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Tuesday Mar 21, 2006
We Are What We Do
I've just got back from an Employee Supported Volunteering conference organised by Volunteering England. As always, there was a good mix of companies, voluntary sector organisations and brokers that work between the two, but one organisation in particular caught my eye.
"We Are What We Do" is just over one year old now, and Director Eugenie Harvey gave a quick talk on what they're all about. Launched on the back of a book called "Change the world for a fiver", their website allows you to commit to small, everyday actions that will help change the world. For example, Action No.1 is to decline plastic bags wherever possible.
I think as well as being a great idea, it's also a brilliant way of capturing the huge amount of goodwill that's out there and converting it into action. They're just about to launch "Change the world 9 to 5", a similar concept that lists ways that businesses can make a difference through everyday changes to the way they operate.
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