13 Jun 2008
VOLUNTARY SECTOR: Racepoint Group has won the 2008 United Nations Grand Award for excellence
02 May 2008
A ten-day protest outside Aberdeen City Council arranged by homeless charity The Cyrenians has attracted widespread interest. The protest has been picked up by BBC Scotland, STV and local radio. More than 40 articles have appeared over the past month, including in the Daily Mail and the Big Issue.
09 Sep 2005
in social work departments, health and the voluntary sector. The Awards for Excellence in Social Care
09 Sep 2005
, voluntary and faith groups. The alliance is part funded by Haringey council.
12 Aug 2005
Not-for-profit wind energy body Embrace the Revolution is holding its first 'Wind Weekend' on the August Bank Holiday. Billed as 'the first national celebration of wind energy', the group is opening wind farms to the public across the UK on 27 August, and is encouraging people to visit sites and learn...
12 Aug 2005
Cancer Research UK has teamed up with some of Britain's most well-known stately homes to encourage 30,000 people to take part in its third annual series of 10km charity runs.
12 Aug 2005
, voluntary or private sector.
15 Jul 2005
The Scout Association is holding a giant 'EuroJam' event in Essex
later this summer, and is aiming to use it to raise the profile of its
centenary celebrations in 2007. EuroJam is the organisation's biggest event in Europe for ten years and
its biggest in the UK for 50 years. More than 10,000 ten...
15 Jul 2005
| by Alex Black
Coverage of the final run-up to Live 8 meant Oxfam moved to the top
of the NGO Watch table in June, but the wide range of issues on the
agenda at the G8 summit gave other groups plenty of opportunities to
make their voices heard. 'The climate change issue received almost as much media coverage as...
08 Apr 2005
takes place on a voluntary basis.
'Firms where the board is half-hearted about the value of non ...
on 11 April, has yet to decide how to balance its legal and voluntary obligations.
'What we have ...