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Open Society Foundations (OSF)

Open Society Foundations (OSF)
Meet the Somalis is a collection of 14 illustrated stories depicting the real-life experiences of Somalis in seven cities in Europe: Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Leicester, London, Malmo, and Oslo. Based on firsthand testimonies, the stories depict experiences many of us will never know, like fleeing a warzone with your children or, worse, leaving your loved ones behind. But more often, these stories portray the values shared among many of us, like the importance of family, well-being, and identity in an ever-changing world. Read more » Image credit: Lindsay Pollock for the Open Society Foundations

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Publications IDS publishes in-house many freely downloadable Working Papers, Research Reports, Practice Papers, Policy Briefings and Rapid Response Briefings, covering all development themes from our Research Teams. Working with our publishers, Wiley, IDS also publishes six issues of our flagship journal, the IDS Bulletin, each year. Individually-themed issues bring together the latest thinking and research from programmes and events and present them in an accessible way for the wide range of audiences working in development. Through our online bookshop books written by IDS Researchers for external publishers are available for purchase. Who We Are - Telosity In recent years, we have been tracing the path of a series of social, generational and technological trends - ones like the advent of social media, the internet revolution which is democratizing information, the array of Benefit Corporations springing up, the concept of “shared value,” the Occupy Movement, millennials and their quest for meaning at work, a burgeoning “sharing economy,” and the list goes on, (but you can read more about that in the book). These trends suggest that a set of “new realities” are engulfing and reshaping the business landscape, ones that are quickly ushering in a “new normal” which will in turn require a new model for the company, even a new “theory of the firm.” Telosity is what we have begun to call the business response required by the coming “new normal.” Telosity describes the intentional movement of an organization toward “living out” a meaningful Purpose expressed with Authenticity through Culture and Brand.

NOMS graduate programme - Detailed guidance Overview The National Offender Management Service graduate programme accepts applications every year from graduates looking for a position in HM Prison Service. If you’re accepted on to the programme, you’ll start by working towards being a prison officer and progress to a managerial post within 3 years. You’ll need to: work effectively with people from all walks of life stay calm under intense pressure meet targets manage budgets You’ll have to make sure hundreds of people get their meals, can access education and are kept safe.

Ning: Failures, Lessons and Six Alternatives Ning, the network of social networks that boasted 20 million visitors a month, is making massive staff cutbacks and has announced a complete end to free services for its users. Those who pay for premium services will be asked to pay more, and those who are getting their social networks free of charge will be asked to fork over or phase off the Ning platform. For a while now, we've been seeing Ning through rose-colored glasses. Age distribution of Facebook Twitter Instagram Social networks continue to be popular with teenagers, but their largest group is actually a bit older. At some of the biggest social networks like Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, and Pinterest, the largest share of the user base comes from internet users in their late 20s and early 30s, according to a new report from BI Intelligence. This changes when you look at relatively newer social networks, however.

Civil Service Fast Stream The Civil Service Fast Stream helps graduates to make an impact on people’s lives in the UK and the world. You could work in areas including education, the economy, foreign affairs, defence policy, health, the environment and many more. You’ll need to meet the following conditions to apply: meet nationality and immigration requirements have a second-class degree in any subject for most Fast Stream schemes You can find out more on the Civil Service Fast Stream blog. untitled Expanding opportunities for young people is a challenge in many countries, particularly when over 60 per cent of the population is below the age of 30. With no signs that population growth will slow in the decades to come, it is imperative that we leverage the talent and energy of our young people to create dramatically higher levels of prosperity and equality and avoid the latent risks of unemployment and social instability. By building young people’s skills, harnessing their energy, and acknowledging young people’s aspirations, would help every country reduce its youth unemployment and fulfil the potential of all young people in order to contribute to economic growth and social stability. Empowering young people with opportunities to reach full potential is both one of the most important challenge and most vital opportunity in today’s world. Download case studies:

Care Contact Worker Advertisement Advertising Care Contact Worker Vacancy Details: Other Organisation Vacancy WM Jobs - Job Details An exciting and challenging post in community children services to make a difference to children’s lives. Have you experience of working in a partnership context, across sectors and disciplines in order to improve life chances for children and their carers? Do you hold a relevant Level 4 qualification (or have substantial experience of working with partners to deliver early years and /or community development services)? If so, we would welcome your application. The post means you are responsible to ensure that all services delivered by the Children’s Centre are developed in response to identified needs of children under five and their families and are reflective of local community needs whilst having regard for the core purpose of Children Centres and the Ofsted framework.

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