Text donations through telethon events are expected to “reach saturation” over the next few years, an official report has predicted.  The Annual Market Review for Phone-Paid Services, written by the research firm Analysys Mason and published by the Phone-Paid Services Authority, predicts a bumpy future for charity donations by text over the next three years. 
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Have you ever enjoyed a TV show so much that you were dying for everyone to see it? That’s how I feel about Ted Lasso. From start to finish, I was smiling, laughing, and compassionately understanding of Ted’s plight. It’s everything I needed from a TV show in 2020. Now, if only I could persuade
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If books about mermaids aren’t really your thing and you’re looking for something a bit earthier, you might be interested in selkie lore. For the uninitiated, selkies come from Scottish folklore, stemming particularly from the Northern Isles of Orkney and Shetland. Selkies, a kind of mythical creature that shapeshifts from a seal to a human
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The USA is a country full of diversity, which is reflected in its music and festival scene. Whether you’re a celebrity-spotting fashionista, into your hard-core punk or like to keep things pretty chill, you’re guaranteed to find it on the USA festival circuit.    The obvious choices…  Coachella  Where: Indio, CaliforniaWhen: 9 – 18 April 20212021 lineup: TBC, but 2019 featured the likes of Childish Gambino, Tame
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Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone worked some magic in China on Friday with Warner Bros’ 3D reissue conjuring $4.6M. This is by far the biggesst single-day gross since cinemas resumed operations, overtaking the opening of WB’s earlier re-release of Chirstopher Nolan’s Interstellar by 66% (though that film bowed on a Sunday). Overall, China’s fourth
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In the three years since Third Sector last completed its diversity study, relatively little has changed at the top of the 50 featured fundraising charities. The proportion of chief executives who identify as black, Asian, minority ethnic or “other” (rather than white) has risen only slightly from 12 per cent in 2017 to 16 per
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You may think it’s a sign of our perpetually insane times that a member of the Trump administration somehow managed to kick up a feud with a cartoon character. Nevertheless, Trump’s Senior Legal Adviser, Jenna Ellis, recently tweeted that Democratic VP candidate Kamala Harris “sounds like Marge Simpson.” This prompted Marge, ever the consummate (albeit
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Despite taking several business risks himself during the ’90s, NBA Hall-of-Famer-turned-business mogul Earvin “Magic” Johnson advises the next generation of entrepreneurs to “lay low” amid the Covid-19 pandemic. “If I was an entrepreneur and started [a business] today, I think I would just lay low and see where [the economy] is going to go,” Johnson told CNBC Make
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Traveling should be an exciting and merry experience. We get a relaxed mind and have enough time out of our busy work schedules to meditate on other vital aspects of our lives. However, some traveling experiences can be stressful, overwhelming, and intimidating, especially when you do not plan well. To have memorable moments and enjoy
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When the Covid-19 pandemic struck the U.S., young biotech company Verve Therapeutics was just months away from a pivotal development: studies in animals of its gene-editing approach to lowering cholesterol that would lead it to be heralded as a potential “cure for heart disease.” But Chief Executive Dr. Sekar Kathiresan had a problem: this isn’t
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Usurping the traditional role of art, cars – like movies and music – are collaborative creations, projecting a collective yearning and an aesthetic proposition to the world. With a multitude of distinct styles, mechanics, and silhouettes present in the automotive industry, high-end motors are not the only desirable builds available. In fact, when ranked amongst the
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In “these unprecedented times,” education looks a bit different than what we’ve grown used to. Many K–12 and university students won’t be returning to physical classrooms this fall. Teachers (present company included) have to adapt to this so-called new normal. Whether you’re an experienced online educator or a virtual newbie, we’re all looking for ways
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