I don’t know many people who truly look forward to coming back to work after the Christmas holidays but for 4 of the Shared Interest staff the New Year also signals a new challenge for the coming year.

We have 4 new members of staff joining the existing team here in Newcastle. Joining our Supporter Relations Team is Adam Gaines and Stacey Toth who will be fulfilling the newly created roles of Digital Marketing Manager and Communications Officer. Both Stacey and Adam will be supporting our Communications Manager in ensuring that all of Shared Interest’s marketing and media communications are successful in raising the profiles of the Society and Foundation with the aim of increasing out shared capital.

Our third new member of staff is Louise McLaren, former Traidcraft employee, who is our new Project Leader working for the Foundation. This is the first time that the Foundation has had 2 full time permanent members of staff and is an indication of how the Foundation continues to grow and continues to help more and more disadvantaged groups to find the training they need to run and improve their businesses.

Finally, Tim Morgan, formerly of Traidcraft and Ethical Superstore, has joined as the Society’s new Finance Director. Tim will be heading up our small Finance Team as well as sitting on the Board of Directors. All 4 of our new staff are currently underway with their induction programmes finding out about the history of Shared Interest and getting to know the existing team while finding out exactly what their new roles will entail. I know staff will be making them feel at home as much as possible as we have all, at one time or another, been the ‘new starter’. With this being our 20th Year, the new members have joined at an exciting time in the organisation and fair trade and I’m sure they will all rise to the challenge.

Click here to learn how you can invest in fair trade. Click here to donate to the Shared Interest Foundation

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five ACCESSORIES is a socially conscious company featuring handbags and accessories sourced through fair trade practices in FIVE countries.  Our mission is to help generate income for individuals in developing areas, donate a substantial portion of the revenues to worthy causes in those areas, and to foster the use of sustainable materials in fashion.

In addition to our work with artisans in Bali, India, Honduras, and Cambodia, five ACCESSORIES is also partnering with several local organizations.  In April 2009, we launched an accessory line titled ‘Off The Street‘, which is sourced and produced by vendors of StreetWise, a Chicago based social enterprise designed to help elevate severely impoverished men and women out of poverty.  By employing individuals that have formerly been homeless and using littered material “off the streets” of Chicago, we are offering a unique eco-friendly accessory line consisting of bracelets, buttons, belts, pins and picture frames constructed and adorned with items such as transit cards, bottle caps, ticket stubs from sporting events and other urban refuse.  As with all of our accessory sales, 15% of gross income will be donated back to the local organization, StreetWise.Visit their website to view five ACCESSORIES’ whole line of products.

Click here to learn how you can invest in fair trade. Click here to donate to the Shared Interest Foundation

I don’t know many people who truly look forward to coming back to work after the Christmas holidays but for 4 of the Shared Interest staff the New Year also signals a new challenge for the coming year.

We have 4 new members of staff joining the existing team here in Newcastle. Joining our Supporter Relations Team is Adam Gaines and Stacey Toth who will be fulfilling the newly created roles of Digital Marketing Manager and Communications Officer. Both Stacey and Adam will be supporting our Communications Manager in ensuring that all of Shared Interest’s marketing and media communications are successful in raising the profiles of the Society and Foundation with the aim of increasing out shared capital.

Our third new member of staff is Louise McLaren, former Traidcraft employee, who is our new Project Leader working for the Foundation. This is the first time that the Foundation has had 2 full time permanent members of staff and is an indication of how the Foundation continues to grow and continues to help more and more disadvantaged groups to find the training they need to run and improve their businesses.

Finally, Tim Morgan, formerly of Traidcraft and Ethical Superstore, has joined as the Society’s new Finance Director. Tim will be heading up our small Finance Team as well as sitting on the Board of Directors. All 4 of our new staff are currently underway with their induction programmes finding out about the history of Shared Interest and getting to know the existing team while finding out exactly what their new roles will entail. I know staff will be making them feel at home as much as possible as we have all, at one time or another, been the ‘new starter’. With this being our 20th Year, the new members have joined at an exciting time in the organisation and fair trade and I’m sure they will all rise to the challenge.

Click here to learn how you can invest in fair trade. Click here to donate to the Shared Interest Foundation

I don’t know many people who truly look forward to coming back to work after the Christmas holidays but for 4 of the Shared Interest staff the New Year also signals a new challenge for the coming year.

We have 4 new members of staff joining the existing team here in Newcastle. Joining our Supporter Relations Team is Adam Gaines and Stacey Toth who will be fulfilling the newly created roles of Digital Marketing Manager and Communications Officer. Both Stacey and Adam will be supporting our Communications Manager in ensuring that all of Shared Interest’s marketing and media communications are successful in raising the profiles of the Society and Foundation with the aim of increasing out shared capital.

Our third new member of staff is Louise McLaren, former Traidcraft employee, who is our new Project Leader working for the Foundation. This is the first time that the Foundation has had 2 full time permanent members of staff and is an indication of how the Foundation continues to grow and continues to help more and more disadvantaged groups to find the training they need to run and improve their businesses.

