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CharityBlog is back, December 2016, with occasional sector commentary, personal views and the odd useful info.

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Socitm staff swap a day at the office to volunteer at donation centre

Employees from Socitm, the body representing IT and digital professionals across the public and third sectors, have swapped office life for a day of volunteering to support one of its members. A 10-strong team, from the organisation’s Northampton head office, spent a day helping out at the Acorns Children’s Hospice donation centre in Halesowen. The group were given the task of sorting through dozens of bags of unwanted clothing, shoes, toys and other household items and identifying goods suitable for re-sale or recycling within Acorns’ network of charity shops. The team managed to sort through 273 bags in total, which … Continue reading Socitm staff swap a day at the office to volunteer at donation centre

Moving on the VoluntaryNews facilities

It is nine months after the VolResource newsletter ended and publishing our own news items ceased on this site, although direct news and events contributions have continued. Time to move on with VoluntaryNews facilities. As of now, only the ‘global’ RSS news feed is available (typically for re-use elsewhere). Category and item feeds have been retired, with the global service due to go too by the end of September. At about the same time the direct news submission form will be switched off, along with the events form. Existing registered users will still be able to add events until later … Continue reading Moving on the VoluntaryNews facilities

Cutting edge deep time audio book launches crowdfunding appeal

A groundbreaking walking audio book project that brings to life the Earth’s 4.6 billion year story has launched a Heritage Lottery Fund-backed £20,000 crowdfunding appeal – to increase its impact in raising environmental awareness, help train future ecologists and encourage people to look after the planet. Deep Time Walk is the world’s first interactive mobile app of its kind. It allows people to take a 4.6 kilometre walk – anywhere in the world – to learn and experience a detailed, dramatized journey of Earth’s Big History, from the planet’s formation to the present day. By walking across Earth’s geological timeline – … Continue reading Cutting edge deep time audio book launches crowdfunding appeal

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