United Kingdom Non-profit News

Iconic 80s pop group ‘Curiosity Killed the Cat’ are to reform to support military veterans at the second ForceSelect Foundation Dinner to be held in London later this month.

Chatham-based Netsite is on the hunt for organisations, particularly not for profit and charities, to pioneer the use of on-line communities that allow people to communicate and collaborate.

TATOC, the Timeshare Association, has announced there has been great sponsorship support from the timeshare industry for its upcoming conference in March.

A grand total of almost £3,000 was raised at a Peterborough business’s charity golf day in aid of the NSPCC.

To coincide with the start of Tinnitus Awareness Week (6-12 February), the British Tinnitus Association (BTA) has published a new tinnitus leaflet and poster sharing updated information and advice about tinnitus management.

30% Of Sales From Russell Phillips' Book About The Falklands War To Go To The Forgotten Heroes

Diverse Abilities Plus is inviting keen golfers to support them in its first annual golf day taking place at Rushmore Golf Club in Salisbury on Tuesday 24 April.

Martin Baker will be talking about the lessons that corporates can learn from charities, when he introduces a case study presentation about eLearning in The National Autistic Society, at Learning Technologies on 25 January, London.

Pioneering work delivered by nurses at one of Scotland’s leading hospitals receives the ultimate accolade from body committed to supporting healthcare professionals.

Inspire have recruited a new Communications Officer based in their Boulevard premises in Aberdeen.

In a monster challenge a team of people with disabilities and health conditions from Royal British Legion Industries (RBLI) have assembled a life-size Monster Truck entirely out of K’NEX parts.

The British Tinnitus Association (BTA), in partnership with NIHR National Biomedical Research Unit in Hearing (NBRUH), is leading on a project to identify what the important research questions about tinnitus are.

The first and only disabled person in the world to have successfully led expeditions to both the North and South Poles, Michael McGrath, was invited by Her Majesty The Queen to attend a Royal Reception.

Martin Baker, founder and CEO of The Charity Learning Consortium, has become an Ambassador to LINGOs – the likeminded US consortium which provides affordable eLearning and resources to humanitarian relief organisations working around the world.

Aurion Learning has been working with the Family Planning Association (FPA) to develop a new and improved sex and sexuality e-learning programme for people with learning disabilities.

Hotel staff donate 'secret santa' gifts and call on locals to give one extra Christmas present this year - for children battling life threatening illnesses.

Ramada Encore in Belfast city centre will be hosting a dedicated Giving Tree in its main reception for Cash For Kids.

Dorset-based charity Diverse Abilities Plus has benefited from the support of local cookery school, White Pepper, on a number of occasions in recent months, and the company has now become an official Corporate Partner.

Moorland Plastics, a supported employment facility has recently moved to new premises on the outskirts of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, increasing its ability to provide provisions to reduce NEET numbers in the area.

Voidcomp, a Sheffield based company has recently worked with the social enterprise Momentum. Voidcomp has produced four short films highlighting the personal development that four participants achieved through attending the Leadership Course.

The National Trust has revealed that following extensive DNA tests by experts at the University of Warwick on two deer carcasses found in Gloucestershire, no big cat presence has been found.

Live inserts about youth unemployment to air nationally from this week thanks to BBC North Creative Kicker Fund.

The Shayler Foundation is proud to announce the premier of short form documentary Belfast: You Never Know, Women’s Voices by filmmaker Dr. Barbara Renzi as a part of our International Women’s Day Exhibit and Lecture.

35 employees of the Truro-based construction consultancy Ward Williams Associates recently committed themselves to a morning of beach cleaning to support their chosen charity, Surf Action.

UK-based wildlife charity Wildscreen has today launched a creative communications competition to raise awareness amongst young people about animals and plants affected by climate change.

The National Trust's Box Hill in Surrey has undergone a scrub clearance offering rare wildlife a better chance to thrive.

15 trekkers all bidding to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro on behalf of a children’s autism charity have enjoyed a final banquet before putting on their walking boots.

The National Trust, along with church, charity and business leaders, has called for a community energy revolution, in order to meet the UK's climate change targets.

Iconic 80s pop group ‘Curiosity Killed the Cat’ are to reform to support military veterans at the second ForceSelect Foundation Dinner to be held in London later this month.

A Stafford-based solicitor, Pickering and Butters, has reaffirmed its support for Katharine House Hospice, by choosing the organisation as its charity partner for 2012.

Having watched so many of her own family battle against cancer, Jane Dodd decided that she would follow in the footsteps of the Everest Expeditions and trek to Everest Base Camp to raise funds for cancer research.

Chatham-based Netsite is on the hunt for organisations, particularly not for profit and charities, to pioneer the use of on-line communities that allow people to communicate and collaborate.

Scrumptious Home Baking, a new recipe book full of tasty treats created by Dorset charity Diverse Abilities Plus, is the perfect gift for Mother’s Day and Easter this year.

3TC - a new café and catering facility based in Whitefield - is offering a lifeline to the community’s most vulnerable people who depend on Bury Housing Concern for survival.

TATOC, the Timeshare Association, has announced there has been great sponsorship support from the timeshare industry for its upcoming conference in March.

Inspire have recruited a new Fundraising & Events Officer based in their Boulevard premises in Aberdeen.

