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Newsletter, January 2010

A short piece to keep you informed and inspired about how businesses have been developing their people through community projects and building their CSR credentials with our help. We also give a quick plug for our column in HR Magazine and announce our Open Programmes taking place in March. > Read more..

Jan’s latest HR Magazine column, January 2010

In his second column for HR Magazine, Jan Levy of Three Hands argues that while business-charity partnerships are supposed to be based on mutual benefit, there are too many examples around of companies treating charity partners like suppliers. They do so at their peril. > Read more..

Three Hands Open Programmes announced

In late March 2010 we will be running two open programmes, one in London and one in Scotland. > Read more..

Jan Levy's HR Magazine column launched

Jan's monthly column in HR Magazine will explore why so many businesses have come round to engaging with communities for reasons that go way beyond philanthropy, challenge businesses to do it properly and look at what can go wrong when they don't, examine it from the charities' point of view and challenge HR directors to ensure that this 'enlightened self-interest' is no fad. > Read more..

A new home for Three Hands

As of Monday 9th November 2009 we have a new office and new contact details. > Read more..

Hand in Hand forum, September 2009

Our latest forum, ‘Hand in Hand’, explored why it’s more relevant than ever for businesses and communities to work together for mutual benefit. You can read and download a short report here. > Read more..

HR Magazine reports from our latest forum

HR Magazine covered our recent Hand in Hand forum, reporting on the panel discussion 'Developing People and Developing Communities'. > Read more..

A new website for Three Hands

Welcome to our new website! Please take a look around and let us know what you think. > Read more..

Newsletter, June 2009

A brief update on what's been keeping us busy in 2009, some thoughts on why developing people and connecting with non-profit organisations and social issues is more important than ever and a plug for the Guardian Public Service Awards 2009. > Read more..

Newsletter, January 2009

Our occasional newsletter, including an observation about ‘values-led capitalism’ in the wake of recent traumatic events in the economy, some highlights of our programmes in 2008, a note on our first societal learning programmes, a short report on the half-day forum we ran in September 2008 and a warm welcome to our new Project Manager. > Read more..

Three Hands forum – A New Sense of Purpose

In September 2008 we held a half day forum for business people which explored how community engagement is becoming more sophisticated and strategic and how linking it with learning increases its relevance to core business issues. > Read more..

Three Hands in India

We comment on a vital societal issue in India and report on the community-based employee reward programme we ran for Standard Chartered Bank in Delhi. > Read more..

Sky and YourStory

Pace and energy

Young people and senior managers from Sky working together for mutual learning and development.
 

Featured case study

Pfizer and Action for Sick Children

Three Hands’ first ever community-based learning programme was a 5-day skills development project which won a National Training Award. > Read more...
 

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