Tag Archives: social media
We still need to be making much more noise about youth work
Something that youth work has never been very good at is shouting, loud and proud, about its achievements. Schools do it endlessly, other voluntary sector organisations do it and businesses certainly do it, but in many youth provisions there seems … Continue reading
Posted in Matt Lent
Tagged creative collisions, impact assessment, london youth, media, NYA, policy maker, profile, social media
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Why social media is important for Chief Executives
I was asked to write a blog about social media and CEOs so here it is. I had an interesting twitter exchange earlier this week about whether and if we should be ‘making a fuss’ and celebrating and encouraging social … Continue reading
Posted in Simon Blake
Tagged charity ceo, charity chief executives, Simon blake, social media
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Where’s the Social Capital for Young People?
There are so many wonderful initiatives supporting young people towards employment, training, enterprise, and ultimately independence. Many work with young people to develop their mindsets, others help them to develop essential life skills, some provide access to role models and … Continue reading
Posted in Matt Lent
Tagged networking, networks, partnership, social capital, social media
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Support for Paris
If every stupid thing I’d said when I was 15 was public, there would be plenty to hound me out of a job on I can assure you. Because I was young, a little cocky and insecure, and working out … Continue reading
Posted in Rosie Ferguson
Tagged participation, rosie ferguson, Secret Millions, social media, twitter, youth voice
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Overcoming barriers to engaging with young people online
This blog post is a combination of 2 blogs that I have previously written for Online Youth Outreach (www.onlineyouthoutreach.co.uk) that covers exploring some of the potential barriers to engaging with young people online and some top tips for helping overcoming … Continue reading
Posted in Natasha Turberville
Tagged digital, e-safety, online, social media, young people, youthwork
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Why aren’t more youth workers online
Last week Richard Branson posed the question, ‘why aren’t more business leaders online’, in which he stated, “Where possible, everyone within a company should be engaged in what is happening elsewhere within their business, and in the wider world. Social media is … Continue reading
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