INSP's 2010 Speak Out campaign
INSP member str eet papers have recently participated in a network-wide survey on the impact of their work. Responses will be used to compile a street paper
'impact
report' as part of INSP's exploration of an annual 'Speak Out' campaign, connected to the 17th October 'International Day for the Eradication of Poverty'. |
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Street News Service development
 INSP's news agency the Street News Service (SNS) is currently undergoing major developments. Work on a brand new interactive web
platform is
now well underway, and the
new site
will be launched at the 2010 conference in Melbourne. INSP has also recently conducted interviews for it's first full time News Editor who will join the staff team in early May.
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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.Through its first-ever 'Global Sponsorship Project'
INSP has already
secured significant funding from the Ministry of Tourism in Quebec and is working to secure flight sponsorship from some of the world's main airline
companies. In
addition, INSP has also successfully secured funding from the Slovenian
Ministry of Culture, the Austrian Embassy in Australia, and the Open
Society
Institute, for conference travel and delegate fees and is still working
to
secure other similar funding.
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News from HQ
- New staff at INSP: INSP recently appointed Ms Rumbi
Tarusenga as Regional
Training and Development Co-ordinator. She will be based in Zimbabwe and
will
work on building and developing INSP's African street-paper network. She
will
start at INSP's Glasgow office on May 3rd before flying out to
Zimbabwe soon after. INSP
is currently conducting interviews for a Business Development and Marketing
Manager. Click here for the
current INSP staff team.
- New North American street papers: The INSP board recently approved two new North American street
papers;
One Step Away, Philadelphia, USA and Street Feat, Halifax,
Canada.
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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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