Day: 9 July 2018

Localgiving to award over £200,000 to Local Charities through Magic Little Grants Fund

Stuart Mitchell

Localgiving has launched its Magic Little Grants 2018 fund (thanks to funding from Postcode Community Trust, a grant-giving charity funded entirely by players of People’s Postcode Lottery) to provide grants of £500 to small, local charities and community groups across Great Britain. This fund will provide local charities and community groups with unrestricted funding to deliver engaging sports and physical activities which help to overcome barriers to participation and increase social cohesion. There are over 400 grants available and the fund will be open to applications until 31st October 2018.…

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Sands launches #FindingTheWords campaign to help everyone talk about baby loss

Stuart Mitchell

Parents struggling to cope after the death of their baby are often let down by their employer if they return to work, according to a survey published today by Sands (stillbirth and neonatal death charity). Almost all parents who responded to the survey (95%) had shared the happy news of their pregnancy with colleagues, but after returning to work two in five said no one talked to them about their loss. Only one in five parents surveyed said they had been offered or provided with any bereavement support by their…

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Global Batten Community Unites To Launch Inaugural International Batten Disease (NCL) Awareness Day

Stuart Mitchell

Last Month, June 9th, marked the inaugural International Batten Disease Awareness Day. Themed “Come Together,” this important milestone aims to leverage the global reach of social media to unite members of the Batten disease community, while building awareness of this disease and the need for research. Batten disease, or Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (NCL), is an inherited disorder of the nervous system that typically begins in childhood. To date, there are 13 genes that have been linked to the different forms of NCL. There are four primary types of Batten disease…

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CAP Release Chiropractor Webinar

Stuart Mitchell

Following the updated guidance for Chiropractors issued by the ASA and CAP at the end of 2017, they have invited the British Chiropractic Association to ask its members to submit their burning questions on how the advertising rules affect the ways in which chiropractors advertise their services. This is taken from their website, please lookl at their website for more info on their rulings and conclusions. Join CAP Copy Advice Executive Janet Taylor and the ASA’s Digital Communications Specialist James Miller for a whistle-stop tour of the most commonly asked…

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USAA and Harris Bank are Most Reputable Banks in 2018

Stuart Mitchell

USAA and Harris Bank are the most reputable banks in the United States this year, according to Reputation Institute and American Banker’s 2018 Annual Survey of Bank Reputations. “This year’s results reveal that workplace, governance, leadership and financial performance are most important to banking customers,” said Brad Hecht, Senior Managing Director of Americas at Reputation Institute. “A strong reputation is especially important for a bank as it facilitates customer appeal and loyalty, operating license from policymakers and regulators, and employee attraction and retention. For the first time, governance is the…

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