With a fifth of new graduates being out of work we can’t deny that the job market is fierce and it is more than difficult to get that first job. Many employers are expecting a University degree at 2.1 or higher so undergraduates are working hard to achieve those grades. But unfortunately that’s not enough, [...]
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Tove Nordstrom
Bright One Annual Report 2011
Bright One’s latest Annual Report was presented last night at our AGM, which took place in the fantastic offices of Edelman UK. We would like to use this opportunity to send over a big thank you to the Edelman team and the catering staff who treated us with a great space and some delicious nibbles [...]
A Missed Fundraising Opportunity?
The annual Human Rights Watch Film Festival took place in London last week with a wide selection of films that show human rights issues and abuse around the world. The festival highlighted issues such as the privatisation of the water supply in Bolivia and trafficking of young women in Eastern Europe. In the [...]
Bright One AGM 3 April
Bright One Communications is pleased to call its third Annual General Meeting (AGM). The meeting will take place on Tuesday 3 April 2012 from 7pm until 8.30pm at Edelman’s offices, 105 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6QT (Map) The purpose of the AGM is to inform you all on progress of the organisation, and in particular to: Update on [...]
5 Ways Charities Can Leverage LinkedIn
LinkedIn is sometimes thought of as the poor relation to Twitter and Facebook. Perhaps that’s because it was originally perceived as just a jobhunting site and a place to post CVs. But to me LinkedIn is an invaluable resource for my job, both for gathering information and connecting with great people, and I [...]
Bright One’s PR Prom – Thanks For Coming!
Bright One’s inaugural PR Prom took place on Thursday the 23rd of February at Shoreditch Town Hall in London with UK’s top communications professionals rocking their most fabulous prom outfits! The Bright One team had a great night and we would like to thank you all for coming and for supporting the work [...]
Event Report: Is Eyewitness News News?
How we receive news is ever-changing, and these days it’s faster than ever and we’ve got access to more outlets than we’ve ever had. The reason for this is of course new technology and the fact that news can be posted in an instant, by anyone, on social media. The latest example is [...]
Trusteeship – A Fantastic Opportunity for Young People
At the moment, there aren’t nearly enough younger people going into charity trusteeship in this country. I’m going to try to convince you that it is something that you should consider. Firstly, anyone can be a Trustee. You don’t ever have to have worked for a charity in any capacity, in fact in some [...]
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Are You Our Next Volunteer Manager?
Bright One has got a crackin’ team of volunteers who do some amazing work with charities all year round. But as all of our people are volunteers there is one person with that extra bit of responsibility – the Volunteer Manager, a special kind of person who will go the extra mile for our [...]