CIPR partners with CBI Government Affairs Network

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) has announced a partnership with the Confederation of British Industry’s (CBI) Government Affairs Network (GAN) for 2018/19.  The Network addresses political issues in frequent, high level meetings of senior public affairs professionals drawn from across British industry.  The deal provides CIPR members and members of the CIPR Public Affairs group with exclusive access to discussions and debates relating to the CBI’s policy work and engagement with the government. The CIPR’s Public Affairs Group – which comprises more than 1,200 public affairs professionals – hosts regular…

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Paying a Real Living Wage Could Boost UK Cities by Over a Billion

Wider adoption of the real Living Wage could provide an economic boost to UK cities worth over £1.1bn, according to new research by the Smith Institute. In a new report commissioned by the Living Wage Foundation, The Local Living Wage Dividend, the Smith Institute found that if just a quarter of those on low incomes saw their pay raised to the real Living Wage based on what people need to get by, in ten of the UK’s major city regions, a subsequent increase in wages, productivity and spending could deliver…

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Mower Awarded Inaugural Richard Pruss Community Service Award

The New York State Association of Alcoholism & Substance Abuse Providers (NYASAP) presented Mower (formerly Eric Mower + Associates) with the first-ever Richard Pruss Community Service Award during ASAP’s 19th Annual Conference in Syracuse, NY on September 24. Named after Richard Pruss, a pioneer in the field of substance use disorder treatment who recently passed away in July of 2018, the community service award was selected by the ASAP Conference Steering Committee and presented to the marketing, advertising and public relations agency during the open general session of the conference.…

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Iowa E15 Retailers Kick-Off 3rd Annual Pink at the Pump® Campaign

Over 50 Iowa retailers are encouraging drivers to help prevent breast cancer by choosing E15 this October during the 3rd annual Pink at the Pump® campaign. Participating E15 retailers will donate three cents of every gallon of E15 sold from October 1 through October 31 to National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) and The Hormel Institute. The three-cent donation will be split evenly among both organizations. “October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and choosing E15 is a simple and practical way drivers can make a difference today to help prevent this terrible…

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Localgiving announce major improvements to fundraising pages

Localgiving has announced a series of major improvements to its individual fundraising pages. Local charities in the UK are hugely overstretched and under resourced with just 47% confident they will survive beyond 5 years. These changes have been made to help local charities and their fundraisers better engage potential donors and ultimately to bring in more funding for these important grassroots causes. The aim of these improvements is to provide a better user experience both for fundraisers and their supporters both in terms of functionality and design. It is now…

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