Asia-Pacific Disaster Developments

Our official recognition as a registered charity couldn’t have come at a better time. The situation in Asia and the Pacific continues to evolve, and we are looking forward to launching our fundraising campaign in the coming weeks with an eye to deployment early next year. The dates are still tentative and will largely depend [...]

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Good morning

After a long few days putting the finishing touches on the logo and working on our Executive Director’s World of Difference application, a big complex post seems a bit too much to ask. Some interesting online resources and pictures that arrived in my inbox this morning seem a much more appropriate route. Giving World Online [...]

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Fundraising good news…

We’ve hit a point at EDV’s development where, with the exception of our website redesign, there’s just not all that much more to do at home. It’s time to start fundraising and get out on deployment. Now, if only we could afford a professional fundraiser or grant writer. But whenever I start to get really [...]

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Some good news for a change….

What with Swine flu, the credit crunch, and my very regrettable current inability to drink coffee, I think it’s time for some good news. Lest the depression start to really sink in. Alastair McCall, editor of the Sunday Times Giving List….  said [that] although the rich had less money than they did a year ago, [...]

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