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may 2004
ABL Cultural Consulting and Brakeley Form Strategic Alliance
ABL Cultural Consulting, the UK 's leading specialist cultural sector consultancy, has agreed a two-year strategic alliance with Brakeley Ltd, the international division of the market-leading global fundraising consultancy. The alliance will enable both companies to benefit from each other's experience and expertise in their fields, to offer clients a comprehensive service and to expand into new markets. Over the next two years, ABL will be Brakeley's exclusive associate on any UK fundraising consultancy with a cultural element. Similarly, Brakeley will work exclusively with ABL on any UK cultural sector project requiring fundraising expertise.
http://www.brakeley.com - michaelmangion(at)brakeley.com
http://www.ablconsulting.com - sbenjamin(at)ablconsulting.com
John Pepin and Associates Publishes Reference Guide
'Succeeding With Social Enterprise - Quick Tips For Building Sustainable Non-Profit Organisations Through Earned Income' , by Warren Tranquada and John Pepin , is a concise reference guide intended for non-profit organisations starting or operating earned income businesses. Each page is a self-contained list of tips on a specific topic. The topics have been organised by the phase of business development, from finding the right idea, to managing a mature operation. The booklet has been designed to be a starting point to stimulate thought on how to develop and improve an earned income business. Comments are kept brief - it is not an academic paper, but rather a practical tool to be used on an ongoing basis.
http://www.pepin-associates.com - john(at)pepin-associates.com
NonproCons Plan 2nd National Meeting on Corporate Governance
After a successful initial meeting in Zürich in February, at which 40 participants from a wide range of nonprofit organisations gathered to discuss the question of 'Corporate Governance - Do NPOs need a code of best practice?', NonproCons are now organising a further meeting to be held on 16 June. Full details, including the minutes of the last meeting, are available on the NonproCons website.
http://www.nonprocons.ch - peter.buss(at)nonprocons.ch
Futurebuilders Launched at Action Planning Conference in London
The £125m UK government fund to improve voluntary sector public service delivery, was officially launched at an Action Planning conference on 5 May. Action Planning were asked to organise the event on behalf of the consortium by Richard Gutch, the Chief Executive of Futurebuilders. 1,300 voluntary sector representatives attended.
http://www.actionplanning.co.uk - info(at)actionplanning.co.uk
More about the Futurebuilders Consultation...
Inter-Connectie to Set Up New Dutch Charity: Cleft Kinderen
Annette Eikmans is leading the process of setting up a new charity in The Netherlands: Cleft Kinderen, which is part of the international organisation, Cleft Children International, based in Switzerland . It is envisaged that Cleft Kinderen will be operational from September 2004.
Inter-Connectie also continues to establish its position as an expert on the European Union - by providing a chapter on the EU in the "Handboek Fonsenwerving" (fundraising manual) and by running workshops on EU subsidies.
http://www.inter-connectie.com - mail(at)inter-connectie.com
More about Cleft Children International...
