Make-A-Wish Georgia, a non-profit organization that creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses across the state, has chosen AMMUNITIONagency, as its agency of record to provide digital, branding, and marketing services. Make-A-Wish Georgia seeks the assistance of AMMUNITIONagency to help create awareness and drive donations, to fund wishes for more than 800 children throughout the state still waiting for their wish. The first campaign will be in support of the inaugural Trailblaze Challenge. Much like the challenging journey of a wish family facing a critical illness, Trailblaze participants will…
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CIPR and PRCA announce joint initiative with diversity charity Taylor Bennett Foundation
The Taylor Bennett Foundation has strengthened its relationship with the CIPR and PRCA. The membership bodies have offered reduced price membership to the Foundation’s alumni in order to improve access to their services, and build on their commitment to joining forces to tackle the industry’s diversity issues. The Taylor Bennett Foundation provides traineeships, mentoring, and internships to BAME graduates. Over 200 graduates have been through their traineeship programmes and alumni now work in a variety of in-house comms teams and PR consultancies. Taylor Bennett Foundation’s Chief Executive, Sarah Stimson, commented:…
Read MoreEqual Representation Coalition Launch Equal Representation in Political Parties online tool and app
The Equal Representation Coalition, have developed a new online tool with funding from the Scottish Government. Alongside national equalities organisations Engender, Inclusion Scotland, BEMIS, the Council for Ethnic Minority Voluntary Organisations (CEMVO), Stonewall Scotland, the Equality Network and the Women5050 campaign, have a vision for a Scotland where elected representatives truly represent the Scottish population – improving democracy, increasing engagement in public life, enriching policy decisions, and therefore bringing benefits to all. The Equal Representation in Political Parties self-assessment tool, which can be accessed online or via a dedicated app, allows…
Read MoreOxfam appoints independent commission to review safeguarding
Oxfam has appointed Zainab Bangura, a former Under-Secretary General of the United Nations, and Katherine Sierra, a former Vice-President of the World Bank, to co-chair an independent commission to review its culture and safeguarding system. The setting up of an independent commission is one part of the action plan Oxfam announced to minimise the risk of sexual abuse and root it out wherever it occurs. The international agency today also announced additional progress on several other fronts. The commission has been formed in response to concerns about the way Oxfam…
Read MoreFree tap water scheme launched in London to help cut plastic waste
Shops and businesses around London have joined a scheme that offers people free tap water ‘refills’ as part of the Mayor of London’s plans to reduce single-use plastic bottles in the capital. The average London adult buys more than 3 plastic water bottles every week* – a startling 175 bottles every year per person. In total, some 7.7 billion plastic bottles are bought across the UK each year, resulting in substantial amounts of single-use plastic waste. The Mayor is keen for Londoners to adopt small changes that can have a…
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