Day: 7 February 2020

Charity Bank secures new investment as it seeks to double its lending

Stuart Mitchell

Charity Bank, the loans and savings bank owned by and committed to serving the social sector, has secured a £500,000 investment from Esmée Fairbairn Foundation as part of its drive to raise share capital. Having recently raised almost £5 million in subordinated debt, Charity Bank is now focused on attracting an additional £10 million in new equity investment from charities, trusts and foundations. The £500,000 investment from Esmée Fairbairn Foundation comes from converting an existing loan note into share capital and marks the first investment of this new issuance of…

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Award-winning Hospice campaign held up as shining example

Stuart Mitchell

Princess Alice Hospice in Esher, won the JustGiving Christmas Campaign award for the 2018 Santa Fun Run, an annual event held in three iconic parks in the care area. The campaign has now become subject of a case study on the JustGiving website, for other fundraisers to see how it achieved such success – including exceeding its fundraising target by nearly a fifth. The success of the event was due in part to the move towards more digital interaction with participants: a separate campaign page, dedicated microsite and integrated JustGiving…

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Asda links up with big brands to launch first sustainability trial store

Stuart Mitchell

Asda has joined forces with some of the UK’s best known brands to launch its first ‘test and learn’ sustainability store in its heartland of Leeds with a mission to find new ways to reduce plastic and encourage customers to reuse and refill. From May, the Leeds based store will become the first Asda in the UK where shoppers can fill up their own containers of products, including Asda’s own-brand coffee, rice and pasta. The supermarket has also asked well known household brands to work with them on their quest…

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PRCA welcomes Weber Shandwick report on the ‘State of Reputation’

Stuart Mitchell

The PRCA has welcomed a new report from Weber Shandwick exploring the role of reputation in driving corporate value. The report – based on a survey with more than 2,000 executives worldwide – evidences a broad range of factors that act as reputation drivers; from the quality of services to the impact of corporate culture. Commenting on the research PRCA Director-General, Francis Ingham said: “Today’s research from Weber Shandwick is a powerful reminder of the influence public relations professionals have in driving corporate market value. The data show that the…

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John Lewis & Partners and the National Childbirth Trust link up to support parents-to-be

Stuart Mitchell

Expectant parents will benefit from a two year partnership between John Lewis & Partners and the National Childbirth Trust (NCT) the UK’s leading charity for parents.  Through this partnership parents-to-be who are attending NCT Antenatal Courses will receive a John Lewis offer in the famous NCT ‘Gift Pack’. This will invite them to take advantage of free nursery advice from a specially trained John Lewis Partner, and offers worth £70 at one of  the 42 John Lewis shops which have a nursery advice service.  When expectant parents attend a nursery…

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