'Naive' Twitter pledge leads to UK lawmaker donating $21,150 to charity | Digital Trends

'Naive' Twitter pledge leads to UK lawmaker donating $21,150 to charity | Digital Trends: During Friday night’s biennial Comic Relief Red Nose Day event on the BBC, where comedians and other entertainers come together to help raise money for various charities, Fiona Mactaggart, a lawmaker from the country’s main opposition Labour Party, tweeted to her 2000 or so followers that she would donate �1 ($1.50) to Comic Relief for each retweet.

Matching gifts come at a price | Story & Education Stories | The Australian

Matching gifts come at a price | Story & Education Stories | The Australian: But with UQ having often to offer matching funds to lure donations for building projects, the academics union is warning that faculty operating budgets and teaching are paying the price.

Professional Fundraising | University fundraising steps up with match funding

Professional Fundraising | University fundraising steps up with match funding: "Universities have stepped up their fundraising efforts in response to the government’s match funding programme, according to a report by Universities UK."