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Latest News - September 2010
Source: Flickr1 SEP. The Internet Advertising Bureau. The trade body for digital marketing has launched a free guide to help not-for-profit organisations make their websites easier to find. Search engine optimisation (SEO) is the process of making websites easier to find using internet search engines, such as Google. The document, Search Toolkit for Charities and Public Sector , includes case studies from high-profile charities such as Oxfam, explaining how it increased awareness for a campaign through the use of SEO.
Source: Flickr1 SEP. Listening to the views of H&F Homes residents on the future of their housing services.H & F Homes are consulting tenants and leaseholders on satisfaction with their home, the services currently provided, what improvements they would like to see, and to get their views on the proposed changes on how Housing Services will be managed from 1 April 2011.
The consultation is scheduled to be completed by 22nd September. If you have any further questions please contact Annmarie Saunders on 0208 753 4025.
Source: Flickr1 SEP. Top tips from activists.
Urban Forum and bassac have published Local Action - The Handy Guide for communities working with councillors. Some of the lessons learned from the community activists are: Be persuasive; Establish good communication; Understand politics and political structures; Be realistic.
Latest News - August 2010
17 AUG. Grassroots Grants funding is now available only in Hammersmith & Fulham and Wandsworth. The next closing date is 24th September 2010. 2010/2011 is the final year of the Grassroots Grants programme. You can now apply for Grassroots Grant on-line. For further information, please call the Grants Officer on 020 8943 6039 or visit Thames Community Foundation Website.
Source: Flickr12 AUG. Expired passports now accepted as evidence of right to work. From 2nd August it has been decided that if you are an employer you can accept indefinite leave to remain in an expired passport as evidence of right to work. Under the current legislation, employers must see evidence of a prospective employee's leave to remain in a valid passport. More info at Workplace Law Network.
9 AUG. Child protection database to be switched off. A £235m government database containing the records of England's 11 million children is being switched off. Read more on the BBC Website.
Source: Flickr9 AUG. More than a Library. Given the success of the new Shepherd’s Bush Library at Westfield the Council is proposing to use it as an example for the future of library services in the Borough. There will be three Open Days for you to speak to staff and get to know more about what is being considered:
- Tuesday 24 August 2010, 14.00 - 19.00, Hammersmith Library
- Thursday 2 September 2010, 14.00 – 19.00, Fulham Library
- Tuesday 7 September 2010, 14.00 – 19.00 , Shepherd’s Bush Library
The consultation will close on Wednesday 15 September 2010. Your views will used to finalise the proposals for the future of library services in the Borough. A final decision will be announced by December 2010. See the following link for more information: LBHF Website
