Kirsty Weakley

Kirsty Weakley

Reporter , Civil Society Media Ltd from May 2011

Kirsty joined Civil Society Media in May as a reporter after completing a journalism course at Kingston University.

She has a degree in history from Swansea University where she ran a painting and decorating project helping vulnerable adults for Discovery Student Volunteering. She also lived in France for six months and speaks fluent French.

Email her kirsty.weakley@civilsociety.co.uk

Follow her on Twitter @KirstyWeakley 

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Would you donate your desktop to charity?

Would you hand your PC desktop background over to advertisers if it was fundraising for a good cause? That is just what one New Zealand organisation is asking. Kirsty Weakley takes a look.

Invisible Children: from viral to flop

Invisible Children failed to turn its remarkable viral campaign into anything solid on the ground. Kirsty Weakley revisits the issue that few others have.

Delving into Facebook Timeline

Civilsociety.co.uk looks at the latest Facebook update to organisation pages and what it means for charities. 

Lessons from Kony 2012

Kirsty Weakley explains what troubles her about the recent Kony 2012 viral campaign and reveals who she’ll be supporting instead.

Why must the sector be involved? If I were a young person I would probably prefer to go to work with BT, Vauxhall, transport company or Boots because it would actually give me a work experience and skills to stay in the industry.

» Government 'must involve the sector in the Youth Contract'

Samantha Perkins midwife at MSF copyright Yasuyoshi Chiba duckrabbit

Earlier this week Kirsty Weakley attended a screening of a unique 3D campaign film for Médicins Sans Frontieres. A prior critic of the new photography technique, Kirsty explains how a focus on the cause has converted her cynicism.

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