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Don't know an output from an outcome? (Well, Will, we didn't in your kitchen in Tooting)......found this www via Henry Smith .....really useful for putting bids together....and, boy, are we all putting bids together!!

A free PDF guide to working with the public sector a.k.a. councils to deliver the to the local outcomes within the social agenda - Local Area plans etc.,

"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"

Really helps to create projects. Gives clear definitions of outputs, outcomes, inputs etc etc. Sparkle! Sparkle! Sparkle!

The materials link to Every Child Matters outcomes and focus on four areas: * community cohesion (including neighbourhood participation, community safety (especially issues around guns), gangs and knives) * health and wellbeing (including sport, healthy eating) * arts and culture (including encouraging reading, museum work) * sustainable development (including global trade, sustainable living).

There is a scheme of work for a scrap booking course that looks like a good place to start - thinking Paula

THis is a fab tool for story telling ditial story telling

This research paper looks at the different types of testimonials that customers or service users can provide your organisation: to persuade and shape behaviour. You can also extend this to your other stakeholders. Very academic so you have to sift through it with patience and get the nuggets out.

For centuries, folk theory has promoted the idea that positive emotions are good for your health. Accumulating empirical evidence is providing support for this anecdotal wisdom. We use the broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions (Fredrickson, 1998; 2001) as a framework to demonstrate that positive emotions contribute to psychological and physical well-being via more effective coping. We argue that the health benefits advanced by positive emotions may be instantiated in certain traits that are characterized by the experience of positive emotion. Towards this end, we examine individual differences in psychological resilience (the ability to bounce back from negative events by using positive emotions to cope) and positive emotional granularity (the tendency to represent experiences of positive emotion with precision and specificity). Individual differences in these traits are examined in two studies, one using psychophysiological evidence, the second using evidence from experience sampling, to demonstrate that positive emotions play a crucial role in enhancing coping resources in the face of negative events. Implications for research on coping and health are discussed.

A fab half-doze reasearch papers looking at the relationship of laughter, humour and health. This supports our emotional intellgience outlook, and social intelligence. You could call it social lubrication that expands our human horizons for possibility and social bonding ;o) Enjoy ;o)

Humour & laughter: health, imune system, wellbeing, etc. follow links at bottom to more fab free PDFs. To be linked to emotional intelligence please! - my lovely charity chums our humour, EI & Social Intelligence will help us reach learners and service users more effectively. Long live fun & humour ;o) convert the toxic avengers!

Yes, I guess I hadn't thought about it before but it does help that Christine and I give lots of laughs in our double act! You must see our impression of me (being me) talking to Gareth Malone (acted by CWP). This is one element that helps us to bond with our learners.

"truck loads" - and I mean truck loads...of interesting papers about classroom design, the use of ict as part of delivery. Get the evidence here for your creative ideas my lovely show ponies ;-) Xtine, here's more evidence to validate (in the eyes of authority) you & Eliz's wonderful ideas ;-D

"truck loads" - and I mean truck loads...of interesting papers about classroom design, the use of ict as part of delivery. Get the evidence here for your creative ideas my lovely show ponies ;-)

Free software for non-profits

From Microsoft conference

Not sure if it's only charities who can register and apply, or if non-profits are included. I've emailed customer services and will let you all know the outcome. Eliz