Vineyard is the very first city certified as a “City of Kindness” [Video]
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Vineyard is the very first city certified as a “City of Kindness” [Video]

The Utah city of Vineyard is partnering with the nonprofit One Kind Act a Day, designating them as the first “Certified City of Kindness”.

We talked with “One Kind Act a Day” Executive Director Curtis Bennett about what that means. He says Vineyard has integrated the principles of kindness into the very fabric of the city, affecting schools, businesses and community life.

One Act a Day is a nonprofit dedicated to fostering kindness and has already worked with other organizations in the state like the Monticello Academy, where the kids pledged to be kind.

Their principal says in the month of December 41,000 acts of kindness were carried out by the students.

But, Vineyard is the first cityto take the message to heart. . “It has been our observation that from the mayor to city employees, public safety, residents, and most importantly, the schools of Vineyard, a culture of kindness is alive and vibrant. This …

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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