Climate Week 2013 »
Britain’s biggest climate change campaign is back to help build a movement for change and inspire a new wave of action to create a sustainable future. Name: Climate Week Type of event: national campaign When: 4 -10 March 2013 Where: across the UK What is it? Climate Week is a supercharged national occasion that offers ...
Good news: get Stuff for Free! »
Stuff for Free redistributes items which still have life, reduces landfill, stops fly-tipping, clears clutter, furnishes homes and makes people happy – all for free! Read on to find out how to get in on the action… Stuff for Free is a collaborative venture between Healthy Planet and the North London Waste Authority (NLWA) to create ...
Fancy a Bonk? Invest in Good pants. »
Innovative approaches to fundraising for Good causes can sometimes be hard to find. But by jove we think we’ve found something super to share via Pants to Poverty! Take a look… ‘The Bonk of Pants’ – neither a Bank nor a Bond – it’s a Bonk. British ethical underwear brand, Pants to Poverty, launched its first ...
The Social Enterprise Qualification: a Good thought »
We went down to the Houses of Parliament last week to support the Real Ideas Organisation (RIO) in launching their new Social Enterprise Qualification (SEQ). A global landmark in fostering entrepreneurship, the accredited scheme seeks to instil a confident can-do attitude in our young people as well as ideas of business that go beyond profit. ...
Goodbye 2011, HELLO 2012 — A Good Week’s resolutions for the New Year »
New Year’s Resolutions can be a bit of a drag after the Christmas festive cheer. We’ve been thinking of some Good thoughts to get you feeling more excited and empowered about 2012. Despite being one of the coldest months, January is Good at making us look back on the year at our achievements and ...
Depression Can Be Fun – Helping people by spreading awareness »
Depressioncanbefun.com is a not-for-profit initiative founded by Helen McNallen. Having suffered from clinical and bipolar depression herself, Helen wanted to help others whilst spreading awareness. The name of the site, which was launched in 2008, originates from the 'black comedy' rooted in her experiences of manic depression.
MyKindaCrowd – Raising the career aspirations of today’s youth »
Launched just eight weeks ago, MyKindaCrowd is a free resource aimed at connecting teachers and young people with the UK’s leading companies. Managing director, Will Akerman, talks to A Good Week about how he hopes MyKindaCrowd will engage young people with the potential of their future, and raise their career aspirations.
Camden Council – Team Great Britain Bike Week 2011 »
This summer Camden Council ran a variety of cycling events as part of the Team Great Britain Bike Week 2011, which aimed to encourage people all over the UK to give cycling a go. Paul Davis, Principal Transport Planner at Camden Council talks to A Good Week about his work and what Good means to him.
3Space – Turning empty spaces into opportunities »
3Space is a charity that makes empty properties available to other charities, community groups and social enterprises for temporary projects. Here, Head of Communications, Alice Vaughan talks to us about what Good means to 3Space...
BAAF – The joys of adoption »
The BAAF is the UK’s leading adoption and fostering membership association, promoting the highest standards of practice in adoption, fostering and childcare services in social work, health, legal and other professional bodies on behalf of children separated from their birth families.
Secret Agent L »
The Secret Agent L Project started in July of 2009, with a single hydrangea flower on the windshield of a car in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as a small tribute to a friend. Little did founder, Laura Miller (right) know that she would spark a phenomenon that would spread across the globe...
South Africa the Good News »
South Africa the Good News is a news site that focuses on the South African narrative. It likes to “celebrate the good and confront the bad”. Here, CEO Steuart Pennington talks to A Good Week about the organizations wider reaching goals...
