Category Archives: Learning & skills

Why charities & VCS organisations should get blogging

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Helen Robinson
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Welcome to the new Involve Yorkshire & Humber blog! An introduction to blogging for charities and VCS organisations, with tips and advice on how blogging can help VCS organisations, how to write a good blog, and examples of some of the best VCS and charity blogs for inspiration and ideas. Continue reading →

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What a great Adult Learners Week awards ceremony

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Involve Yorkshire & Humber
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Guest post by Ian McGregor Brown, Manager for HEART As manager of HEART and representing 12 Colleges and Universities in West Yorkshire it was a great pleasure to sponsor the Raising Aspirations Award at the ceremony in Forsters Bistro, Bradford.  The event was superbly organised by … Continue reading →

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Learning from the voluntary sector

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Judy Robinson
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If you saw the play “Pitmen Painters”, set in the north east of the 1930’s, you’ll know that it revolved round the seemingly unlikely juxtaposition of the pitmen doing an academic class about art appreciation. The results were revolutionary and … Continue reading →

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Lifelong learning: whatever the time of year

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Involve Yorkshire & Humber
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Guest blog by Ian McGregor Brown, Manager for HEART Adult Learners’ Week offers a focal point to celebrate the range and diversity of learning opportunities available to adults and how lifelong learning can really transform the lives of individuals, communities and organisations. … Continue reading →

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Remembering why we do what we do

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Sarah Janicwicz
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With all the well-documented challenges for the voluntary and community sector (VCS) at the moment, it can be easy to get caught up in doom and gloom. So it’s been a breath of fresh air to be working recently on … Continue reading →

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