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News
- SNS intern position available
9 July 2009INSP is seeking a Street News Service intern to join the Glasgow team on 7th September 2009.
- 2009 Post Conference Report now available!
28 May 2009The report from the 14th annual conference is now available. A version for INSP members, complete with workshop notes and AGM minutes, will be emailed directly.
- INSP has a Glasgow-based internship available
20 May 2009Individual Giving Fundraising Intern (3-4 month Internship)
- INSP Conference 2009
19 May 2009From 12th - 16th May 2009, INSP brought together 94 delegates from 29 countries for its 14th Annual Conference and networking event. The conference was hosted in Bergen, on the west coast of Norway, in close partnership with local street paper Megafon. This one one of INSP's most exciting and inspiring conferences yet! A full conference report will be available here next week and various photographs and films are currently being compiled.
- Winners of the second annual International Street Paper Awards are announced!
15 May 2009On Thursday 14th of May, the second annual International Street Paper Awards took place in the Logen Theatre in the beautiful city of Bergen, Norway. The awards were organised by INSP, in collaboration with Megafon, the local street paper of Bergen. The awards were the highlight of the INSP's 14th Annual Conference, and a key part of the organisation's 15th anniversary celebrations, which are taking place throughout 2009.
- INSP's 2008 Annual Report is here!
6 May 2009INSP's 2008 Annual Report is now available. This official report outlines INSP's objectives and activities throughout the 2008 calendar year.
- INSP's new Anniversary Members
28 April 2009To launch its 15th Anniversary, INSP is publically celebrating five exceptional street papers which have demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to the development of the network, giving over and above, to develop the shared mission of the INSP. These remarkable street papers will form a new ‘Anniversary Membership', providing continued support and innovative leadership to advance the entire street paper movement.
- News from INSP partner - Homeless World Cup
20 April 2009A ball can change the world *48 nations announced for the Milan 2009 Homeless World Cup**Set in the heart of one of the most football passionate cities in the world**6-13 September 2009*
- Exclusive Civic Reception for INSP
27 March 2009On the 25th March, the Lord Provost (Mayor) of Glasgow hosted an exclusive evening reception for INSP at Glasgow's City Chambers. The Lord Provost, who recently became the first-ever Patron of INSP, welcomed guests to the stunning venue, including INSP's new Honorary President, Editor-in-Chief of Reuters, David Schlesinger.
- Glasgow's Lord Provost is INSP's first-ever Patron
3 March 2009INSP has been honoured by the public support of the city's Lord Provost Bob Winter, as he becomes the first-ever Patron. This follows last month's news of Thomson Reuters' Editor-in-Chief David Schlesinger being announced as the new Honorary President. These two prestigious appointments mark the beginning of INSP's 15th anniversary year.
- INSP has a new Honorary President!
23 January 2009INSP is delighted to announce that David Schlesinger, Editor-in-Chief of Thomson Reuters, has accepted the Honorary President position!
- Street News Service Internship
20 January 2009INSP currently has an intern vacancy for its news agency, the Street News Service. The post will aid INSP in supporting its global membership of independent social media by collating, editing, posting, and distributing quality editorial content for exchange through the SNS.
- 2009 International Street Paper Awards
5 January 2009The 2nd Annual International Street Paper Awards will be celebrated in May 2009, as a core part of INSP's Annual Conference, co-hosted by street paper member Megafon in Bergen, Norway.
- Burundi consultancy training
22 December 2008A 5-day INSP training event recently took place in Bujumbura in Burundi from the 15th - 19th December. INSP consultant Manoel Madeira from the street paper Macadam in France worked with staff, volunteers from the Burundian Association for Sport and Culture (ABSC). The event was also attended by prospective vendors of what will be Burundi's first-ever street paper.
- Consultancy training in Kenya
3 November 2008INSP Consultant Bonnie Olson, Seattle, ran a 5-day consultancy and training week in Nairobi with 6 members of The Big Issue Kenya team. She helped to re-organise the project and to hire a more diverse Board of Directors to provide further support to the local group.
- INSP Board Meeting
8 October 2008The second face-to-face board meeting of this year took place in Glasgow at the end of September. All members of the board attended the 4-day meeting, along with INSP staff. The packed schedule made for a constructive meeting with very positive outcomes, incorporating members' views and feedback.
- Scottish Government fund Malawi's first-ever street paper
31 October 2008INSP received great funding news this month. The Scottish Government has awarded a 3-year grant to help support INSP partner, ‘Cultural Awakening Society' in Malawi. The project will build upon the initial INSP street paper development training held in August. Preparations for the launch of Malawi's first-ever street paper are now underway and the local team are delighted by the funding news and are ready to go!
- 2008 Conference
30 June 2008INSP's 13th Annual Conference 2008: ‘Speaking from the Ground Up: Street Papers Challenging Global Perspectives on Poverty' was held in Glasgow, Scotland - INSP's global headquarters.