Annual Report 2004/2005 - ICAR
Annual Report 2004/2005 - ICAR Annual Report 2004/2005 - ICAR
ICAR’s fundersThe following organisations are responsible for providing funding for ICAR’s coreand project-related activities across 2004/2005. ICAR is very grateful for theirsupport.‣ Atlantic Philanthropies‣ Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation‣ Camelot Foundation‣ Comic Relief‣ Commission for Racial Equality‣ Coventry Refugee Centre‣ Esmee Fairbairn Foundation‣ Greater London Authority‣ Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales‣ National Refugee Integration Forum‣ Paul Hamlyn Foundation‣ Rayne Foundation‣ Robert Gavron Charitable Trust‣ Sigrid Rausing TrustICAR 4th year report August 1 st 2004 to July 31 st 2005 10
www.icar.org.ukICAR onlineThe year ended with the re-launch of the ICAR website following a comprehensivereview and revamp to make it more transparent and navigable. The new formatmaintains the distinctive ICAR colour scheme and logo, while allowing the user tonavigate more easily and quickly through ICAR's extensive catalogue of resourcesand programmes. In addition to the improved navigability of the site, the informationheld within each resource and programme is now more accessible having beenbroken-up into more manageable and readable pages.Website innovationsThe new website has allowed ICAR to launch a number of new innovations thatmake the site more relevant, user friendly and up-to-date:ICAR redeveloped its sitein close partnership withtincan ltd‣ Understanding the Stranger mini-site – this programme of work now has its owndedicated pages housed in ICAR’s main website, with its own design andhomepage‣ ‘What’s New?’ section – alerting the reader to the latest additions to the site, newreports and resources in the field and developments in asylum and refugeepolicy‣ Expanded Media section – including an easy reference guide for journalists givingbrief answers and signposts to further information on commonly askedquestions. It also gives contact details for ICAR’s new media officer‣ Factsheets - a series of quick and succinct reference guides to the key issuesabout asylum and refugees in the UK. Their subject matter will reflect theissues covered in ICAR's navigation guides, but in a less detailed and moreinstantly accessible format. The first factsheet gives the user an insight intopublic opinion on asylum and refugee issues in the UK.Other website developments this yearICAR has also developed its web-based information products during the processof the redesign.‣ Asylum in the election – ICAR produced a series of bulletins focusing on issuesand debates thrown up before and during the 2005 general election campaign.These consisted of a series of papers analysing speeches and issues raised bypoliticians, putting them in a broader context with reference to otherinformation. A second list offered analysis of issues by theme.ICAR 4th year report August 1 st 2004 to July 31 st 2005 11
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www.icar.org.uk<strong>ICAR</strong> onlineThe year ended with the re-launch of the <strong>ICAR</strong> website following a comprehensivereview and revamp to make it more transparent and navigable. The new formatmaintains the distinctive <strong>ICAR</strong> colour scheme and logo, while allowing the user tonavigate more easily and quickly through <strong>ICAR</strong>'s extensive catalogue of resourcesand programmes. In addition to the improved navigability of the site, the informationheld within each resource and programme is now more accessible having beenbroken-up into more manageable and readable pages.Website innovationsThe new website has allowed <strong>ICAR</strong> to launch a number of new innovations thatmake the site more relevant, user friendly and up-to-date:<strong>ICAR</strong> redeveloped its sitein close partnership withtincan ltd‣ Understanding the Stranger mini-site – this programme of work now has its owndedicated pages housed in <strong>ICAR</strong>’s main website, with its own design andhomepage‣ ‘What’s New?’ section – alerting the reader to the latest additions to the site, newreports and resources in the field and developments in asylum and refugeepolicy‣ Expanded Media section – including an easy reference guide for journalists givingbrief answers and signposts to further information on commonly askedquestions. It also gives contact details for <strong>ICAR</strong>’s new media officer‣ Factsheets - a series of quick and succinct reference guides to the key issuesabout asylum and refugees in the UK. Their subject matter will reflect theissues covered in <strong>ICAR</strong>'s navigation guides, but in a less detailed and moreinstantly accessible format. The first factsheet gives the user an insight intopublic opinion on asylum and refugee issues in the UK.Other website developments this year<strong>ICAR</strong> has also developed its web-based information products during the processof the redesign.‣ Asylum in the election – <strong>ICAR</strong> produced a series of bulletins focusing on issuesand debates thrown up before and during the <strong>2005</strong> general election campaign.These consisted of a series of papers analysing speeches and issues raised bypoliticians, putting them in a broader context with reference to otherinformation. A second list offered analysis of issues by theme.<strong>ICAR</strong> 4th year report August 1 st <strong>2004</strong> to July 31 st <strong>2005</strong> 11
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