Nominet to hand out Â£5m to online charity cases
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New trust to divvy up domain sales surplus Nominet, the not-for-profit in charge of the .uk domain registry, has approved a plan to distribute its multimillion-pound surplus among "education, research and development initiatives" to benefit the UK internet community.â¦
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A nonprofit that helps the poor with legal services launched a free Web site Friday to help people navigate the state and federal courts in California.
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An annual charity event is making a big splash after raising more than pounds 5,000 for good causes.   Gateshead Mayor Maureen Goldsworthy yesterday celebrated the fifth anniversary of the Mayor's Charity Fishing Competition.
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The Maltese Association of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (MASMON) donated Lm5,000 to the Health Department.
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A $5 million infusion of venture capital will help Laszlo Systems work on tools to build Web pages.
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A Â£7.5m scheme will match private donations to universities with government money.
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To help "sweeten the deal" a bit and encourage you to give towards the causes that the PHP Women are trying to accomplish, they're offering a special little bonus for those who donate at a certain level:   Cal Evans from the Zend DevZone - being the awesome guy that he is - has graciously offered to mail out to the first 10 people who donate to PHPWomen $50 or more, a PHP elePHPant. Yep - you get one of the hard to find and much sought after plushy PHP elePHPants.   You can find out more about the goals for their fund raising in this other post to the PHPWomen.org blog as well as information on submitting whatever you feel like donating (time or money).
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Mariam Appeal received at least Â£230,000 in improper donations, Charity Commission to say.
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A $3.5 million lottery jackpot in Connecticut is set to join other unclaimed multimillion prizes nationwide.
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The trustees of the Springvale Public Library are seeking support for Future Access, a technology sponsorship program.  Local businesses and organizations may subscribe to support a public computer station for a four-year cycle and will be recognized for their donations.
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Pudsey poses with pedo.com We're obliged to reader Spenno who this morning popped down to eBay UK and noted that the online tat bazaar was doing its bit for the BBC's Children in Need charity appeal.â¦
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Britain raises more than Â£5m in the first 24 hours of its appeal for the victims of the Asian tsunami.
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UK charities launch an appeal to save lives among the 4.5m people at risk in Darfur and neighbouring countries.
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An Ulster charity for children with cancer has become the first in the United Kingdom to receive a grant from the Caron Keating Foundation.
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Crimestoppers offers a Â£5,000 reward for information following the theft of a woman's body from a grave in Staffordshire.
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh has voluntarily set up a $1.25 million fund to aid the victims of 32 cases of clergy sexual abuse, an attorney for the victims said on Monday.
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Google Inc. launched an initiative Tuesday to help charities and other non-profit groups use maps and satellite images to raise awareness, recruit volunteers and encourage donations.