Day: 8 February 2019

Charities must be responsible for creating an inclusive culture, new guidance says

Stuart Mitchell

After months of consultation and engagement with charities of all sizes, NCVO has launched a set of Charity Ethical Principles. Governing bodies, staff and volunteers are encouraged to actively consider the principles and how they can integrate them throughout their work. A summary of feedback is also published today. Reception to the draft principles was particularly positive, and therefore the proposed outline of beneficiaries first, integrity, openness and the right to be safe have constituted the overarching principles of the finished document. Each of the principles in the document is…

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Comic Relief Release Statement on Spice Girls T-Shirts

Stuart Mitchell

Comic Relief have released a statement on the news that Spice Girls T-shirts on sale to raise money for Comic Relief’s “equality for women” campaign have been made at a factory in Bangladesh by women earning just 35p an hour. Comic Relief is shocked and concerned by the allegations in The Guardian. No one should have to work under the conditions described in the piece. To be very clear, both Comic Relief and the Spice Girls carried out ethical sourcing checks on the supplier Represent told us they would be…

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Minister launches latest round of funding to increase Scots’ digital skills

Stuart Mitchell

A new round of funding designed to help people get online and develop essential digital skills was launched on 30 January by Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy Kate Forbes at Big Hearts Community Trust in Edinburgh. Over the past five years, the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations’ (SCVO) Digital Participation Charter Fund – supported by the Scottish Government and BT – has provided funding to over 160 projects across Scotland, with over 16,000 people being supported to increase their essential digital skills. The fund provides small grants of…

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YMCA calls on the public to come together and sleep rough for one night in March to support homeless young people

Stuart Mitchell

YMCAs across the country are joining forces to raise awareness of youth homelessness during the national YMCA Sleep Easy Week, running from Friday 8 to Friday 15 March. The week will see fundraisers sleep out for one night all over England to raise awareness of the hundreds of young people who sleep rough every year and raise funds to help YMCA continue to support residents and young people in their services. A staple part of our fundraising since 2010, Sleep Easy has seen more than 6,000 people sleep rough to…

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National Geographic and Herbal Essences Unearth the Power of Botanicals in New Storytelling Partnership that Launches with Premiere of Branded Content Special, Secrets of the Garden

Stuart Mitchell

National Geographic and Herbal Essences announce a new branded content partnership, SECRETS OF THE GARDEN, which premiered on January 17th at 6/5c on National Geographic. It highlights the first global hair care partnership between Herbal Essences and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, which celebrates the real botanicals used in Herbal Essences bio:renew products. The partnership kicks off with a branded content special, SECRETS OF THE GARDEN, which chronicles the remarkable story of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Located just outside of London, Kew is the most biodiverse place in the…

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