

The Advertising Standards Authority looks set to extend its remit to include communications on websites, and other non-paid-for space online, such as social networks.

Vodafone joins O2 in cutting charges on text donations

Vodafone has followed O2 in reducing the cut it takes from text donations to charity so that the beneficiary charity will receive 90 per cent.

Oxfam enters online price comparison market

Oxfam is set to benefit from the creation of the first online price comparison website dedicated to raising money for charity.

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