News - Smart Works

4 June 2021
We are hiring
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4 June 2021
Finding inspiration from adversity: The Smart Works Career Coaching service
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3 June 2021
Run for Smart Works in the London Marathon 2021
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12 May 2021
Smart Works chosen as Charity Partner for the 10th anniversary of the Magnolia Cup
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10 May 2021
Over £150,000 raised for the Big Stella x Smart Works Sale at Bicester Village
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28 April 2021
Smart Works appoints new Chair
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26 April 2021
The Captain Tom 100 Challenge
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15 April 2021
The Big Stella x Smart Works Fashion Sale is HERE
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14 April 2021
The Featured Brands and Style Insiders for the Big Stella x Smart Works Sale at Bicester Village
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6 April 2021
The shopping event of the year
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16 March 2021
Marking International Women’s Day with The Duchess of Sussex
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11 March 2021
Over £200,000 raised for Cycle for Smart Works 2021
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10 March 2021
We are recruiting for a Director of Partnerships – Maternity Cover
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4 March 2021
The 2021 #PrettyPowerful Collection is here.
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1 March 2021
Sponsor a cycle team to ride 500 miles this week
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27 February 2021
Alexandra Fullerton picks her favourite pieces from the Smart Works Fashion Sale: eBay edition.
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15 February 2021
Smart Works is looking for a new Chair of Trustees
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4 February 2021
The Smart Works Fashion Club with Amy Powney and Jane Shepherdson
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29 January 2021
The Smart Works Fashion Sale is back …. and it’s digital
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13 January 2021
Sign up – Cycle for Smart Works 2021
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6 January 2021
Chair of Trustees, Juliet Hughes-Hallett to step down as Chair and become Honorary President
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5 January 2021
Back to the boxes – our response to COVID-19
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23 December 2020
2020 – A year in review
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15 December 2020
We’re hiring a Partnerships and Development Manager
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4 December 2020
Give the Gift of Confidence this Christmas
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30 November 2020
The Smart Works Annual Report 2019/20
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16 November 2020
Cycle for Smart Works 2021
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4 November 2020
How we’re continuing to help women during Lockdown
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30 October 2020
The Big Stella X Smart Works Fashion Sale – An Update
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28 October 2020
Smart Works welcomes Lulu Guinness as its latest ambassador
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16 October 2020
Another successful referrer open afternoon
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15 October 2020
The Smart Works Diversity Internship Scheme has launched
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14 October 2020
The Smart Works Fashion Club with Stacey Duguid and Hannah Martin
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12 October 2020
Over £11,000 raised in the London Marathon
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9 October 2020
Introducing The Smart Works Fashion Sale: The Shoe Edit
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2 October 2020
Polly McMaster shares her insights on the transformative power of clothes
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25 September 2020
Six months of our virtual service: Karla’s story
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22 September 2020
£77,000 made in the Stella X Smart Works Fashion Auction in association with Christie’s
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11 September 2020
The Smart Set Capsule Collection helps prepare thousands of unemployed women for job success
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11 September 2020
Caroline Barrett-Haigh gives us an inside look at the Stella X Smart Works Fashion Auction in association with Christie’s
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24 August 2020
Bobbi Brown raises £500,000 for Smart Works
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20 August 2020
Stella x Smart Works Fashion Auction in association with Christie’s
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31 July 2020
Alexandra Burke to become Smart Works Ambassador
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15 July 2020
Moving forward and keeping our clients safe
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3 July 2020
We’re hiring a Senior Finance Manager
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18 June 2020
Kate Stephens: Lessons learnt in lockdown
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8 June 2020
The first ever virtual Fashion Club event with Josh Wood
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1 June 2020
Paula Nickolds takes up position as Smart Works Ambassador
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12 May 2020
Natalie Abou-Alwan joins the Smart Works board
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29 April 2020
A message from our Patron
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21 April 2020
Join Team Smart Works and take part in the 2.6 Challenge
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15 April 2020
Our most successful year yet
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6 April 2020
100 Hours of Virtual Service
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23 March 2020
