Day: 23 August 2019

Gap brings young people’s stories to life this summer

Stuart Mitchell

Prince’s Trust young people have recorded their stories and motivational messages to create an empowering playlist that will be rolled out within Gap stores this summer from today.  Working with Kiss FM presenter Charlie Powell, a group of young people who have been supported through our programmes recorded messages and chose their favourite songs, to inspire Gap‘s first-ever in-store radio campaign – ahead of International Youth Day on 12th August 2019.  The in-store campaign shares young people’s personal experiences to encourage customers to find out more about our work and donate to…

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Southpaw launches ghd’s global ‘Pink’ campaign for cancer charities worldwide

Stuart Mitchell

Southpaw are pleased to announce that alongside ghd they have launched the styling brand’s 15th annual ‘Pink’ campaign, in partnership with cancer charities worldwide. This year’s emotive campaign features tattoo artist David Allen, who has spent 10 years working with breast cancer survivors to create tattoos that conceal mastectomy scars. The work will feature women who have had mastectomy tattoos by David, and how having these artworks has made them feel – with the tagline: ‘My tattoo, my story’. David’s designs have been displayed at MoMa in New York –…

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Comic Relief uses new recruitment platform Applied to help ensure inclusive and diverse recruitment

Stuart Mitchell

Comic Relief is using Applied, a platform that makes recruitment smarter, fairer and easier, as part of its strategic plan to ensure an inclusive and diverse application and selection process. Comic Relief, which has raised over £1.3 billion since 1985 to help eradicate poverty world-wide, began using Applied in January this year to help manage recruitment for both full time staff and short-term recruitment for its peaks of campaign activity such as Red Nose Day and Sport Relief. Applied’s use of sophisticated behavioural science methodologies will help to ensure that…

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National Garden Scheme and Macmillan Cancer Support celebrate 35 year partnership

Stuart Mitchell

On July 23rd, the National Garden Scheme and Macmillan Cancer Support celebrated an exceptional 35 year partnership that has generated £17.2 million to support people living with cancer. A gathering at the Garden Museum in London brought together today’s partnership team along with many who were working for the charities in 1984. Former Chairman and Trustee of the National Garden Scheme, Angela Azis, spoke of the decision making process and how Macmillan was first invited to be a beneficiary of the National Garden Scheme in 1984. With its ethos to…

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Public to have their say on the food system of the future

Stuart Mitchell

British shoppers will be able to buy environmentally friendly, healthy and affordable food under plans for a radical shake-up of the UK’s food industry. As one of the first steps, the government is today launching a call for evidence, giving everyone from consumers, farmers and food producers, to scientists and academics, an opportunity to shape how we produce, sell and consume food in the UK. Their views will inform the first major review of the nation’s food system, a National Food Strategy, in nearly 75 years, led by entrepreneur Henry…

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