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My proudest mentoring moment was in March 2006. Flashback 2 years prior and I’d been chilling with my university housemate when Harriet Churchward walked in to see the room – it was her 1st year, her time in halls of residence was soon to expire and so the season of house-hunting had begun. Her tartan fashions quickly caught my eye so I asked if she was a fashion student. “Culture Media and Society” came the reply, “But I design stuff on the side!” That was good enough for me! She ...

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YTFN! A week ago last night I hosted the 4th Youth Funding Network gig at The Hub, Angel. It's a night I can only describe as magical. Think Dragons Den meets The X Factor with a charity twist!       Ingredient 1: Three amazing charities each with 1 discreet project they can get people passionate about. Ingredient 2: A youth board of volunteers who screen applications from dozens of charities and whittle the selection down to the finest 3 Ingredient 3: Word of Mouth, Facebo...

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Had an amazing conversation with Duane Melius www.wemakesense.org and Naomi Jane www.live4wd.wordpress.com last week; one of those conversations which is dangerous, because it has in it the infectious momentum of a good idea you find yourself powerless to resist! Duane was a little frustrated. Expelled from school as a teenager he's a classic rags to (not-quite-yet)-riches social entrepreneur! In brief, he turned his life around when he cofounded Sense Magazine for young people. He's worked wi...

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