50 years of inspirational women at Linda Farrow
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17 March 2020
Our Response to COVID-19
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12 March 2020
A wonderful week celebrating International Women’s Day
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12 March 2020
An exclusive screening of Misbehaviour for the Smart Works Fashion Club
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9 March 2020
A Record Breaking Spin for Smart Works challenge
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8 March 2020
Hobbs celebrates International Women’s Day with Smart Works
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5 March 2020
Bobbi Brown x Elizabeth Scarlett #PrettyPowerful launch
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7 February 2020
The Smart Works Fashion Sale raises over £60,000
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20 January 2020
Spin for Smart Works 2020 Launch Event
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15 January 2020
Sign ups for Spin for Smart Works 2020 are now open
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20 December 2019
We’re hiring a West London Programme Manager
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20 December 2019
Smart Works Graduate Scheme 2020
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11 December 2019
Smart Works Greater Manchester Launches Referral Pop-Up
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5 December 2019
Smart Works at the London Marathon
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4 December 2019
Smart Works in Jobs & Careers magazine
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2 December 2019
Announcing The Smart Works Fashion Sale
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1 December 2019
The Big Stella x Smart Works Fashion Sale in Stella Magazine
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25 November 2019
Spin for Smart Works 2020
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21 November 2019
Running a Clothing Drive for Smart Works
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17 November 2019
The Big Smart Works x Stella Sale raises over £90,000
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12 November 2019
The Smart Set Capsule Collection: Celebrating our 200th client
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7 November 2019
Smart Works Charity Annual Report 2018-19
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22 October 2019
A wonderful evening with British Vogue’s Sarah Harris and Ellie Pithers at The Wallace Collection
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1 October 2019
The Fashion Club: British Vogue’s Sarah Harris and Ellie Pithers in conversation with Tiffanie Darke
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18 September 2019
We are hiring a Communications Director – do you have what it takes?
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12 September 2019
Celebrating the launch of The Smart Set capsule collection
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12 September 2019
HRH The Duchess of Sussex and Smart Works launch the Smart Set Capsule Collection
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8 September 2019
Shop for Smart Works at The Big Stella x Smart Works Fashion Sale
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31 July 2019
Forces for change: HRH The Duchess of Sussex guest-edits British Vogue
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26 July 2019
Lydia Elise Millen visits Smart Works
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25 July 2019
Smart Works Birmingham featured by the BBC
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18 July 2019
CEO Kate Stephens on BBC Radio 5 Live with Melinda Gates
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15 July 2019
Smart Works Greater Manchester welcomes new Chair
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13 July 2019
Smart Works Leeds are hiring a Centre Manager
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10 July 2019
Barclays Win Gender Network raise over £116k for Smart Works
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1 July 2019
Brunch with Betty Jackson CBE
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28 June 2019
The Fold Woman: an interview with CEO Kate Stephens
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21 June 2019
Smart Works Leeds are recruiting a Treasurer
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14 June 2019
Smart Works Leeds launching in Autumn 2019
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15 May 2019
The Smart Works Fashion Sale raises £81,000
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3 May 2019
The Smart Works Fashion Club: Anya Hindmarch in conversation with Kate Reardon
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1 May 2019
Smart Works April Network event with Noella Coursaris
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1 May 2019
Smart Works x Bumble Partnership
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3 April 2019
Tickets are now live for the Smart Works Fashion Sale
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2 April 2019
Applications are now open for Chair of Trustees at Smart Works Greater Manchester
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28 March 2019
Smart Works London are hiring a Bookkeeper
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26 March 2019
The Fashion Club: Anya Hindmarch & Kate Reardon “in conversation”
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19 March 2019
Announcing the winners of Spin for Smart Works 2019
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13 March 2019
Smart Works Greater Manchester is hiring
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8 March 2019
A busy week celebrating International Women’s Day
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8 March 2019
RIXO partners with Smart Works to celebrate International Women’s Day
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8 March 2019
Hobbs supports Smart Works in International Women’s Day
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8 March 2019
Burberry celebrates International Women’s Day with Smart Works
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8 March 2019
Bobbi Brown X Lulu Guinness Pretty Powerful Campaign