Finally, Tim Morgan, formerly of Traidcraft and Ethical Superstore, has joined as the Society’s new Finance Director. Tim will be heading up our small Finance Team as well as sitting on the Board of Directors. All 4 of our new staff are currently underway with their induction programmes finding out about the history of Shared Interest and getting to know the existing team while finding out exactly what their new roles will entail. I know staff will be making them feel at home as much as possible as we have all, at one time or another, been the ‘new starter’. With this being our 20th Year, the new members have joined at an exciting time in the organisation and fair trade and I’m sure they will all rise to the challenge.

Click here to learn how you can invest in fair trade. Click here to donate to the Shared Interest Foundation

I don’t know many people who truly look forward to coming back to work after the Christmas holidays but for 4 of the Shared Interest staff the New Year also signals a new challenge for the coming year.

We have 4 new members of staff joining the existing team here in Newcastle. Joining our Supporter Relations Team is Adam Gaines and Stacey Toth who will be fulfilling the newly created roles of Digital Marketing Manager and Communications Officer. Both Stacey and Adam will be supporting our Communications Manager in ensuring that all of Shared Interest’s marketing and media communications are successful in raising the profiles of the Society and Foundation with the aim of increasing out shared capital.

Our third new member of staff is Louise McLaren, former Traidcraft employee, who is our new Project Leader working for the Foundation. This is the first time that the Foundation has had 2 full time permanent members of staff and is an indication of how the Foundation continues to grow and continues to help more and more disadvantaged groups to find the training they need to run and improve their businesses.

Finally, Tim Morgan, formerly of Traidcraft and Ethical Superstore, has joined as the Society’s new Finance Director. Tim will be heading up our small Finance Team as well as sitting on the Board of Directors. All 4 of our new staff are currently underway with their induction programmes finding out about the history of Shared Interest and getting to know the existing team while finding out exactly what their new roles will entail. I know staff will be making them feel at home as much as possible as we have all, at one time or another, been the ‘new starter’. With this being our 20th Year, the new members have joined at an exciting time in the organisation and fair trade and I’m sure they will all rise to the challenge.

Click here to learn how you can invest in fair trade. Click here to donate to the Shared Interest Foundation

I don’t know many people who truly look forward to coming back to work after the Christmas holidays but for 4 of the Shared Interest staff the New Year also signals a new challenge for the coming year.

We have 4 new members of staff joining the existing team here in Newcastle. Joining our Supporter Relations Team is Adam Gaines and Stacey Toth who will be fulfilling the newly created roles of Digital Marketing Manager and Communications Officer. Both Stacey and Adam will be supporting our Communications Manager in ensuring that all of Shared Interest’s marketing and media communications are successful in raising the profiles of the Society and Foundation with the aim of increasing out shared capital.

Our third new member of staff is Louise McLaren, former Traidcraft employee, who is our new Project Leader working for the Foundation. This is the first time that the Foundation has had 2 full time permanent members of staff and is an indication of how the Foundation continues to grow and continues to help more and more disadvantaged groups to find the training they need to run and improve their businesses.

Finally, Tim Morgan, formerly of Traidcraft and Ethical Superstore, has joined as the Society’s new Finance Director. Tim will be heading up our small Finance Team as well as sitting on the Board of Directors. All 4 of our new staff are currently underway with their induction programmes finding out about the history of Shared Interest and getting to know the existing team while finding out exactly what their new roles will entail. I know staff will be making them feel at home as much as possible as we have all, at one time or another, been the ‘new starter’. With this being our 20th Year, the new members have joined at an exciting time in the organisation and fair trade and I’m sure they will all rise to the challenge.

Click here to learn how you can invest in fair trade. Click here to donate to the Shared Interest Foundation

I don’t know many people who truly look forward to coming back to work after the Christmas holidays but for 4 of the Shared Interest staff the New Year also signals a new challenge for the coming year.

We have 4 new members of staff joining the existing team here in Newcastle. Joining our Supporter Relations Team is Adam Gaines and Stacey Toth who will be fulfilling the newly created roles of Digital Marketing Manager and Communications Officer. Both Stacey and Adam will be supporting our Communications Manager in ensuring that all of Shared Interest’s marketing and media communications are successful in raising the profiles of the Society and Foundation with the aim of increasing out shared capital.

Our third new member of staff is Louise McLaren, former Traidcraft employee, who is our new Project Leader working for the Foundation. This is the first time that the Foundation has had 2 full time permanent members of staff and is an indication of how the Foundation continues to grow and continues to help more and more disadvantaged groups to find the training they need to run and improve their businesses.