Having been inspired by a local charity, a keen climber from Aberdeen has pledged to undertake the challenge of a lifetime.

Forget the flash car, today’s woman is more attracted to a man with a charitable heart.

Dorset-based disability charity, Diverse Abilities Plus is calling for members of the local community to take part in a ‘Harbourview 110ft Abseil’ event in aid of the charity.

The launch of a national campaign to find a local hero to be named “Most Deserving” has led to hundreds of moving nominations and there is still chance for a Northern Irish representative to win.

Skipton’s bravest residents are being invited to join Ribble Valley & White Rose Ladies’ latest and most daring fundraising feat – a barefoot walk across hot coals.

National Tinnitus Awareness Week (6-12 February), organised by the British Tinnitus Association (BTA), the only UK charity dedicated to supporting those with tinnitus, kick-starts today.

Churchill’s secret army encouraged to resurface after 70 years of silence

The Shayler Foundation is raising funds and awareness for our Safe Birthing Project aimed at improving maternal health in Uganda. The gala will include music, cocktails and food.

A group of engineers from Aberdeen have been inspired to undertake a massive challenge in support of local Aberdeen charity Inspire and The Make a Wish Foundation.

Charity claims proposals will seriously affect current standards of care for people with life threatening neuromuscular conditions

A grand total of almost £3,000 was raised at a Peterborough business’s charity golf day in aid of the NSPCC.

To coincide with the start of Tinnitus Awareness Week (6-12 February), the British Tinnitus Association (BTA) has published a new tinnitus leaflet and poster sharing updated information and advice about tinnitus management.

Leading North East disability charity Inspire is again looking for people to get running and sign up for this year’s Baker Hughes 10k on Sunday 20th May 2012.

30% Of Sales From Russell Phillips' Book About The Falklands War To Go To The Forgotten Heroes

Bolton design agency, Square Pear Design, has just completed a new website and blog for an innovative and award-winning scheme that helps vulnerable young men in Greater Manchester.

Diverse Abilities Plus is inviting keen golfers to support them in its first annual golf day taking place at Rushmore Golf Club in Salisbury on Tuesday 24 April.

Motors.co.uk hear about committed charity fundraisers and dedicated carers in search for a local hero to win £10,000 towards a car, plus a £2,500 charity donation

The Shayler Foundation To Host “Our Light: Voices Of Women” Art Exhibit To Celebrate International Women’s Day

From being called Africans, Negroes, Moors, Blackamoores, Coloureds, Blacks, attendees at the first TAOBQ (The African Or Black Question) event affirm “We are African”

Martin Baker will be talking about the lessons that corporates can learn from charities, when he introduces a case study presentation about eLearning in The National Autistic Society, at Learning Technologies on 25 January, London.

Martin Baker will be leading a debate about the potential to access eLearning via Facebook, at the Learning & Skills exhibition in London on 26 January. Hare brained idea or brilliant way to deliver cost effective learning? Come and share your views

Pioneering work delivered by nurses at one of Scotland’s leading hospitals receives the ultimate accolade from body committed to supporting healthcare professionals.

With only three weeks to go a planned charity trek has failed to raise much-needed funds for the renovation of the Farm House at Norton-based charity Daisy Chain so the Chief Executive has decided to put on his walking boots.

Inspire have recruited a new Communications Officer based in their Boulevard premises in Aberdeen.

SWIMMERS in Swansea will be making a splash for charity this spring as they complete the Swimathon 2012 challenge - a series of 2.5km and 5km distance challenges for Marie Cure Cancer Care and the Big Splash Mile raising money for Sport Relief.

In a monster challenge a team of people with disabilities and health conditions from Royal British Legion Industries (RBLI) have assembled a life-size Monster Truck entirely out of K’NEX parts.

The I’mPOSSIBLE. conversation is a series of intimate events staged in central London where a panel of British women of colour come together, to share their stories on the theme of ‘how I became POSSIBLE.’

HEART UK has today called on all NHS Trusts to offer cardiac rehabilitation services to patients more vigorously following the launch of a report highlighting the shocking inequalities in treatment after a heart attack in England.

Diverse Abilities Plus is giving the Dorset community the chance to run 100m on London’s Olympic Park track on Sunday 1 April 2012, as part of the Gold Challenge – one of the official London 2012 legacy projects that is raising money for charity.

New Bromley-based charity, Friends of Griffins, has received the help of local signage and display specialists, Creative FX, who have designed a new logo and promotional material for them free of charge.

Private Kilimanjaro, one of the leading operators of Kilimanjaro climbs, has announced the winners of its’ online search for the most fun, alternative and interesting charity climb idea to raise fund for charity.

Staff at the Shropshire Solicitors Martin Kaye LLP in Telford spent a day in the run up to the Christmas period wrapping people’s presents in Telford Shopping Centre to raise money for the Midlands Air Ambulance.

L&D commentators and specialists review the last 12 months and make their predictions for the year ahead. Find out what the highlight was for Martin Baker, Laura Overton, Clive Shepherd, Nigel Paine, and what they see on the learning horizon for 2012

A Bristol-based charity has launched a fundraising challenge to fund a £1 million stem cell trial which will benefit Multiple Sclerosis (MS) sufferers worldwide.