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Since 1976, the Arts & Business survey has provided an annual indicator for the state of private investment in the cultural sector. This year A&B will release a new State of the Marketplace Report which analyses emerging trends in cultural investment, income generation and business drivers.

By invitation only.

www.aandb.org.uk

There are five categories:

* most innovative use of ICT

* best use of ICT accessibility

* delivering social or environmental benefits through ICT

* most improved ICT management

* special award: individual contribution to ICT in the voluntary sector

www.icthub.org.uk/ICT_Hub_Awards

Third Sector reports that Guide Dogs for the Blind has discovered that pups perform better during training after listening to classical music. My mutts, Jackal and Heidi, have long known about the therapeutic benefits of the classics and regularly tune into Classic FM…it really chills them out!
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Charities can now apply for places in this exciting new running event.

The route takes in Green Park, Hyde Park, St James's Park and Kensington Gardens as well as some of London's most iconic landmarks.

The deadlines for charity place applications are:

Golden Oak offers: by 30th January

Other offers: by 4th February

www.royalparkshalf.com

Grants and loans – good practice - Tuesday 17 June 2008

Held at: HSBC Investments, 78 St James's Street, London. SW1A 1HL

From 2pm - 5pm

Presented by ACO member charities

• Agreeing strategy

• Performance measurement

• Social Fund

What trustees have said about recent seminars …

“Thank you for three excellent seminars over the last three months.”
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Presented by the Institute of Fundraising

• fundraising law and regulation
• Devising a fundraising strategy
• Tax environment
• Measuring success

Held at: HSBC Investments, 78 St James's Street, London. SW1A 1HL

For more information and to book -

http://www.aco.uk.net

or by email: sarah@aco.uk.net

Tel: 01707 651777

Fax: 01707 660477

Early booking discount of £50 expires for Third Sector's annual communications and fundraising conference. The speaker line-up is now complete: recent additions include Victoria Macdonald, social affairs correspondent for Channel 4 News and Richard Miller, who is executive director of Actionaid.

www.thirdsectorconference.com

Every now and again, the subject of free resources pops up on one or other of the email discussion groups, particularly
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/prospect-research-uk/
http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/trust_fundraising/
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