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Jen is currently the Development and Fundraising Assistant at Escape Artists and is also studying forensic psychology at London Metropolitan University
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CURRENT INSPIRATION
THE GUARDIAN: SCIENCE
- The murky origins of evolution by natural selection 16/12/2009
- Doctor diagnoses Darwin 14/12/2009
- This is bigger than climate change. It is a battle to redefine humanity 14/12/2009
- Carols for godless people 14/12/2009Comedian Robin Ince joins the pod to tell us about the latest unholy incarnation of his show Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People. It's produced in association with the Rationalist Association and New Humanist magazine. Robin is offering tickets if you send him an answer to his question via Twitter @robinince. Listen to the podcast for details. In […]
- Shell shock! Octopus spotted using coconuts as shelter 15/12/2009
THIRD SECTOR
- National media briefing: Centrepoint, Basildon charity shop thieves, 'smug' give-a-goat gifts - and Elton John's winter charity ball 16/12/2009Today's charity-related national news
- Gift Aid changes 'would not deter donors' 16/12/2009Redirecting higher-rate tax relief is unlikely to affect the amount wealthy donors give, says Treasury report
- Slimmed-down Compact published today 16/12/2009Document is slashed from 160 pages to 22, and covers policy development, resource allocation and equality
- RSPCA and Scottish SPCA sign deal to end long-running conflicts 15/12/2009Animal protection charities agree to sort out advertising clashes and legacies
- Elizabeth Balgobin takes top role at Charities Evaluation Services for six months 15/12/2009She replaces Colin Nee, who will leave shortly for the Ireland Fund of Great Britain
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FAST COMPANY
- Step Aside, Britney! Today I Will Smell Like Edmond Roudnitska 15/12/2009You wouldn't buy a book without knowing its author. Why wear a perfume without knowing its designer? A new store in New York now reveals the noses behind the names. Snicker all you want, but Britney Spears--famous for losing her kids after going clubbing without benefit of underwear--is the indisputable Grand Dame of perfume sales, having sold 30 millio […]
- Gen-Y, the Brazen Opportunist, and Curious Case of Penelope Trunk 15/12/2009Career advice is so ubiquitous and free on the Internet that it has virtually lost its value. Inexperienced "experts" regurgitate drivel and platitudes that can be found in myriad career books. Opportunistic Web sites go so far as to totally contradict their own message with nary a qualm. After all, it's all about getting more eyeballs and sel […]
- Ask Dan Heath: How Do I Turn 'Too Picky' Into 'Pick Me'? 15/12/2009I'm a home inspector, and I'm looking for ideas on how to generate more business and outflank my competitor who has copied me (flattered?) in so many ways. Two of my competitors (partners) promote themselves like this: "Why hire one home inspector when you can have two for the price of one?" Meanwhile, the real estate agents think I am to […]
- Place Your Bets on When the Polar Bear Population Disappears 15/12/2009
- VC Predictions for Cell Phones in 2010: Virtual Revenues and App Store Wars 15/12/2009Predictions about how industries will progress are two a penny, but when they come from Venture Capitalists rather than analysts, and concern the multi-billion dollar cell phone industry, they tend to land with a splash. Early-stage VC firm Lightspeed Venture Partners (LSVP) has just spun out four key ways it predicts that the mobile sector will develop in 2 […]
