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Nonprofit, finance company in Columbus team up to help kids with cancer [Video]

Jennifer and Audrey Wenzke don’t take any time for granted after Audrey was diagnosed with lymphoma. She’s now cancer free and is getting back to normal.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jennifer Wenzke and her 14-year-old daughter, Audrey, don’t take spending time together for granted. They know one phone call can change everything. 

For the Wenzke family, it was a call from the pediatrician’s office.

“He called and said ‘We’re pretty sure Audrey has lymphoma’,” recalls Jennifer. “Your world stops.”

About nine months before Audrey was diagnosed with Primary Mediastinal B Cell Lymphoma, Jennifer noticed something was kind of “off” with Audrey.

“Nothing big, she was tired. She was losing a little weight. That was it,” Jennifer said.

Even after multiple visits to see different doctors, they never expected to hear the word cancer.

“We needed to hear it’s going to be OK. People are here to help you. We just needed …

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Charities webinar - Contract exposure: managing risks in legally binding agreements [Video]

On Wednesday 11 May, Edward Bouckley delivered the next webinar in our charities bite size series. In the webinar Edward looked at some of the key aspects of managing risk when entering into commercial contracts. He discussed:• What risk management is.• What risk is and why properly managing it is so important to charities.• Some of the ways risks can be managed in contacts.Edward also looked at some of the steps that you can take to better protect your charity when entering into contractual arrangements.Here are the timestamps to help guide you through this webinar:0:52 Birketts at a glance1:18 What we will cover today2:09 What is risk management?3:07 What is risk and why is it important?3:59 Contractual risk5:58 Identifying risk10:05 Written contracts11:34 Assessing Risk13:10 The danger of "pre-contractual" agreements14:27 A cautionary tale16:21 Rights and obligations17:51 Risk - allocating and controlling18:48 Transferring risk: indemnities20:00 Controlling risk: limitation of liability21:29 Practical tips23:18 QuestionsThe webinar ended with a Q&A. Disclaimer: The content of this webinar is for general information only. It is not, and should not be taken as, legal advice. If you require any further information in relation to this webinar please contact us in the first instance. Law covered as at May 2022. Meet our expert, Edward Bouckley: https://www.birketts.co.uk/our-lawyers/norwich/edward-bouckleyContact us at: https://www.birketts.co.uk/contact-usSign up to future webinars: https://www.birketts.co.uk/events​​​​ To ensure that you are invited to future webinars and receive our newsletters please opt in to our mailing lists and select the appropriate areas of interest. https://www.birketts.co.uk/register