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Fundraising: With fewer people being persuaded to sign up in the street, would-be donors are being doorstepped. Sean Coughlan reports

Saturday March 31, 2007
The Guardian

If you thought being hassled by charity fundraisers in the street was bad enough, how would you feel if they started appearing at your front door? Charities that seek to sign up monthly donors are increasingly shifting from pavements to doorsteps - with a big increase in the amount of money being