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Category Archives: Features
Disabled Ex-Servicemen of the First World War and Christian Charity in Inter-War Britain
Bethany Rowley is a PhD student at the University of Leeds. Her research examines religious charity and the experience of disabled ex-servicemen in inter-war Britain. She is a team member of the European Research Council funded ‘Men, Women and Care’ … Continue reading
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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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Tagged education, social work, voluntary sector, witness, youth work
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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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Feature: Philanthropy and the City of London
Rhodri Davies leads the Giving Thought policy programme at the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF). He has just finished writing a book on the role of philanthropy in UK society from a historical and modern perspective, which is due to be … Continue reading
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Tagged London, philanthropy, religion
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Feature: Stop the Spread- The Disasters Emergency Committee, Ebola, and Humanitarian Fundraising in Britain
Andrew Jones is a Teaching Fellow at the University of Birmingham. His research examines the rise of modern humanitarian organisations in Britain, with a focus on those agencies connected to the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC). Originally set up in the 1960s, … Continue reading
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Tagged Disaster Emergency Committee, disaster relief, emergency relief
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