Briefing: Friday, 26th June 2009

June 26th, 2009

ECONOMICS: Consumer behaviour and choice in Europe
TECHNOLOGY: Google, craigslist launch online volunteering search
FUNDRAISING: 4,000 places to find money
INNOVATION: Lend for Peace
CIVIL SOCIETY: The Reith Lectures, “A New Citizenship”
SHAMELESS PLUG: Music Trust Fundraiser

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Briefing: Friday, 12th June 2009

June 12th, 2009

DEVELOPMENT: Tracking the 2005 G8 commitments
FUNDRAISING: London marathon fundraising analysis
INNOVATION: Major donor bets on “no limits” match funding
CHARITIES: Why don’t more charities merge?
HEALTH: Paul Farmer interview
SHAMELESS PLUG: Director of Communications role

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Briefing: Friday, 29th May 2009

May 29th, 2009

FUNDRAISING: Recession hitting charity investments and legacies more than donations
ENVIRONMENT: Global warming’s six Americas
DEVELOPMENT: The mathematics of HIV
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE: Mohammed Yunus on social business
TECHNOLOGY: Yammer – the instant intranet
SHAMELESS PLUG: The Future of Membership project

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Briefing: Friday, 15th May 2009

May 15th, 2009

CHARITIES: UK Government spends £3,627m on UK VCS organisations
INNOVATION: The Extraordinaries – “On Demand Micro Volunteering”
CIVIL SOCIETY: England & Wales – 38% participate, 10% are activists
ENVIRONMENT: Gadgets and Gigawatts
TECHNOLOGY: Identity in an age of cloud computing
SHAMELESS PLUG: Forward us to a Friend!

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Briefing: Friday, 1 May 2009

May 1st, 2009

INNOVATION: The best indicator of Flu incidence? Google
CAMPAIGNING: Goldman Prize winners and interviews
ECONOMICS: TV only a necessity to half US population
FUNDRAISING: Public attitudes to Gift Aid
HEALTH: Health is the new wealth
SHAMELESS PLUG: Follow Malaria No More UK

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Briefing: Friday, 17th April 2009

April 17th, 2009

CAMPAIGNING: Is Moldova having a Twitter revolution?
ECONOMICS: OECD factbook free, online and shareable
FUNDRAISING: Causecast – a one stop philanthropy shop
SUSTAINABILITY: Public and judges disagree on FT Climate Challenge
INNOVATION: Smart lightswitches for behaviour change
SHAMELESS PLUG: Seeking a campaigner for the Global Ocean Legacy

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Briefing: Friday, 3rd April 2009

April 3rd, 2009

CAMPAIGNING: How to read a G20 communique
FUNDRAISING: Small can be big
DEVELOPMENT: A rebuttal to Dead Aid
INNOVATION: An online marketplace for social business
SUSTAINABILITY: Planning renewable locations with Google Earth
SHAMELESS PLUG: Send us your news

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