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Sponsored events without tears (or even losing friends)
Sponsored events without tears (or even losing friends)
13 November 2012
With charity hustlers, on commission, patrolling the streets with perspex smiles, engaging anyone who'll give them time with "hard sell" sales techniques, it's easy to be disenfranchised by the whole notion of supporting charities. My friend Ian was recently asked to support a charity and his response perhaps a bit more brutal than mine might […]
How much fun can you make a 26 mile walk through Manchester?
How much fun can you make a 26 mile walk through Manchester?
28 February 2012
You can sponsor my efforts here on mydonate and let mySociety know how much you appreciate them! Have you ever considered why there are potholes in our roads? When there is a pothole in the road, what do you think it preventing it getting fixed? It turns, when you ask the council, the answer is […]
Reddit for giving. Reddit for good.
Reddit for giving. Reddit for good.
27 January 2012
Over the last couple of weeks we've heard again and again that the Internet is the scouge of our cultural industries, wrecking our economies and upsetting the neighbours. Of course, none of this is true, but I thought it might be worthwhile if I highlighted what I feel is a growing trend in people's behaviour […]
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