Last month, Bright One held the first ever Social Impact Camp in partnership with UnLtdWorld. The date and venue has now been confirmed for the second event, which is being run in partnership with Leap Anywhere – the definitive guide to every fun event happening in London that benefits a good cause. Here are the details: Date: Wednesday [...]
It’s fair to say that here at Bright One we’re fans of social media. It’s potential to aid third sector organisations to reach and communicate with the individuals who support them, as well as reach new people is vast. We use it a lot when it comes to working with our clients, but [...]
This is a guest post from Rob Dyson, PR Manager at UK charity Whizz-Kidz and founder of the Facebook Third Sector PR and Communications network. You can follow Rob on Twitter at @robmdyson or read his blog at www.robdyson.posterous.com. Last night my Facebook Third Sector PR and Comms network hosted a joint Christmas knees-up with Bright One – [...]
What is Social Impact? From Wikipedia: “In business and government policy, social impact refers to how the organisation’s actions affect the surrounding community.” What is Social Impact Camp? Social Impact Camp is a monthly meet up for people to discuss different ways of measuring social impact. We compare tactics, think of ways to improve it and wonder if [...]
This post was written by Ben Matthews for the CharityComms askCHARITY blog, a blog with posts about charity communications from a host of experts. You can read the original post here. Although I’m usually wary of making predictions about the year ahead, I’m fairly confident that 2010 will be the year of the mobile for charities. Barriers [...]
Bright One held its first-ever Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Monday 30 November, celebrating the impact it has made in its first year of life. Bright One also presented its first Annual Report, now publicly available at www.bit.ly/AnnualReport2009 Bright One measured its economic impact by calculating the amount of resource that charitable organisations have been [...]
We’re delighted to hear that Ben Matthews, founder of Bright One, has been announced as one of the Future 100 Young Social Entrepreneurs of the Year! The Future 100 Awards puts the spotlight on young people aged 18-35 who are demonstrating entrepreneurial flair and innovation in running a responsible business venture; one which demonstrates a balance [...]
This post is part of SHOUT OUT for Social Enteprise, a month long campaign where UnLtdWorld invited social enterprise leaders to write a blog post, which looks at social enterprise from an array of different angles and perspectives. You can read the original post here or discover the rest of the SHOUT OUT posts here. PR [...]
alternative: http://www.flickr.com/photos/brightonegroup/sets/72157621752326257 This week saw Bright One hold our first ever Summer Party! It was a fantastic event with a great turnout, with just the right mix of volunteers, clients, friends and people interested in getting involved. While some masterfully avoided the karaoke, some spent most of their time hogging the mike. Either way, there were plenty [...]
Searching for a Superhero
Bright One’s clients perform feats of amazing power every day and we’re behind them all the way. To help our teams of volunteers we’re looking for a Volunteer Manager, a special kind of person who will go the extra mile for our volunteers. We’re putting the call out for a Superhero. The Organisation For those of you that [...]