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Nominate your firm in the Birmingham Post CSR Awards Dec 02 2009

It's time to nominate your company for the inaugural Birmingham Post CSR Awards. Read

Times may be tough but firms keep up charity giving, report finds Nov 26 2009

New research shows that 60 per cent of Birmingham firms are providing support to charities – despite the recession – with six per cent increasing support.Read

Birmingham workers seeking to volunteer skills surges 70 per cent in last year, leading centre reports Nov 12 2009

The number of Birmingham workers seeking to volunteer their skills has surged 70 per cent in the last year, according to figures from one of the country’s largest volunteer centres.Read

Directors of CaB Studios return from Staples2Naples banger rally having smashed fund-raising target Nov 12 2009

Three directors from CaB Studios have returned from the Staples2Naples banger rally having smashed their fund-raising target, thanks to sponsorship raised from property sector clients.Read

Birmingham workers seeking to volunteer skills surges 70 per cent in last year, leading centre reports Nov 12 2009

The number of Birmingham workers seeking to volunteer their skills has surged 70 per cent in the last year, according to figures from one of the country’s largest volunteer centres.Read

Directors of CaB Studios return from Staples2Naples banger rally having smashed fund-raising target Nov 12 2009

Three directors from CaB Studios have returned from the Staples2Naples banger rally having smashed their fund-raising target, thanks to sponsorship raised from property sector clients.Read

Irwin Mitchell staff in Big Quiz fund-raising drive Nov 05 2009

Irwin Mitchell staff from the Birmingham office came together to test their brain power in the firm’s annual multi-site Big Quiz initiative raising £220 for the office’s charity of the year, Troop Aid.Read

Birmingham Civic Society expanding Next Generation Awards scheme Nov 05 2009

An awards programme to inspire young people about living in Birmingham is looking for support from business people.Read

Professionals raise £14,000 for hospice on quiz night Nov 05 2009

The Birmingham business community gathered recently to test their general knowledge, whilst raising £14,000 for charity at The Professional Challenge, an annual event held in aid of Acorns Children’s Hospice.Read

Cadbury workers help improve Shire Country Park Nov 05 2009

A team of Cadbury employees are celebrating after completing a day of work at Shire Country Park. Following the success of their colleagues, members of the Master Data Team and ABAP/Workflow Team, both based at Bournville, undertook a challenge to improve the pathway at the park.Read

Boys' Brigade in fund-raising music evening at Birmingham Jam House Nov 05 2009

The Boys’ Brigade in Birmingham are holding an evening of live music and dancing at The Jam House to raise funds for exciting new projects.Read

Every Child Counts campaign backed by Barclays bank Nov 05 2009

Every Child Counts, a campaign to help tackle children’s numeracy difficulties, estimated to cost Britain’s taxpayers £2.4 billion annually, is being backed by one of the country’s leading banks.  Read

Counties clash as rugby match raises £3,700 for charities Nov 05 2009

A glorious afternoon at Moseley Rugby Club was the setting for the battle between property professionals from the Midlands and Yorkshire. The Surveyors Challenge Charity Rugby Match, sponsored by ProLogis, saw the Midlands Surveyors XV beat their Yorkshire rivals by a resounding 57-5.Read

Generous shoppers and enthusiastic colleagues have helped the Midcounties Co-operative to exceed its £100,000 fundraising target for charity partner Help the Hospices. Nov 05 2009

The community retailer set the target for the whole of 2009 but it has already banked more than £110,000 for the cause and the sum is set to go even higher before the year is out.Read

Browne Jacobson staff step up to charity challenge Oct 29 2009

Legal eagles at Browne Jacobson kickstarted the firm’s annual fundraising campaign by raising more than £1,000 competing in the Birmingham Half Marathon.Read

PricewaterhouseCoopers director Nick Harrison raises cash for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Oct 29 2009

Nick Harrison, a director from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in the Midlands, has got on his bike, cycling 890 miles from Land’s End to John O’Groats, to help raise £18,000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). Team ‘Le-Jog’ includes David Muir, Tom Davies, Roy Davies, John Bennett and Sean Baber, along with Jimmy Adamson, James Forrester Gladwin, Chris O’Conner and Anton Sullivan.Read

Royal Bank of Scotland staff help Birmingham's John Taylor Hospice Oct 29 2009

Employees at the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) have donated funds and their time to support a charity.Read

Wolverhampton homeowners can get a free property health check to kickstart improvements Oct 29 2009

Homeowners in Wolverhampton are being offered a free home health check as part of a joint campaign launched by Black Country Housing Group and the city council.Read

Birmingham office workers saddle up for fundraising 170km cycle tour Oct 29 2009

A team of office workers has gone green for charity, swapping their suits for cycling shorts to raise essential funds for a community garden project in central Birmingham.Read

Common Purpose launches new leadership course called Meridian Oct 29 2009

A new leadership development course for business leaders will explore how to be more outward-facing and entrepreneurial and take advantage of new opportunities.Read

Bar belles raise £2,300 for Birmingham Community Foundation Oct 29 2009

A bevy of ten ladies from Birmingham’s bustling business community stepped forward to the bar at Metro in the city centre to help raise funds for the Birmingham Community Foundation.Read

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