The BIG Assist summer conference took place earlier in July in London.
Here’s a roundup of news from the event, materials and resources and videos:
http://www.bigassist.org.uk/news/roung-up-from-the-big-assist-summer-conference
Part of the lunchtime session on innovation included a wonderful case study of the Community Hive in Blackburn.
Watch this short clip http://vimeo.com/58999570 to learn how they are turning Corporate Social Responsibility on its head – so volunteers help business start-ups with reciprocation later.
An interesting resource coming from the day was a list of “10 things to do differently”. Although targeting infrastructure organisations, these innovative ‘ideas’ could be relevant to any VolCom organisation with clients or delivering services. Worth a quick read.