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Journalisted is an independent, not-for-profit website built to make it easier for the public to find out more about journalists and what they write about.
It is non-commercial and non-partisan. It is intended to make the news media more transparent and accountable on behalf of the public (as opposed to journalists or PR). It is an initiative of the Media Standards Trust, a charitable body set up to find ways to foster high standards in news.
National IT volunteering programme. Main areas of activity are:
Helping charities and community/voluntary groups to find volunteers to help with their IT needs
Helping IT professionals to find suitable IT volunteering opportunities
Providing support for volunteering projects from project definition to project completion
iT4Comunities can help charities, community groups and social enterprises access free IT support from IT professional volunteers and make substantial savings
VolunteerGenie is a new FREE online guide for charities. It has everything you need to help you create your own volunteer recruitment campaign.
Go to VolunteerGenie and find out what motivates people to volunteer discover which media campaigns catch people's attention access free guides to help you devise your own media strategy get top tips on working with journalists and reporters
find out how to engage volunteers in the new media world...and much, much more!
A guide to internet, email and "e" jobs, services and resources for Charities and the Not For Profit Sector.
Up to date news from the charity sector & voluntary groups.
Online database directory of NGO's.
Online listing of up and coming charity campaigns.
Independent think-tank.
Carry out and commission research on different aspects of volunteering at a variety of levels.
Image Library.
Contains a directory of Journalists in the UK and other useful information about the media.
As the UK's premier politics website, we aim to improve communication between parliamentarians, constituents and organisations.
Relevant, useful and quick information for charity, voluntary, community organisations of any size or type.
Online learning resource.
This site exists as a signpost to relevant organisations and resources in a number of key areas.
Really useful site with clear and up to date guidelines on a variety of issues for the voluntary and community sector.
Contains comprehensive financial information about the charity sector
Is the definitive international quarterly publication for communications and public relations professionals in private and public sector organisations
Thousands of online research and policy papers on voluntary sector issues around the world.