N&P job now closed

November 9, 2009

Thanks very much to everyone who applied for the Networks and Partnerships position.  Applications are now closed.  
I don’t want to sound like someone from Eurovision, but we’ve had some really interesting entries.   I’ll come back to all of you who applied within the week.
We’ve also got the grandfathers we need for the Advisory [...]

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Don’t forget the geeks

November 2, 2009

When you have a few minutes (ha,ha!) have a read of our technical blog at tech.begrand.net.
OK, it is laden with a lot of geek speak and is aimed mainly at fellow developers. But skim past the nodes and drupals and you will get an insight into the great strides we are making behind the scenes [...]

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You’ve never been so in demand

November 2, 2009

Great news. Grandparents are in demand. If our cuttings collection from last week’s press is anything to go by, both Labour and the Tories will be beating down your door come election time, looking for your vote – and rightly so.
Ministers and shadow ministers were all over the shop talking about everything from kinship care [...]

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Did you apply for the Networks & Partnerships job?

November 2, 2009

If so, we may need to hear from you again…. 
We’ve had a problem with our contact form and it hasn’t been harvesting email addresses properly.  Sorry! This means if you applied and you didn’t include any other contact information in your email, we don’t have an email address to get back to you.  
Lots of you [...]

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Gill, editor saying ‘hello’

October 29, 2009

Hi, My name is Gill Adams and I’m the Managing Editor of BeGrand. We are busy behind the scenes getting together loads of content to put on the site ready for launch.
One of the best bits of the adventure for me has been finding authors who have good reason to be interested in grandparenting! Sometimes  it [...]

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BeGrand.net on the Radio!

October 29, 2009

We were mentioned on Woman’s Hour yesterday!  It was part of a really interesting debate about kinship care and the support (or lack of it) for grandparents who are look after their grandchildren full time. 
You can listen to the full debate here.   
It came up in a discussion between Dawn Primarolo, from the DCSF and [...]

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Grandfathers wanted!

October 28, 2009

As well as a networks and partnerships person (see below), we’re looking for a grandfather to join the Advisory Board of the site.  
The Board is made up of wise people who scrutinise our plans and ensure we’re making a site that really works for Grandparents…

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Wanted! Networks and Partnerships Person

October 20, 2009

We want someone to work with us building partnerships and networks across the internet, and using social media to spread the good word about BeGrand.net. 
There’s a full job description here which you can see as a PDF.
In brief, we’re looking for someone who is …

A good communicator – you’re happy contacting strangers to talk about [...]

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Don’t the Welsh like the Web?

October 16, 2009

Today’s favourite piece of research comes via agency Golley Slater.  They’ve done a big piece of work about regional differences in the UK.  The digital section includes facts like…

Consumers in the South West are 62% more likely to upload photos than the Welsh.
Consumers in the North West are 70% more likely to watch video clips [...]

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Empty cupboards and empty minds

October 13, 2009

Hello all,
I am Marc – the Chief Operating Officer of BeGrand.net.
Sounds posh, doesn’t it? It’s not really – it’s like all the grand titles handed to people over the years…it all adds up to chief sweeper and bottle washer!
Anyway, my role here is to make sure BeGrand.net works for you – that the content is [...]

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