Earlier this year I researched and wrote a series of case studies for the Academy for Sustainable Communities (ASC). These case studies - which focused on the 2007 winners of the Creating the Future Awards - can now be seen on Showcase, a newly-launched library of case studies from the ASC.

The Showcase website is a good example of how video and photos can help to bring a case study to life - and the site makes effective use of tags to help people find case studies that are relevant to them.

The Creating the Future awards promote organisations, partnerships and individuals helping to transform our cities, towns or villages, and celebrate achievement across the public, private and third sectors.

In 2007, award winners ranged from a new kind of library and learning service in Tower Hamlets, to a development forum for graduates working in regeneration in Merseyside.

Last year I worked closely with the web team at Make Your Mark, the not-for-profit campaign to unlock the UK’s enterprise potential.

Make Your Mark is full of inspiring and energetic people and they’ve currently got a number of job vacancies in the PR team and other areas - well worth checking out if you’re on the lookout for a new challenge!

The UK Catalyst Awards are looking for inspiring stories of people who help their community by using social technology (defined as any internet, mobile or gaming software that lets you connect and communicate with other people) in new and exciting ways.

There’s a range of awards up for grabs, including the Shock for Good Award (where social technology has shocked people into doing something good) and the David and Goliath Award (for something little that made a difference to a something big and powerful). Find out all about the awards and how to enter on the UK Catalyst Awards website.