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Are TEDBooks a rip off?

About TEDBooks The success of TEDTalks has demonstrated that millions of people around the world are hungry to absorb new ideas. Many of the talks create a desire to go deeper — but not everyone has the time to read an entire book on a subject. T…

#kennethcoletweets {like an absolute tool}

So you’re a rich dude who owns a fashion house for people who don’t care about fashion. You’re at home thinking ‘how can I flog more nasty bland shoes?’ Do you: A. Buy some ads in GQ. B. Hire yourself some kind of social media genius who can sell …

Voluntary sector cuts mapped

177 cuts reported so far, worth 35,493,933 via voluntarysectorcuts.org.uk VoluntarySectorCuts.org.uk is a new collaborative project led by NCVO which maps intelligence about voluntary groups experiencing reductions in public sector funding. Hat t…

Oxfam and PayPal launch ‘100% Giving’

Oxfam and PayPal have joined forces to launch 100% giving, a groundbreaking new partnership that sees PayPal paying for the running costs on every donation made to the charity in February via www.oxfam.org.uk/giving. According to Oxfam this is the…

Helen Weston on the post-Christmas blues

SO CHRISTMAS is over, and now we have to deal with the aftermath. For many of us this will be a positive time; a chance to hit the shops with our gift vouchers, or to take up a new sport in an attempt to burn off unwanted festive girth, all the wh…