Month: January 2018

Evite and Common Sense Media Challenge You to Take #DeviceFreeDinner Pledge

Stuart Mitchell

Evite®, the leading digital service for bringing people together, and Common Sense Media, the leading independent nonprofit organization dedicated to helping kids thrive in a world of media and technology, today challenged the public to take the #DeviceFreeDinner pledge as part of their New Year’s resolutions. The pledge underscores the benefits of device-free gatherings. Those who take the pledge will be entered in Evite’s “Device-Free Dinner” sweepstakes for a chance to win a $200 gift card for meals. To take the #DeviceFreeDinner pledge, visit: www.evite.com/c/commonsensemedia The two companies also teamed…

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UK Government unlocking £330 million from dormant accounts to build a fairer society

Stuart Mitchell

Up to £330 million from dormant bank and building society accounts will be used to help the homeless, disadvantaged young people, local charities and other good causes in the UK over the next four years, Tracey Crouch, Minister for Sport and Civil Society, announced today. Around £280 million will be allocated to initiatives across England to help disadvantaged young people into work, provide housing for families and vulnerable people, and tackle problem debt. Of this, up to £135 million will be used by Big Society Capital (BSC) to fund stable…

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CIPR seeks senior professionals for Energy Leadership Platform

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) has launched a new think tank for senior communications professionals working across the energy industries. The purpose of the Energy Leadership Platform (ELP) is to engage with the key issues that matter to the energy industry nationally and internationally. The ELP will create regular and high level content to contribute to the wider energy debate in the UK and globally. Led by co-chairs Ella Minty Found.Chart.PR, MCIPR and Paddy Blewer MCIPR, the ELP seeks to build a community of qualified senior advisors with…

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Top Animal Welfare Organizations Launch Innovation Showdown Seeking Lifesaving Ideas for a Chance at up to $350,000 investment

Stuart Mitchell

The 2018 Innovation Showdown, which launches today, invites organizations and companies to compete for the chance at an investment of up to $350,000 for innovative ideas to save animal lives and get feedback from the nation’s top animal welfare experts.  Recognizing and rewarding lifesaving innovation has been an area of focus for many of the nation’s top animal welfare organizations. The 2018 Innovation Showdown is a collaborative project with a goal to spark lifesaving creativity to help the animal welfare industry reduce the number of animals euthanized in this country.…

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32 Rare Disease Charities Will Board the Historic LeRoy King Carousel at First-Ever RARE Carousel of Possible Dreams

Stuart Mitchell

Global Genes, a leading rare disease patient advocacy organization, and Festival of Children Foundation are proud to partner for the first-ever RARE Carousel of Possible Dreams on February 28, 2018 in San Francisco, at the Children’s Creativity Museum. The inaugural event is a collaborative effort to support 32 rare disease charities ‘dreams’ by utilizing Festival of Children Foundation’s well-known Carousel of Possible Dreams fundraiser on World Rare Disease Day. “We are so honored to partner with an exceptional organization that continuously gives back to children and families around the country,”…

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