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This Is The End
(WORLD) This is the last post on the Phatgnat (web)log. Like with everything in life, nothing really ends just changes. Over 700 posts and after 18 months of blogging on how brands are investing into community youth-related projects, the Phatgnat (web)log is closing its virtual doors. Why? Simple. Money……
Filed September 18 2006 | READ IT
The Phatgnat Challenge #38
'The Phatgnat Challenge' has been developed to demonstrate the services of Phatgnat and to illustrate how businesses can create high-profile youth projects which also satisfies public sectors aims and objectives. Brand: Thomspon Travel. Potential Partners: VSO Project: Enable young people from underprivileged backgrounds to experience a gap year through…
Filed September 17 2006 | READ IT
MediaSnackers Films#3—Durham Youth Professionals Training 2006
(UK/WORLD) 2 days, 13 youth professionals, 4 weblogs, and several podcasts… training for youth professionals in web 2.0 and new media/technology. Check out the MediaSnackers training site for more details? Reproduced with kind permission from MediaSnackers…
Filed September 17 2006 | READ IT
Phatgnat Bulletin Will Be Late This Week…
… sorry! Been out of action all weekend and now heading up North to deliver a two workshop on Web 2.0 and technology to fourteen youth professionals….
Filed September 11 2006 | READ IT
Exam Eliminator
(UK/WORLD) With so much pressure put on students these days, it's difficult to realise that you can get a great job, without getting the grades. I had my AS level results day last month and I remember seeing my friends who got Bs and Cs getting really disappointed with…
Filed September 9 2006 | READ IT
Anti-Smoking Ads
(US) Attorneys in 35 states in America have invited the Motion Picture Association of America, to start showing and including anti-smoking adverts before their films and on their DVDs. California Attorney General Bill Lockyer said of the PSAs being offered: This may not be an offer they can't refuse,…
Filed September 9 2006 | READ IT
Microsofts School
(US) A couple of days ago in Philidephia, Microsoft, in partnership with School District of Philadelphia opened its School of the Future. 3 years in the making, the high-tech building has digital lockers, smart card entry, laptops not books and interactive 'smart-boards' with the inaugral class being made up…
Filed September 9 2006 | READ IT
Back To School Packs
(WORLD) Henry Schein a healthcare product and service provider are enabling 1,307 kids to return to school with the latest clothes and back-to-school gear through a its employee/community initiative. Gerald Benjamin, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer for Henry Schein; The program includes our Team's direct involvement—contributing their…
Filed September 6 2006 | READ IT
Youth Power
(US) The Power Marketer's Competition invites teams from high schools across the US to develop a marketing plan for an unknown product (product X to be decided by the 'Product Sponsor'). The 3 final teams will present their plans to a prestigious panel of industry judges during a 20…
Filed September 5 2006 | READ IT
Gap Year Gimic?
(UK/WORLD) I was indulging in a little newspaper reading the other weekend, and happened to catch a glimpse at a feature on gap years (in The Saturday Telegraph). Me, being the budding student that I am, delved into it further, and found out that many things are not as…
Filed September 2 2006 | READ IT
A Growing Problem Challenge
(WORLD) In developed countries (now there's an oxymoron), obesity will be one of the biggest problems challenges for governments, health-care insitutions, schools etc to face. There are already small programmes springing up to tackle this issue and even specific research which highlight geographical 'hotspots' of obesity. Now add to…
Filed September 1 2006 | READ IT
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