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Volunteers’ Week and the NHS
This week is Volunteers’ Week – a week where we can focus on the input and support that volunteers give our communities across the country. This morning, I heard on the radio a result of some research done by the Royal Voluntary Service which said […]
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Planning Ahead: Lasting Powers of Attorney
The following is a message from the Office of the Public Guardian. Planning ahead is important – Can you help us reach more people with this important message? We never know for sure what the future holds for us. One day many of us will […]
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What Counts? The Cinnamon Faith Action Audits and the impact on the ground
It’s the day after the launch of the Cinnamon Faith Action Audit report, and I am looking at the figures that have been gathered from over 50 local areas. I am struck by the thought that this is just a part of the total picture. […]
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Personal Responsibility
Sonia Douek is Head of volunteering and community development at Jewish Care and has developed a strategy for the organisation that has seen the growth of volunteers in the organisation reach 3,000 people. Reposted with permission. Original: https://www.jewishcare.org/news/blog/295-personal-responsibility So our new government believes that we […]
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As the country turns blue, maybe Labour needs to as well
An outside hope for a leadership that is more morally superior, less economically expedient Amid the shuffling of political leaders, which leaves David Cameron pretty much on his own among the Westminster parties, there is a greater shift that is due in our politics. In […]
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Bored of the General Election? You are not alone…
I recently went away with my family (Rhodes, Greece – worst weather for 30 years so no real tan) and I did not miss the General Election updates. In fact, when I logged back on to my e-mails on my return I deleted most of […]
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‘Religious’ devotion belongs to the realm of faith
How the NHS could be killed by kindness Although this is a blog for FaithAction and has religion and faith in the title, the focus of this piece is the concept of ‘religious’ devotion as a universal behaviour, in the sense that is probably […]
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Ramadan Tent Project’s Response to ‘What a Difference Faith Makes… To Homelessness’
FaithAction has published a commendable report concerned with faith-based organisations and homelessness. The document offers an informative overview of interest to both policy makers as well as community-based organisations in their ongoing efforts to tackle one of the most pressing social maladies within our society […]
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FaithAction at Hustings in the City
Last night, FaithAction were pleased to be a part of the event that trended on Twitter as #CityHustings. “Hustings in the City” is a collaboration project by the City Hindus Network and City Sikhs Network in anticipation of the forthcoming general elections. Additional supporting partners […]
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FaithAction co-hosts event on faith-based social enterprise
Yesterday FaithAction held an event with the Centre for Innovation, Imagination and Inspiration (i3Centre) at the University of Greenwich on ‘Starting and Sustaining a Faith-based Social Enterprise.’ Over 50 people from faith-based organisations came together to learn about turning their ideas in to reality, receiving […]