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'Young people and their information needs in the context of the information society' Strasbourg, 1st October 2007 PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT BETWEEN ERYICA AND THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE Colloquy Council of Europe/ERYICA "The future of youth information in Europe" 26-27 November 2007 European Youth Centre Budapest 'Young people and their information needs in the context of the information society' Document prepared for: Directorate of Youth and Sport of the Council of Europe /European Agency for Youth Information and Counselling 'Colloquy on youth information' - Budapest, November 2007 Author: Neil Selwyn, London Knowledge Lab, UK [n.selwyn@ioe.ac.uk]

"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..."

white paper - landing page. Free PDFs

guide to different types of fundraising income including donor

this page contains useful information and links to resources so that development workers within organisations that deliver services can actually adpat to the new financial environment. Please explore. Thanks.

What's Up Information is a cross platform marketing solution designed to deliver your training, volunteering and employment oppotunities directly into the hands of London's 12 - 19 year old

If you're part of a nonprofit organisation, this site is for you. Whatever your organisation or role within it, if you want information, to update your skills or to talk to others, you've come to the right place. Opportunities to highlight your expertise by writing case studies!

Reading beetween the lines, you can see how "informal fun adult learning" involving computers, digital cameras, etc. can invisibly and slowly create the steps towards digital inclusion, and digital literacy: http://groups.diigo.com/acceleratedfamilylearning-campaignforlearning/forum/topic/learning-revolution-festivals-libraries-interesting-responses-d-49054#8

This white paper can be linked to the "informal adult learning agenda" - becasue if learners are empowered to make a choice and create a fun fab learning environment, then this buzz will carry them through to a habit of learning. Check the forum topic here, where other stuff has been posted

More bits in the forum topic: http://groups.diigo.com/acceleratedfamilylearning-campaignforlearning/forum/topic/learning-revolution-festivals-libraries-interesting-responses-d-49054#1

"The resources listed in this catalogue provide a wealth of information on how to effectively engage local people, increase active citizenship and social responsibility, all of which lead to a greater sense of identity, wellbeing and belonging in the community. This online guide allows you to peruse our resources and explore our learning and expertise. In sharing our work, we hope to champion good practice in empowerment across London, supporting local services, voluntary and community groups and local people to work together to achieve better outcomes for all. Resources are grouped into four types of report: * RESEARCH REPORTS * EVENTS REPORTS * CASE STUDIES * GUIDANCE TOOLS"

wow - inspirational use of web to visualize information about education - need to update page with bubble to include our little new contributor!

learning from web information seeking studies: some suggestions for LIS practitioners.

Raising the bar: Positive Futures' guide to accreditation - June 2005 This guide offers a step by step guide to practitioners who are considering accreditation as part of their work with young people in non-formal educational settings. The approach is not just accreditation for accreditation sake but of ensuring that everything from 'planning' through to 'completion' is an opportunity for practitioners to engage with young people as well as enhancing young peoples' personal and social development. The guide clarifies what can be a confusing context and array of awards and directs you to sources of further information and assistance. Date: Mon Jun 27 10:57:41 BST 2005

Christine and Will - we need to look at this!

£20 million government funding available for informal learning

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.