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Funky offices: Reflections on office design in the 'new economy' Explores how & whether there is a sufficiently quantitative impact of the new economy work culture and new economy organisation's perspective on fun work environments. Paid for though. £13.00

Working with Young People/Youths? - some money if you are considered to be working in London. An umbrealla programme that links to Youth Opportunity Fund (YOF)

understanding psychology and how the mind works enables us to see how we can tailor our messages and our services.

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.,

Founded in 1963, the National Children's Bureau (NCB) is a charitable organisation that acts as an umbrella body for organisations working with children and young people in England & Northern Ireland. Through working in partnership, sharing knowledge, resources and services we have created a powerful, authoritative and influential voice to improve the lives of children and young people.

free two day training sessions The training sessions will equip development workers and other support providers with the knowledge and skills necessary to improve collaborative working amongst the organisations they work with.

What is STAN? STAN is a membership network for second tier advisors in London. Who can join? - £35 per year though... Membership is open to all second tier advisors working in greater London. When we say 'second tier advisor' we mean anyone who spends the majority of their work time advising voluntary and community organisations: You might be a Small Groups Development Worker, a Capacity Builder or a specialist Funding Advisor - no matter what your job title you are welcome to join. We also accept membership from those who aren't advisors but who might be interested in second tier advice; for example Grants Officers, Managers and Training Officers. These individuals are classified as 'STAN Friends' and can access all the network's services apart from some advisors only Learning Sessions. Membership of STAN is on an individual basis and costs £35 per organisation per year.

Fab article. Toxic relationships and environments have proved to affect your work rate a.k.a efficiency. Read this comment on an actionable framework

free Guide from ask chrity done in conjunction with CharityComms - free PDF and free printed guide if you ask them to send it to you...also advice on new media. Fab!

The Mayor of London and the Government are working together to deliver a £79m 'London Youth Offer'. The package will run over two years from 2008 to 2010, with £20m coming from the Mayor's London Development Agency (LDA) and £59m from the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF).

Putting science of influence to work in fundraising: The Power of Persuasion - Standford Social Innovation (free PDF). This is based on the psychological principles found in the authors book! - by the same title

Hi you three, this is a little article with related info about the power of video for tsory telling, spreading, message and vision! - you lovely 3 chums can work together and make miracles - enjoy ;o)

This one needss some inspector gadget work - National institue of health report assessing community engagment approaches - including collaborative methodologies and community champions

diigo and skype tutorial on will's blog - dedicated to my first two charities embracing diigo! you know who you are ;o) It works as a refresher on how to use diigo and has corresponding links to diigo help and other useful ones.

Page 1 Personal Finances and Worker Productivity 1998, Vol. 2, No. 1 163 The Potential Effects of Workplace Financial Education Based on the Relationship between Personal Financial Wellness and Worker Job Productivity© So-hyun Joo 1 and E. Thomas Garman 2 Personal financial wellness affects worker job productivity. Based on the empirical research of clerical workers (N=447), the relationship between financial behavior and absenteeism and the relationship between financial behavior and work time used for personal financial matters were identified. The relationship between personal financial wellness and productivity suggests that the potential effects of workplace financial education are positive for workers and employers

Channel 4's three minute wonders are televised compelling films that are bite-sized. Just three minute for the whole lot! Why not prepare the groundwork? and see what audience responds to b4 approaching channel 4? you could get your stories televised - work with Bunny ;o) spread your message for free on three ;o) and use feedback to position your stories for the 4 mintue wonder ;o) here's the link to bbc3 film uploading: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/beontv/

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

Eliz, this google indexed PDF (that looks like web-page), contains some fab stuff about creatinb inclusive communities. This has bits to do with digital divide. It also has an overview of the Sunderland approach. Could be good talking point when you guys do some higher level meetings with your govt. contacts.