Month: June 2019

Charity Charge Unveils a Custom Credit Card for Nonprofits That Earns Cash Back With Every Purchase

Stuart Mitchell

Charity Charge, a public benefit corporation, announced today a new credit card designed to specifically address the needs of nonprofits. The Charity Charge Nonprofit Business Mastercard, issued by Commerce Bank, is the first-of-its-kind to turn business expenses into rewards that support nonprofit operating models. Launch clients include charities such as local chapters of the United Way, The Junior League, YMCA, Global Impact, The Toby Keith Foundation, and 1% for the Planet.  Kate Williams, CEO of 1% for the Planet said, “When we learned that we could shift our business expenses…

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Pocket-sized Innovation, Giant Impact: New App and Online System Launches in South Sudan to Support Most Vulnerable Children

Stuart Mitchell

A new online database and application designed to better protect children in emergencies is today being launched in Juba by UNICEF, Save the Children and a network of child protection organizations. Developed globally but customized for South Sudan, the app contains a database of child protection cases, which frontline case workers can update and monitor in real time, removing the need for paper-based work while in the field. This innovation will drastically reduce administration time, giving case managers more time to dedicate to supporting vulnerable children. The application has the…

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CAP – Think of the children! Issues around harmful emulation

Stuart Mitchell

The  ASA/CAP have released a post called: Think of the children! Issues around harmful emulation. I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. Marketers must take care to ensure that their ads do not condone, encourage or unreasonably feature behaviour that could be harmful to children if emulated.  Here we look to some recent ASA rulings to bring this requirement to life. Implying an…

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Herbal Essences Celebrates LGBTQIA+ Communities with Larger-than-Life Blooming Flower Wall at 2019 World Pride in NYC

Stuart Mitchell

Herbal Essences is celebrating 2019 World Pride with a larger-than-life blooming Garden Wall to honor the members of the LGBTQIA+ community who #FlourishWithPride, as well as those who stand with the community. Nature nurtures diversity and Herbal Essences believes everyone should as well. Fifty years ago, the seeds of the modern gay rights movement were planted with the Stonewall Riots. The movement took root, grew, and today, it flourishes like never before. This year, Herbal Essences celebrates what began with Stonewall with a Garden Wall honoring those who #FlourishWithPride, transforming…

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Future Lions winners’ quest for impact

Stuart Mitchell

AKQA Future Lions, now in its 14th year, is the official student ideas competition for the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. The 2019 competition encourages students to break through perceived limits, connecting brands with audiences in new ways. This year’s contest attracted over 1,000 entries from a record 444 schools, across 71 nations. Despite the socially neutral brief entries from all over the world have consistently revealed a growing emphasis on ideas themed around societal progress, contribution and positive impact. AKQA founder and CEO Ajaz Ahmed said: “The inspiration…

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