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Rural Sparks- Carnegie on the hunt for rural champions!

Posted on 12/10/2008

TV personality Jimmy Doherty is joining forces with Rachel’s Organic founder Rachel Rowlands and the Carnegie UK Trust to recognise unsung rural champions across the country. The champions – or Rural Sparks - will be found through a widespread search for excellence, run by Carnegie. The Rural Sparks mission has been launched to recognise the rural champions who have helped transform the areas where they live. The panel is completed by the deputy editor of Regeneration and Renewal magazine, Ben Walker, Carnegie’s rural director Kate Braithwaite and former director of the Commission for Rural Communities, Margaret Clark.

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Event: A more civil society. BOOK NOW

Posted on 12/05/2008

A more civil society

4:00- 5:30pm, 13 January 2009, London

This seminar is the final in the series on 'bridging' social capital organised by NCVO  and the Carnegie UK Inquiry into the Future of Civil Society. It aims to explore how civil society organisations can help bring people together when they have fundamentally opposing views and establish conflict resolution mechanisms. Speakers at this event are Duncan Morrow (Community Relations Council, Northern Ireland) and Simon Keyes (St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace). To find out more about this event and to book a place, click here.

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Power Moves Event - London

Posted on 11/18/2008

The Carnegie UK Trust is hosting an event in London to discuss the findings of the Trust's recent report - Power Moves.

Power Moves tells the story of four recent policy decisions to examine the question of who has power in public decision making.  The report suggests that the "powerless" can have more power than they tend to assume. 

The event is targeted at all those who are invovled in, or who want to have more influence in decision-making processes, including campaigners, community organisers and policy-makers. 

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Farmers Building a Future Through Collaboration

Posted on 10/31/2008

Following the Carnegie ethos of encouraging people to develop their own solutions, the CUKT is supporting a conference designed to encourage the growth of networking and collaboration amongst farmers throughout England. On November 27th at the Arthur Rank Centre at the Royal Showground at Stoneleigh, Warwickshire there will be a gathering to share good practice between existing farmer groups committed to working collectively. This will include sessions on good practice from successful farmer groups, with case studies being given from Cumbria and Upper Teesdale. Also being discussed will be the development of federations for agricultural users of common land, a case study on collaborative marketing under the Castle of Mey brand and the role of rural hubs in rural development in the West Midlands. Geoff Brown from Carnegie will be giving a talk on the potential for collaboration and cooperation presented by the Rural Development Programme for England (2007-2013).

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Power Moves Event - Newcastle, 13 Nov

Posted on 10/29/2008

The Carnegie UK Trust and the IPPR North are hosting a special event in Newcastle to discuss the findings of the Trust's recent report - Power Moves.

13 November 2008, 13.30 to 16.00

Bisoscience Centre, Centre for Life, Newcastle

Power Moves tells the story of four recent policy decisions to examine the question of who has power in public decision making.  The report suggests that the "powerless" can have more power than they tend to assume. 

The event is targeted at activitists, campaigners, community organisers and civil society associations. 

For more information, contact:
Hannah Grimsley
Phone.: +44 (0) 191 211 2645
E-mail:  h.grimsley@ippr.org 

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Book now for Bridging Social Capital Seminar

Posted on 10/29/2008

Seminar 5 - Bridging the Learning Divide. This seminar is the fifth in a series of seminars held jointly with NCVO on ‘bridging’ social capital. The seminar will explore how education institutions can promote, along with other partners, community cohesion and social inclusion. To find out more and to book your place click here.

Have your say! Civil Society and Climate Change

Posted on 10/23/2008

The Carnegie Inquiry into the Future of Civil Society in the UK and Ireland has launched two projects that are designed to engage civil society groups in the challenges of climate change and resource scarcity. In particular, the projects are seeking input from civil society groups that have a social rather than environmental focus to their work. We want to make sure we get these projects right, which is why we are keen to hear from you.

To find out more about how you can contribute and to complete a questionnaire, please click here.

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Carnegie supports major landowners conference

Posted on 10/08/2008

The Duke of Roxburghe is to host a major Landowners Conference titled: 'Communities on the Edge? Working together to sustain rural communities'  at Floors Castle on 18th November. Organised by Carnegie's Rural Action Research Partners from the Communities on the Edge project, the event is being promoted by the Scottish Rural Property and Business Association.

This event will bring together landowners from across the UK to share ideas and best practice and to consider how to add value to rural assets and sustain communities. It will focus on the relationship between landowning estates and the local communities they are part of. It will examine how  effective partnerships might lead the way to building a sustainable, resilient countryside, one that is fit to embrace the challenges and opportunities of the future.

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Launch of the UK’s first research Centre for Charitable Giving and Philanthropy

Posted on 10/02/2008

PRESS RELEASE  

£2m research centre to provide essential new evidence on charitable giving                       

A new £2m research centre begins work today on answering the big questions on charitable giving and philanthropy. It will address vital questions such as: what impact do economic conditions have on donations to charity? What motivates people, including the super-rich, to give to charity? How can good causes use these donations most effectively? 

The ESRC Research Centre for Charitable Giving and Philanthropy, based at Cass Business School, City University, London, will provide crucial evidence which charities can use to develop giving in the UK, and which the Government can also use to ensure their policies are most effective in helping charities give all that they can to society. 

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Eden Project developing practical guide for Inquiry

Posted on 09/26/2008

The Carnegie UK Trust is working with the Eden Project to develop a ‘guide’ that will enable and inspire organisations that do not have an environmental focus to better understand and respond to the challenges and opportunities ahead connected with growing pressure on global resources and climate change. For further information about this project click here. 

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