Partnerships & Commissioning at CaVSA Hammersmith & Fulham
London, United Kingdom
- Current
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- Partnerships & Commissioning at CaVSA Hammersmith & Fulham
- Director at Frontline Training
- Past
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- Visiting Lecturer at De Montfort University
- Director at CDS Training for Enterprise
- Project Manager at Braunstone Employment Project
- Education
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- University of Leicester
- University of Warwick
- De Montfort University
- University of Leicester
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Shani Lee’s Summary
Shani Lee’s Specialties:
Developing and managing communities
Small businesses and new media
Research and evaluation
Learning and innovation
Shani Lee’s Experience
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Partnerships & Commissioning
CaVSA Hammersmith & Fulham
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
November 2009 — Present (4 months)
Supporting voluntary and community organisations in Hammersmith and Fulham to collaborate to tender for contracts to deliver public services.
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Director
Frontline Training
(Education Management industry)
April 1998 — Present (11 years 11 months)
- informal adult and community learning projects
- integrated small business support for excluded groups
- social networks, web-based learning
- independent bookselling, cultural development
- community asset regeneration and management
- social and economic inclusion, widening participation
- project development and fundraising
Research
Small Businesses, Social Networking and Creativity
Small Businesses, New Media and Innovation
Events
2006 Narrative Laboratory Seminars
http://tinyurl.com/y9rqu5z
2007 Women, Business & Blogging - adviser
http://tinyurl.com/ye692d7
2007 Digital Life - talk
2008 Social Media for Creative Businesses - workshop
2009 Social Media Uses and Abuses - panel member/adviser
http://tinyurl.com/nmqo2j
2009 ESRC NCRM - Creative Rsearch Methods
Branch Vice-Chair: Federation of Small Businesses, Leicester
Member: Leicester Social Forum, Education Forum 2005-2007
Investors in People 2005-2008 -
Visiting Lecturer
De Montfort University
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
October 2007 — July 2009 (1 year 10 months)
NLab: creativity and collaboration
working with small businesses and new media
nlabnetworks.com
- social networking: CreativeCoffee Club Leicester
- business partnerships
- research and publishing
- conference and event management
- developing new projects, fundraising
Research
Small Businesses, Social Networking and Informal Learning
CreativeCoffee Club Review
Small Businesses and Social Media Publishing
Events
2007 Facebook for Business - workshop
2008 LIFT08 - conference
2008 NLab Social Networking Conference - organiser
http://tinyurl.com/5tvowu
2008 Social Media for Creative Businesses - workshop
2008 Amplified08 - unconference
2009 LIFT09 - conference
2009 Building Business Resilience and Amplified Individuals - organiser
2009 Reboot Britain - conference -
Director
CDS Training for Enterprise
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
October 1992 — March 1998 (5 years 6 months)
not-for-profit Registered Enterprise Agency
- small business start-up and social enterprise
- training and support for fastest growing credit union region in UK
- transnational projects with Reggio Calabria, Sardinia & Ireland
- training accredited at levels 1-3 with Open College Network
- community asset management
1994 Supporting Women in Business Conference
1995 set up Digital Media Training Centre; achieved 90% progression to MA MultiMedia at Liverpool John Moores University, Amaze and other private sector companies, including John Lewis.
1997 Host for Liverpool Design Awards
Chair: Liverpool Design Initiative 1993-1998
Member: Merseyside Labour Market Strategy Group 1997-1998 -
Project Manager
Braunstone Employment Project
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
January 1988 — September 1992 (4 years 9 months)
Not-for-profit Neighbourhood Economic Development
- small business and social enterprise development
- training, employment and welfare rights advice
- attracting and retaining wealth eg fundraising, credit unions
- advocacy and policy work eg fuel debt
1987 Neighbourhood Economic Development Conference
Shani Lee’s Education
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University of Leicester
MA , New Media & Society , 2008 — 2009
Digital Economy
Small Businesses, New Media and Innovation
Technology, Culture & Power: Global Perspectives
New Media Concepts, Theories and Cultures
Research Methods and Management
Web Research -
University of Warwick
Cert. Ed , Post-Compulsory Education & Training , 2006 — 2008
Small Businesses: Informal Learning in Social Networks
National Post-Compulsory Education & Training Policy
Learning Theories, Practice and Support -
De Montfort University
Open Studies , Narrative Laboratory , 2006 — 2007
2006 creative businesses and monetising Web 2.0
broadcasting, publishing, blogging, social networking, games.
2007 Women, Business and Blogging Conference
Member, Advisory Group
Supported by the Higher Education Innovation Fund -
University of Leicester
Open Studies , HR Training and Development , 1999 — 2001
Centre for Labour Market Studies
Organisational and management development
Intelligence, motivation and learning theory
Skills acquisition, training methods and techniques
Additional Information
Shani Lee’s Websites:
Shani Lee’s Groups:
Institute for Learning,
Federation of Small Businesses,
Leicestershire Business Voice,
Embroiderers Guild,
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Social Media Mafia -
FSB (UK) Members -
University of Leicester Alumni -
Social Entrepreneurship and Education Consortium -
Tuttle -
Online Community Manager -
LIFT Conference -
Institute of Business Consulting: East Midlands Region -
Social TV - next generation media (Web 2.0, mobile, digital video broadcast, DTV, STB, MHEG, IPTV) -
Horsesmouth Online Mentoring -
Reach Further - social media, e-learning & online communities
