I need an intern. They must be smart, literate, organised and a confident driver and traveller. They must be prepared to be based where I am. (Sheffield and around the UK and the world!) I want to offer the chance for someone within A4e to spend a year working with me. Helping me do what I do - and in return they will get the chance to see all that I do, go to all the meetings and events and travel around the business in all the countries we work in or aspire to work in.

After the year is up the person is guaranteed that their old job (or equivalent) will still be there f..View Complete Post

A4e works around the world - improving people's lives - it is what we were set up to do - it is our purpose - and frankly we love it.

What we also love is when people invite us into their country, to tell us of their problems - problems of social exclusion, financial exclusion, business support needs, economic development needs.  This allows us to talk of how we would help to turn things around and fulfill our mission to 'improve people's lives.'

In recent years we have extended our work significantly - now we would like to do more. So get in touch -  tel..View Complete Post

My time as a secret millionaire in Dagenham was screened on C4 on the 2nd Jan 2007.

Hope you managed to watch the programme - I have had a bag load of feedback - thanks. People loved the programme - found it very emotional and best of all - total strangers have written to me about how they are now committing to things to help their local communities and become people that give.

The programme was all about giving - and the realisation that giving has many forms and is a wonderful human thing to do.

I am in touch with all the people i helped  - and my best ..View Complete Post

Sitting back at my desk again - having had two weeks holiday - I realise that the 'down' time has given me the chance to think and reflect. Think about how I want to feel by the end of 2007 and reflect on the busy and engaging year that was 2006.

At the end of 2006 i spent a lot of my time in the business - meeting people, listening to their stories, looking for the problems and then helping people to directly fix things and take the direct actions to make things better. I learnt loads and therefore really enjoyed the process. I will be doing a lot more of this in 2007 - with m..View Complete Post