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See Northumberland UK based Learning Disability Charity www.naturalability.org fundraising Fell Race held today and find out about what the charity does.

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Goodcasuetv interviews Gary Thompson from Go Raise

GoRaise is a for profit funding platform that enables both individuals and companies to raise money for charities and good causes as part of their normal day to day purchasing. The service is currently available in the UK but will shortly be launching internationally www.goraise.co.uk

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Andrew Blakemore Network Services Manager at Northumbrian Water explains how his company Northumbrian Water have been supporting the Charity Water Aid for 35 years and the difference clean water and improving sanitation makes to rural communities.

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Goodcausetv interviews Maurice Wren Chief Executive of The Refugee Council 25.6.16

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Goodcausetv interviews Jo Moss Equine Specialist about her Equine learning and therapy social enterprise Horse Thinking www.horsethinking.co.uk

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Goodcausetv interviews Lotta Relander of www.refunite.org about their work with the UNHCR, International Rescue Committe, Ericcson, Facebook and others reuniting refugees and displaced persons with their families and loved ones around the world.

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Goodcausetv Technology Update

Please note that there may be some changes in the way future goodcausetv videos are posted on the goodcausetv blog. These changes may mean that some older video blog posts are no longer available to view. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience that this may cause.

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Dhiraj Mukherjee Head of Banking Innovation at Virgin Money talks about The Newcastle upon Tyne ‘Tech for Good’ Hack Weekend

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This weekend i was delighted to join Virgin Money, NSPCC and the some of the local Tech Community in Newcastle upon Tyne for a ‘Tech for Good’ Hack Weekend looking at new and innovative ways that technology can be used to make online fundraising easier and more productive for charities

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What’s Cooking in Walker?

Following fast on my interview with Amy of Detroit Soup, I am delighted to have just attended the first meeting of Walker Soup in the Walker area of Newcastle upon Tyne in the UK. Why is introducing Walker Soup so important to the Walker area? Francesca from Walker Soup explains.

More statistics relating to the Walker area of Newcastle upon Tyne.

 The Soup movement of growing social enterprise and increasing community cohesion and local community positive action is growing nationally and internationally. If you are in Newcastle upon Tyne get involved. If you are somewhere else search to see if there is a Soup near you. If not why not start your own.

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Goodcausetv interviews Tricia Zipfel Co Author of ‘Our Lives: Challenging Attitudes to Poverty in 2015′ 

In 1943 a group of women wrote a report ‘Our Towns’ which documented the problems of urban poverty and the way society made assumptions about those who were poor. The women challenged those assumptions and called for a national response to tackle poverty and called for support for those who were affected by it. Our Towns acted as a wake up call for the nation.

In 2015 another group of nine women authors with deep experience of working in poor communities across the country were prompted to revisit poverty in Britain. Their report published today in Newcastle upon Tyne, insists that the poor should not be blamed for poverty, particularly as many of the poor today have jobs and are doing all they can to support themselves and to contribute positively to society. Society today needs to come together to support those who have fallen on difficult times, not sanction them.......but Tricia explains it much better than me.

Download a copy of the report here

www.cvsnewcastle.org.uk/representinginfluencing/our-research

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Goodcausetv interviews Carrie Supple of Journey to Justice

Want an exhibition on Civil Rights to come to your town? Hear how you can make it happen.

Carrie Supple of www.journeytojustice.org.uk describes why the Journey to Justice Civil Rights exibition that is being launched at The Discovery Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK and then travelling around the UK during 2015/16 is so important, what lessons it has for those stuggling for their civil rights today and how you can get the exibition to come to your town.

Watch Carrie’s interview with goodcasuetv here 

https://youtu.be/CPjVUuEvy3U

Find out more about www.journeytojustice.org.uk 

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Amy Kaherl talks about

Pitching for a Soup Supper! 

Amy Kaherl, Director of Detroit Soup talks about the last 5 years of putting on Soup Suppers and hearing community members pitch their community enhancing ideas to local people, who if they like them enough fund them by donating the cover price (usually $5) for their soup to make the project happen. It’s an idea that is spreading to other cities and to other countries as Amy tells us. 

Sorry for getting you up so early to do the interview Amy!

Find Out more here 

http://www.spreecast.com/events/goodcausetv-interviews-amy-kaherl--2

And more on Detroit Soup here

www.detroitsoup.com

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Carina Crawford-Rolt of CitizensUK talks to goodcausetv to explain what CitizensUK does and why it is seeking local community members from all local Newcastle communities to come together to form a Newcastle branch of CitizensUK.

www.citizensuk.org

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Goodcausetv interviews Stephen Miller GB Paralympic Champion about Smile Through Sport

Stephen Miller has been competing as an elite disabled athlete based in Newcastle/Gateshead in the North East of England for many years. Three times Paralympic Champion and with many other accolades to his name, Stephen has now joined with his wife Rachel, a Disability Sport Development Officer, to launch 'Smile Through Sport' as a Community Interest Company. 

'Smile through Sport' aims to give those with disabilities an opportunity to try sport and to develop their skills and love for taking part in sporting activity. Stephen is both an inspirational person and a great ambassador for sport and what anyone can achieve if they are given opportunities to take part, are passionate about what they do and train hard.

To view the interview click on this link 

http://www.spreecast.com/events/goodcausetv-interviews-stephen-miller--5

To find out more about Smile Through Sport please go to 

www.smilethroughsport.com       

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Loneliness and Isolation in Older Men - Goodcausetv interviews Andrew Kaye, Head of Policy and Campaigns at UK Charity Independent Age

The number of lonely and isolated older men in the UK is set to rise by 65% over the next 15 years. The UK Charity Independent Age has recently conducted research into this often neglected and overlooked cohort of society. Their findings are important to all those who provide services for older males and whose work may have an impact on older males quality of life, including local and national politicians, public and voluntary sector organisations  and those who are designing new products and services targeted at this sector of society. 

Watch the interview here http://sprc.st/i1u8G via spreecast

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Tackling Rape and Sexual Violence in Northumberland, UK

An organisation in Northumberland is offering positive help and support to victims of sexual violence and rape. However funding, raising their profile amongst health practitioners and ensuring rural victims are given the support that they need is not always easy.

As sexual violence against women in Rotherham in the UK and in other UK towns is raised as a local, national and international issue, Andrea Perrett, of Grace Northumberland Rape Crisis Councelling, talks to goodcausetv about the challenges her orgainsation faces and the importance of the help that they provide to victims.

See the interview here (apologies for some background noise and for the huge guarddog that appears at one point!) Please retweet the link to your networks if you think the message in the interview is valuable to those in Northumberland and elsewhere, Thanks !

http://www.spreecast.com/events/goodcausetv-interviews-andrea-perrett?referring_sid=1481d3c752a170bf122

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