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

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Online fundraising company raises £3m

Charity shopping website, Easyfundraising has announced that it has raised £3m since it launched in 2005.

Nesta transition from quango to charity confirmed

Nesta, a quango which had its funding cut in the 2010 Spending Review, is to become a charity following a government consultation which indicated broad support for the proposal.

Bing campaign hopes to support unsung charities

Microsoft’s search engine Bing has revealed the first five charities that will take over its homepage this week for the launch of its Help Your Britain campaign.

Jenny Williams, chief executive, Gambling Commission

The approval of the Health Lottery by the Gambling Commission has come under scrutiny by a parliamentary committee, which has requested a copy of the legal advice the Commission obtained ahead of its decision.

It is vital that the voices suggesting the change are heard by the ears that need to hear it and until we understand and map that cross functional landscape, collaboration remains purely an aspiration.

» Sector needs a 'data manifesto', says leadership review

Council wants to transfer sport and leisure services to a charitable trust

Durham County Council is considering putting its leisure centres, libraries and theatres into a charitable trust as a way to save money.

UK computing charity opts to manufacture product abroad

Production of a cheap educational computer by UK charity the Raspberry Pi Foundation is underway, but the first batch is to be produced in China to save money.

Blackbaud to acquire Convio

US software provider Blackbaud has announced it plans to acquire Convio for roughly $312m, forming one of the largest software-as- a- service vendors in the market.

Decision on solar tariffs could take weeks

High Court judges are deciding whether to grant the appeal made by the government against last December’s ruling that cuts to its solar subsidy scheme were illegal.

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