More power to our interns

OUR INTERNS have made delightful and invaluable contributions to the office and of course to the site.

One of our favourites has to be Lizzie Brown, who made our first, solid, stab at categorising charities.

We were sad to see her go at the end of the summer but happy for her that she was headed to Cameroon to work with a human rights charity. She has just returned.

During her stay she set up her own fundraising project to buy particular books - without which study is almost impossible - for the struggling university where she was working. She raised over £900 through her contacts and the books are now en route (first one being delivered, left).

She saw a need at first hand, did something about it, and she knows that the results were positive. How rare and lucky is that? Now if all our interns did that... I see a charitable business model emerging..!

A very Happy New Year to all of our subscribers.