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Chiefs surprise Inspire Change award winner with Super Bowl LVIII tickets [Video]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Deidre Anderson-Barbee will be able to cross an item off her bucket list when she takes her seats at the Super Bowl this February in Las Vegas.

“Who doesn’t want to go to the Super Bowl?” Anderson-Barbee asked.

The Kansas City Chiefs named Anderson-Barbee the team’s 2023 Inspire Change Changemaker.

The team surprised her with two free tickets to Super Bowl LVIII in a pregame ceremony during the Christmas Day game.

CBS aired the ceremony during New Year’s Eve’s national telecast of the Bengals vs. Chiefs game.

“I heard from people I haven’t heard from in years.” she said. “The text messages, the phone calls.”

The Inspire Change award also comes with a $10,000 grant Anderson-Barbee can donate to a charity of her choice. She chose to give the money to Early Start. She led the early childhood education nonprofit for 11 years.

In 2024, Anderson-Barbee is putting all her attention in a new initiative she launched called Starting …

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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