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"People start businesses for lots of reasons, but as the business evolves so, too, may your goals. Are you simply trying to create an incredible product, or are you hoping to effect a larger societal change? As we learn more about our customers' and clients' needs, we often start to reconsider our original objectives. If you're finding yourself in this position, it may be time to revisit your original mission statement. Having a solid (and up-to-date) vision of what you want to accomplish will keep your decision-making on course, and, ultimately, help you get your company to where you want it to be. "

two ears - one mouth - the art of listening to see if your sales proposition will have a firm footing? Check out the sticky note on the page to a video which shows that if you do, do a bit of research then you can find more fruitful spaces where your listening will strategically move onto: so what do you do?....

growing your blog & and providing visibility to it, so your audiences can find it.

some lovely down to earth and practical tips of looking at preparing your content so it is more search engine friendly (for people to find you), so it is "optimised" (Search Engine Optimi(sed)sation).

"Find Funding here Welcome to the Directory of Social Change's Trustfunding.org.uk website. Start here Trustfunding details all trusts featured in DSC publications including the Directory of Grant-Making Trusts and the Guide to the Major Trusts Volumes 1 & 2. It is updated regularly throughout the year. It includes information on around 4,400 grant-making trusts with a total of over £3.1 billion a year. We always welcome feedback from subscribers and would like to hear any further recommendations for improvements to the site. Can we please ask that you submit your suggested improvements and other feedback via clicking on contact us. This will ensure your comments are dealt with efficiently. Access If you are visiting trustfunding for the first time you can demo the site by selecting various search criteria and seeing how many trusts and foundations match those criteria, but you will need to purchase a subscription to view the information. If you are a registered user enter your login details on the top right hand corner of this page..."

This is really good and it links to some of the reading I've done and which I'm starting. It looks at finding the nuggets of wisdom & good practice within the community!

participation on web forrrester NACTAS Q4 research findings

Can we pimp our work environment to get more creative and fulfilled? take inspiration from google offices ;o) let's find and share a way of doing it on the cheap ;o) enjoy

Rach, I chased up the email you forwarded to me from Tricia - regarding an LSC subsription email. Some of the links were a bi beyond me and I guess Crhis could flesh out more. But I did find this page with tender related information. Again, not anything I could sink teeth into, but perhaps ohters? Tenders: Apprenticeship, Third Sector ESF Tender, Sustainability.

Welcome to the Connected Neighbourhoods Forum, a DC10plus initiative where local government policy makers, the private sector, voluntary and academic stakeholders can collaborate, discuss and produce strategies, ideas, solutions and products which support the concept of connecting neighbourhoods using digital technologies. Find out more about the Connected Neighbourhoods Forum.

As our understanding of the brain has improved, however, it has become clear that a more accurate model depends on how these modules are wired together in circuits. A technique called diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) gives us a tool to probe the nature of those connections. A recent study suggests, for instance, that the more a person seeks out new experiences and relies on social approval, the stronger his or her wiring is among brain areas involved in reward, emotion and decision making.

the importance of delicious, diigo, and "stumble upon" to socialise your finds, your content and your things to help you become visible in google searches. As a result increase your reputation organically! - build networks and links!

blod directory with widgets. Embed on your blog and attract more readres. If you find better ones, please add them to the group. thanks ;o)

This is the Community Foundation Network. Find your local one - they hold and distribute funds and awards eg Comic Relief and High Sheriff awards

The Hertfordshire one is run by David Fitzpatrick the sargeant major!!!

"Not for Profit Contribution to Pathways to Work Highlighted in New Research 30/10/2009 Provider-led Pathways is the final research phase of the Pathways to Work initiative that was first introduced in 2003. It provides information, advice and practical help to people receiving incapacity benefits to help them take up paid employment. Provider-led Pathways is delivered by private companies and not-for-profit third sector organisations rather than Jobcentre Plus. This report presents findings from qualitative research carried out in 2008 to explore experiences of the early implementation of the Provider-led Pathways programme from the perspectives of incapacity benefits recipients, staff of provider organisations, and staff of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Jobcentre Plus."

"FEED: The 2009 Razorfish Digital Brand Experience Report. As you may or may not know, FEED is Razorfish's annual consumer behavior report that traditionally charts how consumers are adopting new internet technologies and digital services. This year we changed tack and focused our efforts on understanding how digital is changing the way that consumers interact with brands. What did we find out? Experience matters. A lot. So much so that experiences are becoming the new advertising or marketing. And these experiences are having an inordinate amount of impact on how consumers perceive a brand and ultimately purchase products. Moreover, we also found that consumers are actively engaged with brands across the entire digital spectrum. Consumers may be in control but so are brands which are so deeply embedded in the culture that consumers can't imagine not making them a part of their world - on Facebook, Twitter or even their own blogs."

This time last year cats Betty and Martha were with RSPCA - Southridge. They had been in their care for 18 months, waiting to find their forever home.