Category: Volunteering
Over the past few years I’ve been getting increasingly concerned about some of the language that folks in the voluntary sector are using. In particular,…
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A presentation I made to voluntary youth leaders in Oxfordshire today… Click here to access the PowerPoint slides and associated notes.
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Tonight, France is in mourning. Last night, between 21:20, local time, and 22:00, Paris suffered a series of deadly attacks, described by President Francois Hollande as “unprecedented”.…
Leave a CommentIt’s just under a week since the world changed for the people of Nepal. In those six days, more than 20 million GBP have…
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A friend of mine is about to change roles in Scouting from working with Beavers (6-8 year olds) to working with Cubs (8-10 year…
4 CommentsIf you’re one of the lucky 30,000 young people, or members of the adult international service team, who’ll be attending the next World Scout Jamboree…
16 CommentsA few nights ago, something very ordinary happened. A young man, a member of the Boy Scouts of America, achieved his Eagle Scout ranking. This…
4 CommentsI’ve been lucky enough to meet some very, very successful people over the last few years; not just business people, but adventurers, philanthropists and sporting…
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