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Nonprofit aimed at breaking gender stereotypes wins free marketing makeover [Video]

KALAMAZOO, Mich — A nonprofit that helps educate middle and high school girls in things like science, engineering, and math is getting a boost.

Girls Build Kalamazoo is receiving a free marketing makeover courtesy of Revel out of Muskegon. The firm accepted applications from across the state for the 24-hour marketing marathon effort, which will take place on Giving Tuesday in November.

Revel says it chose Girls Build Kalamazoo because it believes in the mission of educating girls in STEM, as well as fields like construction.

The nonprofit, which is relatively new, says a marketing campaign like this will go far in helping their efforts.

“I’m sure they had some very, very strong entries. And so for us to be chosen out of all of the entries that they’ve they had lets me know that other people see this as a very, very important nonprofit in a very important mission, you know, what we’re …

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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