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8 March 2019
Smart Works celebrates supporting 13,000 women across the UK
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5 March 2019
Kate Stephens, Smart Works CEO, in conversation with John Lewis & Partners
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2 March 2019
Spin for Smart Works 2019 London launch event
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22 February 2019
TV’s Andrea McLean visits Smart Works
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4 February 2019
Stella Magazine featuring client Patsy and HRH The Duchess of Sussex
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18 January 2019
BBC Radio 4 Appeal featuring our patron Betty Jackson
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17 January 2019
Bring Smart Works to Leeds Networking Event
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10 January 2019
HRH The Duchess of Sussex becomes Royal Patron of Smart Works Charity
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7 January 2019
Spin for Smart Works 2019
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4 January 2019
Jane Shepherdson CBE Guest Speaker at Charity Lunch
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3 January 2019
Honorary Treasurer and Smart Works Co-Founder, Jo Hunter, receives OBE
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20 December 2018
12,000th client
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19 December 2018
Virginia Chadwyck-Healey joins Smart Works Reading as Ambassador
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19 December 2018
Smart Works Graduate Scheme 2019 Applications now open
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14 December 2018
Festive Referrer Open Afternoon
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13 December 2018
Smart Works Charity Annual Report 2017-2018
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13 December 2018
Smart Works wins at the Directory of Social Change Awards
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10 December 2018
Smart Works x Stella sale raises £64,700
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6 December 2018
Could you be our new Treasurer?
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1 November 2018
Media Trust visit Smart Works London
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26 October 2018
Emma-Jane Taylor joins Smart Works Reading as Ambassador
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22 October 2018
Olympia Exhibition Events
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12 October 2018
Review of Smart Talks at Henley Literary Festival
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20 September 2018
Smart Works Turns Five
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16 September 2018
Shop for Smart Works at the Stella Fashion Sale at Somerset House
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28 August 2018
Our Chair has been featured as a charity pioneer by the Sage Foundation
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27 August 2018
Princes Trust ‘Get Hired’ Event
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5 June 2018
Our Designer Sale raised over £70,000
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8 May 2018
Smart Works meets Stella magazine
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3 May 2018
Afternoon Tea Party
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27 March 2018
Fashion Club event with Alexandra Shulman, former editor of British Vogue
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23 March 2018
Hobbs inspiring women series with our CEO
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12 March 2018
Markus Lupfer designs a T shirt collection for Smart Works
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12 March 2018
Pretty Powerful Pot Rouge Launch with Bobbi Brown
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27 February 2018
Bloom and Wild supports Smart Works for IWD 2018
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3 February 2018
Betty Jackson X Smart Works launch T shirt
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10 January 2018
‘Girls Support Girls’ and The Gypsy Shrine
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5 January 2018
Spin for Smart Works 2018
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20 December 2017
Trustee opportunities at our new centre
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20 December 2017
Job opportunity at our new centre in Newcastle
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15 December 2017
Graduate Scheme Applications are now open
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24 November 2017
Smart Works is coming to Newcastle
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17 November 2017
Our Annual Report for 2017
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7 November 2017
Get your tickets to the Festive Pop-Up
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9 October 2017
We’re joining forces with hoisery label Heist
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6 October 2017
Emma Barnett joins Smart Works as a Patron
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2 October 2017
Samantha Cameron joins Smart Works as an Ambassador
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30 August 2017
Join the Smart Works team in London
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29 June 2017
Clothing should empower women at work: Isabel Spearman talks to the Telegraph
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14 June 2017
Smart Works wins at The Charity Awards 2017
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26 April 2017
Telegraph Article on Samantha Cameron and Isabel Spearman launching our Fashion Club
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7 April 2017
The Smart Works Designer Sale 2017
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29 March 2017
Mantra jewellery supports Smart Works with bespoke product
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29 March 2017
£40,000 raised across the UK in Spin for Smart Works cycle challenge
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29 March 2017
Bobbi Brown launches Pretty Powerful Pot Rouge on International Women’s Day
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22 March 2017
