In the relatively short history of Flevoland - a province of the Netherlands, located at the centre of the country - sports, especially amateur sports, have played an important role in the development of its cities and towns. When the first inhabitants arrived about 60 years ago..... 

The City Dinner, now in its 13th year, has enjoyed tremendous support, raising money for the activities of the NSPCC Helpline, which acts as the frontline for adults who are concerned about the welfare of children and young people. 

It's twenty-five years since Horst Dassler, former CEO of Adidas described the Olympic rings as the most unexploited trademark in history; how times have changed! Every Games now has twelve main global sponsors, each paying up to eighty million dollars for the privilege of partnering the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and use its logo.

Kay Hylton, Business Development Manager for Principal Investment Management, the specialist private client investment manager, raised a fantastic £1,300 for the Bone Cancer Research Trust after completing the London Triathlon on Sunday 10th August. 

As the FTSE embark upon funding UNICEF's new Corporate Social Responsibility position in New York, FXMMs Struan Rae talks to Mayaz Rahman, Corporate Relations Manager at UNICEF, about the charity's corporate partnerships across the globe, the FTSE4Good Index Series, and the excitement of the new CSR in the Big Apple.

State Street principal sponsor for trailwalker UK for 3rd consecutive year

A record 502 teams tackled a 100km course across the South Downs in Trailwalker UK, the flagship fundraising event for Oxfam and the Gurkha Welfare Trust held 19 - 20 July, and sponsored for the third consecutive year by State Street, the world's leading provider of services to institutional investors.. 

State Street Announces Call for 2008 ‘Most Innovative Fundraising Award’ Nominations
State Street Corporation, the worlds leading provider of services to institutional investors, will be the principal sponsor for the third consecutive year of The Gurkha Welfare Trust Oxfams flagship fundraising event in the UK. Trailwalker UK 2008, held on 19-20 July, is a 100-kilometre team endurance challenge across the South Downs of England coordinated by Oxfam Great Britain and the Queens Gurkha Signals to raise funds for Oxfam and the Gurkha Welfare Trust (GWT). 

Last year he cycled the length of London from Buckingham Palace to Windsor Castle, this year he’s going one better, - and several hundreds of miles further: Paris! Is there no stopping this 68 year old ex banker? Former Bank of England employee, John Tunstall, is preparing to saddle-up for a grueling 200 mile bike ride from London to Paris in June John has now completed his gruelling journey, and is back in Blighty.Read his story here... 

2,000 runners took to the streets of London last Thursday to participate in the sixteenth Square Mile Run making it one of the most popular runs in the history of the event and raising vital funds for the homelessness charity Crisis. Ken Livingstone made one of his first public appearances, since the London elections, to address the crowds and wave the flag to start the race in Paternoster Square..

Poor countries do not want to depend on aid forever. By helping them build a stronger economy, we help them secure a more prosperous future. (Department for International Development statement.). The Business Call to Action is part of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Call to Action, launched in July 2007 in New York by the Prime Minister Gordon Brown.