Text: NEW DELHI: Santanu Mishra’s phone is never quiet these days. A trustee at Smile Foundation, Mishra is inundated with calls and requests from organisations and individuals offering to help his non-government organisation (NGO). Specialising in child rights, Smile has already added more than 1,000 volunteers in the past four months and looks set to surpass last year’s tally of 3,000. Mishra says he receives 25 individual volunteer requests daily on...
7,000 BA staff volunteer for pay reductions
The Independent
The Independent
In a move that could be seen as impeccable corporate loyalty or darker insecurity, more than 7,000 British Airways staff have applied for voluntary pay cuts, including 800 employees who will work for nothing for up to a...
VSO put 13,000 Volunteer Teachers in Schools
Modern Ghana
Modern Ghana
Bolgatanga, June 29, GNA The Voluntary Service Organisation (VSO) has since 1958 trained 13,000 volunteers as teachers and posted them to schools throughout the country. Other volunteers had been trained to work in...
Mum tells of 'deported' church volunteer daughter's heartbreak
Islington Tribune
Islington Tribune
A MOTHER has criticised immigration officials who barred a group of Methodists from Florida - among them her daughter - who were on their way to Islington. Annette Shirley contacted the Tribune by email after the party...
Sure hands, freelancing are keys to Miami Dolphins punt returner Davone Bess
Palm Beach Post
Palm Beach Post
DAVIE - The Dolphins' special teams last season...
South Florida Journalists to Explore Freelance Careers at July 16 Workshop Sponsored by Society of Professional Journalists
Marketwire
Marketwire
SOURCE:...
Freelance QuickTips: downturn success strategies
The Examiner
The Examiner
Comment RSS Email Print For many freelancers and contractors, the employment situation remains tough. You’ve heard it before: develop/adopt fresh career strategies to keep yourself in the game and get opportunities...
Now on J-Source: Freelancing abroad; strike threat at Globe; manufactured quotes
Canada Newswire
Canada Newswire
TORONTO, June 25 /CNW/ - "Now on J-Source" is the free weekly newsletter of J-Source.ca (http://j-source.ca), a website project of the Canadian Journalism Project (CJP), featuring Canadian journalism facts, opinions,...
Layoffs Are Increasing Demand for Tech Freelancers
The New York Times
The New York Times
Demand for contract tech workers, whether they call themselves freelancers or consultants, is increasing, but the trend isn't a green shoot -- a signal of an economic recovery. It may be more an act of desperation by...
Advice bureaux volunteers offer equally good service
Islington Tribune
Islington Tribune
• CAMDEN Citizens Advice Bureaux provides a vital service to Camden's communities, helping with over 22,000 problems each year. We are determined to continue to do so in the best possible way. Tom Foot's articles on...
Freelance writing resources
The Examiner
The Examiner
1 comment RSS Email Print Many among us would love to be published in the Wall Street Journal, or have our fabulous idea for a novel turn into a bestseller. While these are both great goals to have, it is very...
Sandwich Stasi: Security guards march hospital cafe volunteer off the premises in showdown over snacks
The Daily Mail
The Daily Mail
Sue Morhall found herself being marched off the premises by four burly security guards To her customers Sue Morhall was the perfect hospital cafe volunteer, producing soothing cuppas and comforting smiles in equal...
Serious brass
The Guardian
The Guardian
Schools are increasingly making heavy-handed demands for 'voluntary' contributions - and some parents are afraid to refuse. Jessica Shepherd asks what can be done...