Bobbi Brown Senior Pro Artist Hannah Martin and blogger Really Ree visit Smart Works HQ
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10 March 2017
Salesforce host a spectacular evening for the Smart Works Network
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22 February 2017
Join the Smart Works team, we’re recruiting for a UK Head of Partnerships
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7 February 2017
A Smart Works client writes beautifully about her experience in our North London office
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7 February 2017
Manchester Evening News celebrates Smart Works Manchester and special guests Betty Jackson and Jane Shepherdson
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2 February 2017
Time Out provides Londoners with 28 ways to do good and make their city better, donating to Smart Works is number five
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30 January 2017
Smart Works Reading on ITV news to help spread the word
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30 January 2017
Betty Jackson and Jane Shepherdson journey up to Manchester for a Trustee Evening, Creative Pool reports
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10 January 2017
Smart Works was featured on Woman’s Hour as part of their New Year New Job episode
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24 November 2016
Sunday Times Style Big Fashion Sale Success
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16 November 2016
Tailored to Perfection: An evening with Accenture and Gormley and Gamble
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25 October 2016
Smart Works Interview Coaches discuss their Volunteer Work in Coaching Perspectives Magazine
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18 October 2016
Shop for Smart Works at The Sunday Times Style’s Big Fashion Sale – Saturday 19 November
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5 October 2016
Isabel Spearman joins as our first Smart Works Ambassador
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14 September 2016
Celebrating our third birthday: Smart Works at the House of Lords
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25 August 2016
Luxury work wear retailer, Silkarmour, in Conversation with our CEO
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25 August 2016
Bobbi Brown talks empowering women and staying true to herself
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25 August 2016
Smart Works Interview Volunteer, Jenny Rogers, on why simple coaching techniques are the best
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22 August 2016
Pretty Powerful: Bobbi Brown and Smart Works
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19 August 2016
Investing in our Volunteers
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10 August 2016
Hobbs campaign, Understated Heroines, features our CEO, Kate Stephens
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26 July 2016
Smart Works Birmingham opens for business
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20 July 2016
Pop up Designer Sale for SAP and Cisco employees
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10 July 2016
Future Williams & Glyn hold a Clothing Drive for Smart Works Birmingham
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3 July 2016
Open Garden Fundraiser
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30 June 2016
The OUTNET hosts Smart Works Volunteers at a fabulous fashion breakfast
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13 June 2016
Smart Works Greater Manchester 1st Birthday Party
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11 June 2016
Smart Works Reading Designer Sale
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1 June 2016
Waitrose supports Smart Works Reading
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30 May 2016
Mediacom North support Smart Works Greater Manchester
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25 May 2016
Designer Sale Success 2016
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19 May 2016
Smart Works joins forces with restaurant and boutique
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11 May 2016
Winser London support Smart Works
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29 April 2016
Shoosmith’s Fashion Show
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27 April 2016
PwC Women’s Network
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21 April 2016
WorldPay Event in aid of Smart Works Greater Manchester
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20 April 2016
Bobbi Brown hosts Masterclass for Smart Works Volunteers
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5 April 2016
Smart Works joins Hobbs to offer O2 employees a shopping event
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16 March 2016
Bobbi Brown Makeup Lesson is Pretty Powerful
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16 February 2016
Smart Works Reading opens it’s doors
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30 November 2015
The Sunday Times Style Big Fashion Sale: £40, 454 thanks to you
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2 November 2015
Smart Works Greater Manchester Launch Party at Hobbs
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11 September 2015
BNY Mellon hosts the Smart Works Women’s Network
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21 August 2015
AON Summer Interns fundraising for Smart Works
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21 May 2015
Smart Works Designer Sale 2015
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13 May 2015
Welcome to our new Trustees
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22 April 2015
Smart Works Spring Designer Sale 2015
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23 October 2014
Our new CEO
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13 August 2014
Smart Works Edinburgh Opens for Business
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17 February 2014
Jane Shepherdson and Whistles join Smart Works
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2 December 2013
Plus Size Donations
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27 November 2013
Style Big Fashion Sale this Weekend
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30 October 2013
Smart Works West London opens for business
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