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New podcast episode – how self affirmation can change our behaviour

Our director Richard has launched episode 3 of his podcast series today – and it’s a particularly interesting one – whether you’re someone involved in seeking social or political change, or just curious about the world! Richard’s conversation in this episode is with Peter Harris, who is a professor of Psychology at the University of Sussex. … Continued

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New podcast – Making the world better

                    We’re very excited to announce that ‘Making the world better’, the new #podcast from our director, Richard Docwra, is now live! In the podcast, Richard talks to people who are making the world better – not just those tackling big issues at a global scale … Continued

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New podcast coming soon!

                    We’re very excited to announce that our director, Richard Docwra, will be launching a new #podcast net week, called ‘Making the world better’! In the podcast, Richard talks to people who are making the world better – not just those tackling big issues at a … Continued

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Project lead wanted!

We will soon be launching a very exciting new agency offshoot, which aims to create things that will make the world better – from communications to new organisations. We are seeking an experienced, driven, entrepreneurial Project Lead to drive the development of our first project – a national organisation to promote media literacy and critical … Continued

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Get agency help without agency prices

The launch of ChangeStar Express At ChangeStar, we speak to lots of charities that are just starting to build individual giving programmes or whose current programmes are too small to make it viable to use an external agency or consultant. We know that our input could make a massive difference to these charities, so we’ve been … Continued

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Away – the future of meetings?

We’ve been putting together an idea over the last few months that we hope will transform the idea of meetings and work – both in the charity sector and beyond. The idea is called ‘Away’. It helps people and organisations to work better, by taking them away from the monotony of the office and the … Continued

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Social hack 1 – Safer roads for all

There are many social issues in the world that need attention, and that can affect the lives of certain people in significant ways. Some of these problems might lie beyond the remit of existing charities and institutions, whereas other problems might have solutions that simply haven’t yet been dreamt up yet. In #socialhacks, this new … Continued

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How to write target-smashing cash appeals

This week is our ‘ChangeStar Cash Appeals Week’, in which we are sharing our years of experience and knowledge about successful cash appeals with the charity sector. As part of this week’s activities, our Director, Richard Docwra, has written a special report – ‘How to write target-smashing cash appeals’ which is now available FREE. In this document we … Continued

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