Mayor of Bergen is INSP's newest Patron
 INSP has been
honoured by the public support of Mayor Gunnar Bakke (pictured) of Bergen, Norway as he
becomes the latest Patron. He joins the Lord Provost of Glasgow (Patron) and
Reuters' Editor-in-Chief, David Schlesinger (Honorary President) as INSP's
esteemed figureheads. Read more.
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Lord Provost of Glasgow
to host second event for INSP
 INSP Patron, the Lord
Provost of Glasgow Bob Winter has generously agreed to host a second awareness-raising
reception on behalf of INSP on the 5th May at Glasgow's beautiful City
Chambers. Members of Scotland's
business, media and government sectors will be invited as well as INSP friends
and supporters, and special guests from the UK and abroad. To read more about
INSP's Patrons click here.
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Minister for External Affairs visits Malawi project
 The Scottish Government's External Affairs
Minister Fiona Hyslop recently met staff and homeless vendors from The Big
Issue Malawi in Blantyre. INSP and The Big Issue Malawi are thankful for the support
of the Scottish Government and it was an honour to have the minister visit the
project. Click here to read more, including a press release and pictures from the Scottish
Government.
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2010 INSP conference - Melbourne
 The 2010 INSP
conference will take place during 18-20th May 2010 in Melbourne, Australia, in
partnership with The Big Issue Australia.
Read more. Starting at the 2010
conference, INSP will invite members to engage members in an annual 'Speak Out'
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Project updates
- African network: INSP's United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) funded project is now underway. Interviews recently took place for INSP's African Regional
Training and Development Manger who will start in March. Read more.
- News Service development: INSP have recently secured the services of a web development
company based in Edinburgh, for the development of a new website for its innovative Street News Service (SNS). INSP
will soon be advertising for the first-ever SNS Editor who will start in May
this year. Read more.
- New German street papers: The INSP board approved two new German
street papers. Strassenfeger in Berlin, and Strassenforum in Karlsruhe. Click here for full list of street papers.
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News from HQ
- New staff at INSP: INSP has welcomed two
new staff members this month. Robert Weir and Hannah Sheriff are on 6-month
placements supported by the UK Government. They will be working on fundraising,
member communication, events and network development. INSP is also currently advertising for a News Service Editor and Business
Development Manager. Click here for the
current INSP staff team.
- Homeless World Cup and INSP: INSP's Network
Services Manager Maree Aldam recently attended Scotland's film premier of Kicking It as a guest of INSP partner, the
Homeless World Cup.
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Donate online
 Make a difference today by donating online to INSP. Your donation will enable us
to provide much needed employment, training and support to people who,
in many cases, have no other means to survive. Your support could help
to feed families in Kenya or provide warm winter clothes to homeless
vendors in St Petersburg.
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Support us
If you would like to support INSP's projects and ensure our continuing success, please visit our corporate sponsorship page and find out more about our individual projects.
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Book a hotel
 Book
your hotels through us and help fight poverty. Hotels4Change a
collaboration between INSP and Booking.com, Europe's leading online
hotel provider. On every online hotel reservation that is booked
through Hotels4Change, approximately 5% of the total amount is
transferred to the INSP, at no extra cost to the customer! Book now!
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 Donate air miles
 If
you have air miles to spare, you could allow a street paper colleague
to attend INSP's 2010 conference in Melbourne. Using your air miles to
book a flight would mean that a street paper editor could attend
invaluable training and networking sessions. Please contact us for more information.
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In kind support
You
can also support INSP or your local street paper in other ways. If you
have time to spare, equipment that you would like to donate or
expertise to share, please contact us.
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