Merism Capital, the social impact seed fund, has partnered with Crowdcube, the first crowdfunding website in the world to offer ordinary people equity in exchange for investment. The partnership will support social entrepreneurs and businesses that are seeking investment capital of below £50,000. ”I’m a big believer in crowdfunding and this partnership complements our work [...]
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Would you be interested in a charity news wire?
We were sad to hear that the Media Trust is being forced to close its Community Newswire service due to Government cuts. In case you haven’t heard of it, Community Newswire is a free service that helps charities and communities get their stories into the national and regional press by letting them submit stories online, [...]
Help name our new micro-volunteering app
The above image is a sneak preview of our new micro-volunteering app. Those who came to the Bright One AGM would have already seen this, but it’s getting closer to launch and we wanted to share some of the thinking behind it before launch, so that you get an idea of the possibilities it opens [...]
Bright One is Guest Editor on Behind the Spin
Ben Matthews, founder of Bright One, is guest editor for this month’s PR for Good Causes feature at Behind The Spin, the online publication for PR students and young practitioners. Ben introduces the special feature by arguing that recognition of the importance of PR in a charities’ every day activity is becoming increasingly stronger: [...]
Opportunity of the Week: Executive Assistant
Role Overview: To work closely with Bright One’s founder in order to accelerate our journey towards becoming a self-sustainable organisation. Key Activities: Given the nature of working in a dynamic start-up, the position will encompass a variety of roles. However, the main areas of the position will be: Client relations and campaign management Community [...]
What does a good communications strategy look like?
Here is a presentation that, Ben Matthews, founder of Bright One, presented at the “Creating Powerful Comminications Strategy” conference, run by CharityComms in January 2011. You can find the other speaker’s presentations and further information about the event over on the CharityComms site or view more presentations from Bright One
Guardian Q&A: How to raise the profile of your social enterprise
Bright One was invited to be on the panel of a Guardian Q&A on “What can social enterprises do to reach that wider audience, and develop greater recognition of the sector as a whole?” The Q&A was part of the Guardian Social Enterprise Network, with a panel was made up of: Becky John, whomadeyourpants? [...]
Bright One Awarded Outstanding Impact Award
We’re delighted to announce that Bright One has received the Outstanding Impact Award for our Impress conference, which was awarded as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week. Just 131 out of over 700 Global Entrepreneurship Week event organisers have qualified for this digital accolade, so it’s a fantastic recognition for those involved in making the [...]
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Trends in Charities’ Use of Social Media
Ben Matthews, founder of Bright One, spoke at a CIPR Fifth Estate group event called ‘Trends in Charities’ Use of Social Media’, held at Grayling PR’s office. Charities have grasped the opportunities that social media gives to communicate with their supporters, often being nimbler and more innovative than their private sector counterparts. Facebook and Twitter [...]