Our Hitchin - Town News
01/03/2019 - Passing the Torch
After a year handover, Keith Hoskins MBE is retiring at the end of March Expand
01/03/2019 - Passing the Torch
After a year handover, Keith Hoskins MBE is retiring at the end of March following 22 years service:
My last editorial and although I’m trying to avoid the sort of Oscars-style tribute speech, there are undoubtedly people to acknowledge and thank for their support over the last 22 years. The founding fathers (and mothers) of Hitchin Initiative who had the vision to set this up in the first place and the many business and community people who have served as Directors..... Collapse
Charities and GDPR
09/02/2018 -
On 25th May 2018, the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into effect in Expand
09/02/2018 -
On 25th May 2018, the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into effect in the UK. This will replace the current Data Protection Act and introduce new and different requirements for all sectors and organisations. Fundraisers and charities need to know how this will impact on their work and communications with supporters.
Here are some top tips to get you ready and ensure you don’t fall foul of the ICO:-
1)Work out who in your organisation is going to be taking the..... Collapse
Hitchin Charities & Community Groups
08/11/2017 - Hitchin is a town is full of charities, community groups and non-for-profit organisations. We Expand
08/11/2017 - Hitchin is a town is full of charities, community groups and non-for-profit organisations. We would like to support them and the amazing work that they do by sharing their details to our readers. If you’d like to get involved with them as a volunteer, make a donation or take part in a fundraising event, then please contact them directly to have a chat!
If you are a charity or community group based in Hitchin and not featured below then please email..... Collapse
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10 things to never, ever do at a networking event
17/02/2019 - Despite the digitally dominated era we find ourselves in, networking opportunities are available Expand
17/02/2019 - Despite the digitally dominated era we find ourselves in, networking opportunities are available in abundance.
It seems there is something to suit every personality type: informal coffee mornings, black tie evenings, seminars and workshops, formal business lunches, presentation and awards evenings, and even speed-networking.
However, so many people are still unsure about how to ‘actually network’.
How do you act? How do you dress? How many business cards to hand out?..... Collapse
Volunteering - do good - feel good!
24/11/2017 - A study by the National Council for Voluntary Organisations showed that over 91 per cent of Expand
24/11/2017 - A study by the National Council for Voluntary Organisations showed that over 91 per cent of charities registered in the United Kingdom have no paid staff, and rely on the dedication of their volunteers to manage the day to day running of the charity. Without volunteers, some charities wouldn’t be able to operate at all.
Not only do volunteers reduce operating costs for charities (allowing them to invest their funding into the cause, rather than the management of the charitable body),..... Collapse
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Samaritans of Stevenage & North Herts - 2017 a success, help us do more in 2018
20/02/2018 - Listening Volunteers from Samaritans of North Herts and Stevenage answered over 28,000 calls last Expand
20/02/2018 - Listening Volunteers from Samaritans of North Herts and Stevenage answered over 28,000 calls last year.
Samaritans of North Herts and Stevenage are proud to have a brilliant team of volunteers who help keep the branch open and answer the phones to anyone who needs to talk. Talking doesn’t have to just be done over the phone; our volunteers also respond to emails and SMS messages that can be sent in anonymously to Samaritans.
In 2017 alone, our volunteers:
Answered 28,246 calls
Spent..... Collapse
Trust - Hard to build but easy to lose!
09/11/2017 - Research conducted by the Open University’s Business School’s Centre for Voluntary Expand
09/11/2017 - Research conducted by the Open University’s Business School’s Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership found that more people support and trust local charities rather than national or international charities.
After conducting an online survey of over 2,000 people, the OU found that there was least support for international charities, with only 17% of respondents saying they trusted them and a smaller 14% saying they would consider donating to them.
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