Recycling charity TRAID (Textile Recycling for Aid and International Development), known for its fashionable and retro second hand clothing shops, has appointed Maria Chenoweth as its new Chief Executive.
Maria began her career in the commercial sector in various management roles,
but decided to change her career path to working within the voluntary
Amid the current heatwave World Vision is reminding people in the UK to spare a thought for the millions of people across the world who do not have the luxury of water on tap.
Reading Is Fundamental, UK, an initiative of the National Literacy Trust, is partnering with The Big Badge Company to produce Clifford The Big Red Dog badges available in all branches of Halifax Bank of Scotland in August 2003.
Lichfield-based St Giles Hospice has announced record profits for its network of charity shops for the eighteenth consecutive year.
The charity has 12 high street shops, two warehouses and a shop at the hospice, raised £586,000 over the past year, up from £546,000 the previous year.
Luke FitzHerbert of the Directory of Social Change is distilling his 15 years' experience of running the 'Effective Fundraising' training course into "an informal guide" in fundraising, due for publication February 2004.
Not-for-profit enterprise Green-Works has secured over two thousand tonnes of surplus office furniture to pass on at low cost to charities, schools, start-up businesses and community groups.
Supermodel Yasmin Le Bon has launched a new cardigan to raise funds for WellBeing, the health research charity for women and babies.
The cardigan will be available in Phase Eight fashion stores from the beginning of August until December 2003. The Icelandic funnel-neck cardigan will retail for £90, with £5 from each sale going to WellBeing.
