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News Release from: Computers for Charities
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Computers for Charities opens
Internet users all over the UK can now do their bit to provide deserving charities with IT services and equipment, as the virtual doors of the Computers for Charities website are opened
From today, Internet users all over the UK will be able to do their bit to provide deserving charities with IT services and equipment, as the virtual doors of the Computers for Charities website are thrown open to the public The site, which is located at www.computersforcharities.co.uk, was initially conceived and developed by Computer Shopper magazine, and is sponsored by Microsoft, AMD and Life Software
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Negotiations are continuing with other potential sponsors and it is hoped that the site will eventually provide deserving causes with everything from hardware to application software and Internet access.
"Since we started work on this initiative, it has become clear that the UK's IT community is keen to put something back into the community," says Mick Thorburn, publisher of Computer Shopper magazine.
"We believe that many charities, especially the smaller ones and those which are starting up, find that purchasing and setting up IT equipment eats into their precious budgets.
We hope that this initiative will relieve a number of charitable organisations of their IT burden and allow them to do what they do best - helping others." The Computers for Charities site works in a very simple fashion.
Each of the sponsors pledges to donate a minimum value of goods and services.
This value then increases depending on the number of visitors which the site attracts.
Only one click per visitor, per day is registered, but visitors can maximise their contribution by visiting the site and clicking the 'Donate' button on a daily basis.
To date, the Computers for Charities campaign has received requests for equipment and services from 17 charitable organisations.
Work has already begun on fulfilling the first of these requests and it is hoped that details of the initial beneficiaries will be posted on the site within the next two to three weeks.
Charities which would like to benefit from this initiative can find details of how to apply on the site.
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