Unlocking potential in developing nations December 18, 2014 City Index is working with Opportunity International this Christmas to ensure there’s a bright future for small businesses in Africa. Securing funding for your small business can be difficult in the UK, but it’s a lot harder in the developing world. Opportunity International, a UK-based charity, is trying to change that because it thinks that [...]
How companies can help communities December 18, 2014 Organisations should think outside the box to achieve more social good. Let’s say that a single individual, employed at a major financial company or a large corporation, wants to improve the way their organisation contributes to society. She wants to make sure it achieves more “social good”. It’s an ambitious aim, and not unheard of. [...]
Patron Capital boss Keith Breslauer’s charitable voyage across the Channel December 18, 2014 Patron Capital boss Keith Breslauer raised over a quarter of a million for wounded servicemen and women. Most people relax with wine, theatre, a movie perhaps. Not Keith Breslauer. When he’s not in the office managing more than £2bn as head of Patron Capital, Breslauer can be found scaling mountains, sailing the seven seas and [...]
AndrĂ© Villas-Boas: The former Tottenham and Chelsea manager on charity, football and coaching in Saint Petersburg December 18, 2014 How have you found being an ambassador for the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation? I have been an ambassador since 2011. I’m very grateful for the opportunity they have given me to reach out to people who have suffered from all kinds of problems, from social exclusion, to poverty, to disabilities. As a citizen you [...]