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A BBC Hereford & Worcester investigation into county council cuts in spending has discovered Herefordshire Council has to slash its budget by a quarter.

speakThe Community Voices Project aims to inspire, engage and support disadvantaged and isolated communities across England to get their voices heard through Digital Media. Led by Media Trust, and running until March 2011, Community Voices will provide funding of up to £14,000 for 26 grassroots groups to develop media projects in their communities, alongside one major new initiative. We will also provide comprehensive tools and resources for communities to increase engagement through digital media.

communications jugglerThe world has changed and how we communicate within this changing environment is becoming more complex.

How many people do you know that use the methods below as a primary source of communication?
• Email
• Letters
• Fax
• Facebook/bebo
• Twitter
• RSS feeds
• SMS text messages
• Phone
• Face to face
• Meetings
• Conferences
Does your organisation have the capacity, finance and skills required to use them.

Building a website for your Community? Well here is a couple of Great links you ought to have on your site.

As a Charity or Community Organisation part of your role is to campaign and to give local people a voice.  These two links will allow charities and volutary sector organisations to do just that.