Finally, Tim Morgan, formerly of Traidcraft and Ethical Superstore, has joined as the Society’s new Finance Director. Tim will be heading up our small Finance Team as well as sitting on the Board of Directors. All 4 of our new staff are currently underway with their induction programmes finding out about the history of Shared Interest and getting to know the existing team while finding out exactly what their new roles will entail. I know staff will be making them feel at home as much as possible as we have all, at one time or another, been the ‘new starter’. With this being our 20th Year, the new members have joined at an exciting time in the organisation and fair trade and I’m sure they will all rise to the challenge.

Click here to learn how you can invest in fair trade. Click here to donate to the Shared Interest Foundation

I don’t know many people who truly look forward to coming back to work after the Christmas holidays but for 4 of the Shared Interest staff the New Year also signals a new challenge for the coming year.

We have 4 new members of staff joining the existing team here in Newcastle. Joining our Supporter Relations Team is Adam Gaines and Stacey Toth who will be fulfilling the newly created roles of Digital Marketing Manager and Communications Officer. Both Stacey and Adam will be supporting our Communications Manager in ensuring that all of Shared Interest’s marketing and media communications are successful in raising the profiles of the Society and Foundation with the aim of increasing out shared capital.

Our third new member of staff is Louise McLaren, former Traidcraft employee, who is our new Project Leader working for the Foundation. This is the first time that the Foundation has had 2 full time permanent members of staff and is an indication of how the Foundation continues to grow and continues to help more and more disadvantaged groups to find the training they need to run and improve their businesses.

Finally, Tim Morgan, formerly of Traidcraft and Ethical Superstore, has joined as the Society’s new Finance Director. Tim will be heading up our small Finance Team as well as sitting on the Board of Directors. All 4 of our new staff are currently underway with their induction programmes finding out about the history of Shared Interest and getting to know the existing team while finding out exactly what their new roles will entail. I know staff will be making them feel at home as much as possible as we have all, at one time or another, been the ‘new starter’. With this being our 20th Year, the new members have joined at an exciting time in the organisation and fair trade and I’m sure they will all rise to the challenge.

Click here to learn how you can invest in fair trade. Click here to donate to the Shared Interest Foundation

I don’t know many people who truly look forward to coming back to work after the Christmas holidays but for 4 of the Shared Interest staff the New Year also signals a new challenge for the coming year.

We have 4 new members of staff joining the existing team here in Newcastle. Joining our Supporter Relations Team is Adam Gaines and Stacey Toth who will be fulfilling the newly created roles of Digital Marketing Manager and Communications Officer. Both Stacey and Adam will be supporting our Communications Manager in ensuring that all of Shared Interest’s marketing and media communications are successful in raising the profiles of the Society and Foundation with the aim of increasing out shared capital.

Our third new member of staff is Louise McLaren, former Traidcraft employee, who is our new Project Leader working for the Foundation. This is the first time that the Foundation has had 2 full time permanent members of staff and is an indication of how the Foundation continues to grow and continues to help more and more disadvantaged groups to find the training they need to run and improve their businesses.

Finally, Tim Morgan, formerly of Traidcraft and Ethical Superstore, has joined as the Society’s new Finance Director. Tim will be heading up our small Finance Team as well as sitting on the Board of Directors. All 4 of our new staff are currently underway with their induction programmes finding out about the history of Shared Interest and getting to know the existing team while finding out exactly what their new roles will entail. I know staff will be making them feel at home as much as possible as we have all, at one time or another, been the ‘new starter’. With this being our 20th Year, the new members have joined at an exciting time in the organisation and fair trade and I’m sure they will all rise to the challenge.

Click here to learn how you can invest in fair trade. Click here to donate to the Shared Interest Foundation

I don’t know many people who truly look forward to coming back to work after the Christmas holidays but for 4 of the Shared Interest staff the New Year also signals a new challenge for the coming year.

We have 4 new members of staff joining the existing team here in Newcastle. Joining our Supporter Relations Team is Adam Gaines and Stacey Toth who will be fulfilling the newly created roles of Digital Marketing Manager and Communications Officer. Both Stacey and Adam will be supporting our Communications Manager in ensuring that all of Shared Interest’s marketing and media communications are successful in raising the profiles of the Society and Foundation with the aim of increasing out shared capital.

Our third new member of staff is Louise McLaren, former Traidcraft employee, who is our new Project Leader working for the Foundation. This is the first time that the Foundation has had 2 full time permanent members of staff and is an indication of how the Foundation continues to grow and continues to help more and more disadvantaged groups to find the training they need to run and improve their businesses.

Finally, Tim Morgan, formerly of Traidcraft and Ethical Superstore, has joined as the Society’s new Finance Director. Tim will be heading up our small Finance Team as well as sitting on the Board of Directors. All 4 of our new staff are currently underway with their induction programmes finding out about the history of Shared Interest and getting to know the existing team while finding out exactly what their new roles will entail. I know staff will be making them feel at home as much as possible as we have all, at one time or another, been the ‘new starter’. With this being our 20th Year, the new members have joined at an exciting time in the organisation and fair trade and I’m sure they will all rise to the challenge.

Click here to learn how you can invest in fair trade. Click here to donate to the Shared Interest Foundation