Recommended websites

http://www.charitablepeople.co.uk/
Charitable People is a not-for-profit organisation that helps charities in Milton Keynes to effectively and efficiently raise the funds they need.

http://www.horsesmouth.co.uk
A dedicated website for informal e-mentoring: browse mentor profiles, stories and wisdom - and become a mentor yourself.

http://www.affinitybc.com
Affinity - the professional networking service, can do your networking for you. They provide a unique, professional service, attending network events and promoting your business on your behalf - you get all the benefits of a networking, without the hassle.

http://www.journa-list.com
Journa-list is an independent, non-commercial website built to help the public navigate the news. You can find out more about a journalist, track down a journalist by news outlet and compare coverage by different journalists.

http://www.mediastandardstrust.org
The Media Standards Trust is an independent, not-for-profit organisation that aims to find ways to foster the highest standards of excellence in news journalism and ensure public trust in news is nurtured.

http://www.hrcircles.com
A site for  HR professionals to read about ands share the very latest HR and management ideas.

http://www.growingambitions.org/
This UK-wide matchmaking service links enthusiastic Speakers from the workplace with careers education teachers and advisers. People in jobs they love, volunteer through us to talk to young people in their own local areas, on dates that suit them.

http://www.stridingout.co.uk
Striding Out is a support network for young entrepreneurs. We provide connections, support and inspiration to our members to help them succeed in their entrepreneurial journey.

http://www.starttalkingideas.org/
Make Your Mark - start talking ideas is led by Enterprise Insight - a coalition founded by the UK's main business organisations in partnership with leading enterprise development organisations. The aim of the campaign is to encourage young people to be enterprising in the broadest sense, to make their ideas real.

http://www.makeyourmarkconnect.org/
This website is a free way to find a group in your local area, add an event you are organising, or start a new group right here today.

http://www.getonboard.org.uk/
Get on Board is a new campaign, run in partnership by the Governance Hub, Charity Commission and Volunteering England, to raise the profile of trusteeship and encourage more people to take on this essential voluntary role.

http://www.freethink.org/
FreeThink is open to everyone. It's a place to debate, challenge, wrangle and cajole your way to shape policy on the issues that affect us every day.

http://www.leadingwalesawards.com/
Developed by a consortium of professional institutes, voluntary and public sector bodies as well as private companies, the awards seek to recognise and celebrate personal achievement in outstanding leadership and management in Wales.

http://www.thinkingmanagers.com/
Thinking Managers is a website containing hundreds of pages of articles by Edward de Bono, the inventor of lateral thinking, and Robert Heller, the renowned business writer.

http://www.regenschool.com/
Regen School is The Community Based School of Regeneration. They help 200 people a year develop their project ideas make deprived areas of the country a better place to be. Their vison: "Our shared vision is of strong, sustainable communities where local people are empowered to play an active role in developing and managing successful projects and organisations."

http://www.citizenshipfoundation.org.uk
The Citizenship Foundation aims to empower individuals to engage in the wider community through education about the law, democracy and society. They focus particularly on developing young people’s citizenship skills, knowledge and understanding. They are also currently holding competitions based around Political Journalism and Youth Parliament.

http://www.g-nation.co.uk
G-Nation works with young people throughout the UK to show them how they can change the world by giving. Complete their questionnaire and you could win an i-pod shuffle or send a cow to a family in Africa!

www.pilotlight.org.uk
Pilotlight works to help small, innovative charities grow and fulfil their potential by  recruiting members from business and industry, proven leaders and high fliers who want to donate their skills to charities.

www.writetothem.com
mySociety's mission is to build internet projects which give people simple, tangible benefits in the civic and community aspects of their lives. They've rebuilt their innovative FaxYourMP site - now it's even easier to send e-mail or faxes to MPs, local councillors, MEPs, MSPs and Welsh and London Assembly members.

www.citizenspace.co.uk
CitizenSpace works by running policy-specific consultations through which you provide ideas and comments. Feedback is collated and fed directly back to the relevant decision-makers to help shape future policy.

www.can-online.org.uk
Community Action Network is the UK's leading organisation for the development and promotion of social entrepreneurs. It connects people in communities, bringing together those from voluntary and not-for-profit organisations with the public and private sectors.

www.studentlisteners.com
Student Listeners is a peer support scheme for schools, where trained students are "Listeners", providing someone for students to turn to in cases of normally bullying, but sometimes other concerns.

www.sentdown.co.uk
There are potentially 30,000 people a year that are employable and have learnt skills from the prison system. Could your company see past a criminal conviction? Andy Evans' website aims to revise some deep-rooted prejudices...