Chipmunkapublishing has used its resource to
dedicate this page to the newly formed Chipmunka Foundation.
See below.
In August 2004 The Chipmunka Foundation was set up to
become the world's largest mental health charity. Founder
members include the two founder members of Chipmunkapublishing
Jason Pegler and Andrew Latchford and Chairman of the Big
Issue Nigel Kershaw. Chairman of the Board is Paul Brandwood -
'Chief Operating Officer, Financial Sector
Advisory, KPMG'. Another critical member is Mark Randall - Co
Founder of EC3 Solutions. For a full list of the
strategic committee please see below.
The Chipmunka Foundation is a separate organisation to
Chipmunkapublishing applying for charitable status.
We are seeking experienced volunteers to:
1) Full time Content Writer for the World's First Global
Dedicated user centric web portal 2) Experienced volunteers
to raise money in the streets. 3) Experienced Publisher
with excellent contacts to single handedly deliver the
publishing and release from concept to reality of a celebrity
mental health book.
When our charitable status comes
through we have a team raring to go and deliver a carefully
planned five year strategy.
The Mission of the Chipmunka Foundation
"The aim of the Chipmunka Foundation is to assist
people with mental health issues of all nations to reduce
their suffering and humiliation and to help normalise mental
health so that it is no longer a taboo". Please donate a small
fee (see top left of the page) and help us to change the way
the world thinks about mental health.
Objective 1. To provide quality multi-media content as a
means of communication to increase awareness and educate
people regarding mental health issues. Activities - To set
up Chipmunka publishing and the Foundation to publish books
and educational resources - To research the needs of the
various mental health sectors to identify their
requirements - To distribute books on mental health through
the Foundation - To recruit a team of professional
consultants that will educate people about mental health
issues and advocate the Chipmunka best practice within
schools, communities, businesses and the health
sector
Objective 2. To provide mental health sufferers,
carers, employers, mental health charities and mental health
related organisations with platform for communication with
each other and mainstream society. Activity - To produce
the world’s largest global mental health web
portal/information service for anyone that wants to know
anything about mental health
Objective 3. To influence
policy/the agenda regarding mental health and become a major
advocate in this area, sharing and fostering best practice and
shared services with other charities and community
groups Activities - To build networks and lobby with MPs,
Lords, businesses, media and charity leaders
To Donate to the Chipmunka Foundation please send a cheque
made payable to The Chipmunka Foundation, 12 Baddeley House,
Vauxhall Street, Vauxhall, London, SE11 5NJ.
We are also looking for free office space, laptop
computers, volunteers. If you believe you can help please
write to us soon. There will be email addresses for the
Foundation soon and we hope to have the Foundation website
live in February.
Patrons:
John Bird: Co Founder of The Big Issue. He
has not been as excited about a project since the Big Issue
was set up. Adele Blakeborough: Co Founder
of Community Action Network and internationally recognised
social entrepreneur.
Kate Parkin Hamilton: A Former Managing
Director of a Random House Publishing
Group. Barbara Brown: Successful business
owner for 30 years now a Business Link
Consultant. Peter Horn: Head of London
Development Centre for the National Institute for Mental
Health In England.
The Foundation would also like to
thank the following for their help so far:
The
Right Honorable Tony Benn, Paul Farmer
- Head of Public Affairs for Rethink and Chair of the
Mental Health Alliance, Lisa Woodman -
Publisher of the Big Issue, Marjorie Wallace
- Chief Executive of Sane, MArgaret
Edwards - Head of Strategy at SANE, Mike
Slade - Leading Researcher at the Institute of
Psychiatry, Martin Ball - Head of Public
Affairs of MACA, Barbara Philips CBE -
Formerly Head of the Social Enterprise Unit at the Department
of Trade and Industry, Dr Teifion Davies -
SEnior Lecturer and Honorary Consultancy
Psychiatrist.
Please forgive us if we have failed to
mention you. If you would like to help the Chipmunka
Foundation please get in touch via the Chipmunkapublishing
website with the subject heading Foundation.
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