Welcome to Charity Tuesday. Have we got a treat for you today? Oh yes In truth, the real treat comes next week. Today I’m just going to tease you a little by telling you about it Did you read our Sunday Surprise courtesy of Heather Craik? If not, you really need to read that first….
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One week in: The #Prewriting Challenge Update
It’s been an eventful week. I’ve met a TV journalist, helped campaign for equality for young people, explained the concept of Give A Brick to another journalist, had breakfast with an author, spent 24 hours in London and enjoyed my first Thai banquet. In between all that I’ve also done a little bit of teaching…
Found: My Elephant. The Pre-Writing Challenge
How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. That’s how Give A Brick was born Aside from the rather large elephant that needs eating right here on this site, I’ve found my own personal elephant: Like the very best of challenges, this one came about as a result of a ‘thinking out…
#GiveABrickTwitterChallenge
In line with Twitter’s weekly Charity Tuesday, Give A Brick are today proud to launch their first ever Twitter Challenge. If you’ve been here before, you’ll know that we think we’re probably the first charity to ask people to give a brick (i.e. just £1) then ask their friends to do the same. With zero budget for overheads and advertsing, we’ve been harnessing the power of the web to tell our friends (and their friends 
) about our unusual approach but we need your help.