Editing Telethon (section)

====Norway====

[[TV-aksjonen]] ([[English language|English]]: "The TV Campaign/Auction") is an annual national [[Norway|Norwegian]] charity [[fund raising]] event that since 1974 has been run by Norwegian [[public broadcaster]] [[NRK]] in conjunction with selected organizations. The fundraiser is the world's largest, measured in terms of donated value [[per capita]] and number of participants.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aftenposten.no/kultur/tv/Nest-beste-TV-innsamling-6677543.html|title=Nest beste TV-innsamling|date=2011-10-24|publisher=Aftenposten|agency=[[Norwegian News Agency]]|access-date=2022-10-28|archive-date=2014-10-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019225757/http://www.aftenposten.no/kultur/tv/Nest-beste-TV-innsamling-6677543.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=page>{{cite web|url=https://www.tnp.no/norway/panorama/2059-tv-aksjonen-ends-with-record-aid|title=TV-Aksjonen Ends with Record Aid|date=25 October 2010|access-date=26 November 2016|work=The Nordic Page|archive-date=15 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715002903/http://www.tnp.no/norway/panorama/2059-tv-aksjonen-ends-with-record-aid|url-status=live}}</ref> The event is central to Norwegian society inasmuch as it is viewed as the most famous and trusted charity fundraiser in the country.<ref name="NRK">{{cite news|last1=Svendsen|first1=Paal Adolfsen|last2=Sørheim|first2=Aashild|title=TV-aksjonen som fenomen|url=http://www.nrk.no/programmer/tv/tv-aksjonen/1.5954634|access-date=22 October 2017|publisher=[[NRK]]|date=26 June 2008|archive-date=2 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402213824/http://www.nrk.no/programmer/tv/tv-aksjonen/1.5954634|url-status=live}}</ref> The campaign is held on a Sunday in October each year, and on the selected day NRK devotes most of its airtime to informing the public about the organization and that year's special cause.<ref name="snl">{{cite web|last1=Pettersen|first1=Stig Arild|last2=Smith-Meyer|first2=Trond|title=TV-aksjonen|url=https://snl.no/TV-aksjonen|publisher=[[Store norske leksikon]]|access-date=26 October 2017|language=Norwegian|archive-date=24 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024153429/https://snl.no/TV-aksjonen|url-status=live}}</ref>

Contributions are collected in a number of ways. Central to the campaign is the door-to-door campaign of approximately 100,000 volunteers servicing all 1.8{{nbsp}}million Norwegian households,<ref name="NRK"/> as well as donations accepted via telephone or by funds transfer to the campaign's bank account. NRK also hosts a live [[auction]] of various items and experiences, with proceeds also going to that year's selected charity. Several organizations donate considerable amounts, as does the government of Norway on behalf of the Norwegian people.<ref name="snl"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsinenglish.no/2017/10/23/charity-drive-raises-millions-for-unicef/|title=Charity drive raises millions for Unicef|date=23 October 2017|access-date=26 November 2017|work=newsinenglish.no|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031456/http://www.newsinenglish.no/2017/10/23/charity-drive-raises-millions-for-unicef/|url-status=live}}</ref>