Internet Sparks Increase in Quick Donations
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Faced with searing images of suffering and grief in South Asia, Americans are finding an instantaneous way to reach out to tsunami victims: on their home computers.
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Charity marathon caught on webcam A US chap is counting to one million live on the net to raise funds for the Push America disabilities charity.â¦
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By JAMES COATES, CHICAGO TRIBUNE  Q. I do some fund-raising for a small arts organization, and many corporations are going to online applications, which so far I have been able to sort out.
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Technology employees are donating slightly more money to the Republican party.
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Charities that raise money through vehicle-donation programs are seeing a small but steady increase in donations ahead of a Jan. 1 change in tax laws that will limit the deductions taxpayers can take for such gifts.
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THE Internet has changed the way political campaigns are run.   In 2004, Howard Dean showed that the Internet can be a great way to connect directly with voters and target grass-roots fundraising.
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The Case Foundation is offering a âguide to charitable giftsâ online.
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Internet advertising is continuing to increase with the latest US figures showing the medium generated $4.6bn in the first six months of 2004 -- a 40 percent increase over the first half of 2003.
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CHICAGO _ The Internet's booming social-networking trend has reached a new milestone: Web sites are beginning to pay for content.
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By Marni Pyke  mpyke@@dailyherald.com  Whether you're seeking help for a personal crisis or simply want to volunteer, a new Web site offers dozens of answers in minutes.
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Donations to political parties in the final quarter of 2007 increased by nearly Â£5m compared with the previous three months, the Electoral Commission revealed today
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ITALIAN mobile phone users appeared to set a global trend when they raised â¬11 million ($19.40 million) for tsunami victims through a donation scheme driven by text messaging.
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The net is proving useful to agencies seeking to gather resources quickly to help cope with the tsunami aftermath.
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Holiday shoppers gravitated toward the Internet in big numbers late last year, with online retailers reaping some US&#36;23 billion from U.S. consumers. That figure marks a 25 percent increase from the &#36;18.5 billion spent online during the same period in 2003.
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You can donate food to the poor, or help unwanted animals in shelters, simply by visiting various Web sites and clicking; no donation required.
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Here's a novel way to be a philanthropist.
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You can donate without giving dollars and cents.