Day: 1 October 2018

Introducing YouTube Giving: New tools for charitable giving on YouTube

Stuart Mitchell

Youtube have released a blog which talks about their new tools for charitable giving on YouTube. I enclose the blog below: #LoveArmyMexico, Cards Against Humanity LIVE, Dancember, Project for Awesome, Pride Live. From live streams to community campaigns, it’s humbling to see how creators around the world use YouTube as a platform to bring together communities and champion the causes they care about. These movements remind us about what is (and has always been) so special about YouTube — the deep and meaningful connections between creators and their fans, and…

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The RealReal Launches Sustainability Calculator on National Consignment Day

Stuart Mitchell

The RealReal, as announced the launch of its Sustainability Calculator for consignment in acknowledgment of National Consignment Day on Oct. 1, 2018. The objective of the calculator was to create a sound, science-based, tool to quantify the positive impact of consignment on the planet.  This first generation calculator focused solely on women’s apparel.  The initial calculation measured the impact of 2.5 million women’s clothing items consigned to The RealReal. The results showed the company has offset 65 million car miles in greenhouse gasses and energy since 2012.    “Consigning is…

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Leading health charities join forces to improve the lives of people with diabetes and kidney disease

Stuart Mitchell

Two leading charities have pledged their commitment to tackling kidney disease and diabetes together. By bringing together leading scientists and funding vital research, Diabetes UK and Kidney Research UK hope their joint efforts can lead to a better understanding of why kidney disease develops in people with diabetes, and how to stop it. Almost four in five people with diabetes will develop some stage of kidney disease during their lifetime, and the impact of kidney disease and diabetes combined is debilitating. Diabetes is the single most common cause of kidney…

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Cyrenians launch five year partnership with Essential Edinburgh

Stuart Mitchell

Cyrenians has announced a five-year partnership with Essential Edinburgh – Edinburgh’s central business improvement district.  The homelessness prevention charity have launched the partnership with a unique exhibition in St Andrew Square throughout August highlighting the reality of rough sleeping in the city centre. Cyrenians Chief Executive Ewan Aitken said, “The partnership between Cyrenians and Essential Edinburgh is a huge step forward, and will prove to be invaluable to our organisation. “Essential Edinburgh have already made it possible for us to expand our Navigator street outreach service in the city centre…

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The Tampax and Always Radiant Collection Brings Back the HBCU Dance #RadiantDanceOff Contest and Inspires Women to Radiate Confidence this Homecoming Season and Beyond

Stuart Mitchell

The Radiant Collection, from Procter & Gamble’s (P&G) leading feminine protection brands Tampax® and Always®, has partnered with HBCU Dance Corporation, Inc. for the second year in a row for the HBCU Dance #RadiantDanceOff contest – an online dance competition exclusively for majorettes at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). The HBCU Dance #RadiantDanceOff contest gives majorette teams across the country the opportunity to upload their winning moves to www.radiantdanceoff.com for a chance to win $20,000 and the uniform of their dreams. The contest, which was created to give majorettes…

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