Of all the rewarding volunteering opportunities available, one experience that is a must to try is to volunteer at a summer music festival. With a whopping 700+ festivals in theUKalone, many are largely staffed by volunteers, and would not be able to operate without the enthusiastic help of those involved. While some festivals recruit [...]
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A Green Day Out in June – London Green Fair
It started as a small gathering of activists in the railway arches at King’s Cross but it is today a brilliant festival which attracts tens of thousands of people for a weekend of music, food, seminars and other activities celebrating everything good and ethical in the capital. Our friends over at the London Green [...]
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 [...]
Learn about Volunteering Opportunities at ‘Meet VSO’
Are you looking for a volunteering opportunity overseas but don’t know where to start? Would you like to know more about potential countries or roles? Would you like to meet experienced volunteers who could give you advice? ‘Meet VSO’ might be something for you. Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) arranges regular events where you can [...]
Bright Works Awarded in European Volunteering Competition
We’re delighted that Bright Works, our microvolunteering app, received the award for third place in the Discover E-Volunteering competition, the only competition in Europe which aims to promote the most interesting projects in which volunteers help others via the Internet. Over 80 applications from organisations from 19 European countries were received and were great [...]
Bright Works Update: New Projects, New Features and Competition Finals
Bit of a update on Bright Works for you: New features coming soon – sign up now to keep updated >> Looking to add your project to Bright Works? – get in touch >> Plenty of projects live up at the moment – help them now >> We’re heading to the final of the [...]
Event report: How to Build a Social Brand at Weber Shandwick
Last week, Weber Shandwick London hosted a great breakfast seminar to talk through the findings of their Socialising Your Brand study and to share their approach to building a social brand. Speakers: James Warren - Chief Creative Officer, Digital Chris Perry - President, Digital Communications Leslie Gaines-Ross - Chief Reputation Officer The excellent speakers were able to share some [...]
Event report: Building an effective social media campaign
Along with quite a few other charity PRs (well, it was a free event after all!) the Bright One blog enjoyed an afternoon of tea, political campaigning and social media at Building an Effective Social Media Campaign, courtesy of the Hansard Society and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). The awful 3G reception on [...]
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Bright One August Social: 29 August 2012
The Bright One Socials are our way of bringing the community together over a few drinks. It’s a great chance to put a face to the name, meet fellow volunteers and to get to know each other a bit better. This August Social will be a very special one as it will be Bright [...]