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Author Archives: Kerrie Holloway
Feature: Community building in Notting Hill: online archive for nursery centre
Michael Locke is an independent writer, researcher and adviser, formerly employed by the University of East London, Volunteering England and NCVO. In this blog, Mike reports on a new archive of community history, which covers the ground of his witness … Continue reading
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Feature: Charity in the Georgian Era: Lessons for Today?
Andrew Rudd is a Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Exeter and has previously worked as the Parliamentary Manager at the Charity Commission. In this blog, he reflects on the lessons learned by researching the history of 18th-century … Continue reading
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Celebrating 25 years of studying the history of voluntary action: VAHS’s Conference 2016
Colin Rochester first published the following blog detailing next year’s conference on HistPhil.org, a web publication on the history of the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors, with a particular emphasis on how history can shed light on contemporary philanthropic issues and practice. In … Continue reading
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