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The big business of online charity donations

How does a company make profit in the charity donations space? We ask the CEO of GoFundMe. Plus, solar-powered boats used in the Amazon. And it is 30 years of the Comic Sans font.

How does a company make profit in the charity fundraising space? We speak to Tim Cadogan, CEO of online fundraising platform GoFundMe.

We hear about the solar-powered boats being used by indigenous communities in the Amazon.

And, it is 30 years of the infamous Comic Sans font.

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Presenter: Chris Vallance
Producer: Imran Rahman-Jones
Researcher: Laura Cress
Editor: Monica Soriano

(Photo: A computer keyboard with a "donate" button and a love heart icon. Credit: Getty Images)

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