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Spanish bank loan losses could hit €260bn (£210bn), with the industry likely to need some €60bn euros in outside help to stay afloat, the International Institute of Finance said Monday.

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Investigators at Working Links and A4e to reveal that requests for formal inquiries were not followed through Auditors asked to identify financial discrepancies at two of Britain's biggest welfare-to-work firms will tell parliament they found evidence of widespread fraud but their concerns were ignored. The investigators employed by Working Links and A4e, which hold government contracts worth more than £100m, will tell MPs they requested formal inquiries into possible abuses of public money but...  show all text

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Short notice of welfare shake-up hits 124,000 now under increased pressure to find work Charities have spoken of their fury over changes to the welfare system which from tomorrow will force unemployed single parents with children about to start school to find a job or risk losing part or all of their benefits. These 124,000 single parents with children aged five and six were given only eight weeks notice of the fact that they would have to move from income support to jobseeker's allowance (JSA).  show all text

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An unlikely partnership between Medway's Citizens Advice and payday lender Wonga aims to discover more about consumer borrowing A Citizens Advice bureau is joining forces with the payday lender Wonga to research the finances and borrowing experiences of consumers. The controversial and high-profile lender is providing technological support and paying for Citizens Advice employees in the Medway area of Kent to be trained by a professional research company to question between 6,000 and 10,000 peo...  show all text

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Planning a summer internship at a public relations firm? You’ll want to read this story before your first day on the job.

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The dust has now settled over the launch of Monmouthpedia on Saturday, when Monmouth was officially launched as the world’s first Wikipedia town (news passim). Monmouth, an historic town close to the border between England and Wales, is now sell … Continue reading →

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Grace Eyre supports 350 people with learning disabilities and/or mental health needs to achieve their dreams and wishes. We are a Sussex based charity that is very keen to develop towards a user led organization. We believe that as a charity, we need to campaign with, work with and include people who use our services, especially in these challenging times. Grace Eyre is working to an ambitious three-year plan which includes growth, increasing our income from fundraising and trading, making our...

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CivilSociety.co.uk delivers comprehensive news, opinion, in-depth articles, best practice guidance, information and intelligence about all aspects of the civil society, not-for-profit, charitable and third sector.

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This role is a temporary position for 15 months. Commencing Salary £15,297 inclusive per annum* Provide specialist intensive marketing support to Slough’s small and medium sized community groups and charities, and capacity build their skills and knowledge, to enable them to become self sustainable by building their monthly donors. For an application pack please phone Mandy on 01753 524176 or download from www.sloughcvs.org.uk. Closing date for completed applications is Friday 1st June 2012...

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Next week (on 30 May) I’m off to a Charity Comms workshop on charity communications strategies. It promises to be a very useful event and it’s got me thinking about what I’ve learned over the years from working on charity communication strategies. So I’d like to share the 5 key things that I’ve picked up along the way. You can use these tips whether you’re marketing a service, launching a report or a campaign. (You might want to read them alongside this blog I wrote for Charity Comms last year ...  show all text

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Over 115,000 Freedom of Information requests. Almost 225,000 FixMyStreet reports. Close to 3,000 public transport problems. Every word spoken in Parliament since 1935. So, what would you like to know? There’s no doubt about it, mySociety sites store a lot of data. And once you have that much data, you can start finding the answers to interesting questions. Questions like: Which public bodies receive the most FOI requests? Which county gets the most pothole reports? Which train routes are people...  show all text

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Joanna Mayes, 20, recently won the 2012 vInspired National Award for Bringing Communities Together. Here, Joanna shares her powerful and inspirational story….       Have you ever felt so alone that it hurt? Thought about the future and wanted to harm yourself? Felt the pain that you are causing to other people was too much and that they would be better without you? I have. Four years ago, after a traumatic experience, I was sitting in an isolation room at school crying, feeling worthless and...  show all text

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Vinspired Cashpoint has officially opened for business once again, giving young people the opportunity to bring those ideas to life. We’re offering grants of up to £500 to enable you to change your community for the better. What’s Cashpoint all about? Ever wished you could make a positive difference to an issue that affects your community, [...]

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QUESTIONS are being raised about a land deal at the centre of a major housing plan at Greenbank. Bristol City Council arranged to sell land – subject to planning permission – next to the...

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Accountability: Reports to: Managing Director Supervision exercised: None Scope of Influence- Interacts with people at all levels with current and new clients, group companies and suppliers. Represents EDMMEDIA in the wider community Sell the list management portfolio through excellent interpersonal skills, expert knowledge of the current list portfolio and pro-active sales techniques. Develop business through existing relationships as well as identifying and delivering new opportunities w...

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Jonathan Glennie: Development co-operation needs to shift focus from poverty eradication to a broader, more inclusive framework

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Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them. People use Facebook to keep up with friends, upload an unlimited number of photos, post links and videos, and learn more about the people they meet.

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