Day: 20 March 2019

YMCA Fearlessly changing the way we look at masculinity

Stuart Mitchell

YMCA Right Here, a project run by YMCA DownsLink Group, is challenging the way we think about masculinity, which is having a growing impact on the mental health of young men. Earlier this month they hosted Fearless, an interactive exhibition exploring thoughts on male identity, body image, relationships and health. Over 500 people attended the exhibition at the Whitehawk Football Club in Brighton where there were exhibits from a diverse pool of over two dozen artists, most of whom were young people from the local area. The football club was…

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South of England’s Top Tech Talent Seek Charity Challenges for Free Hack Day

Stuart Mitchell

Studio Republic, one of only a few sustainable creative agencies in the UK, is hosting its annual charity hack day on Friday 17th May to support Mental Health Awareness Week. ‘Hack for Good’ will bring together the South of England’s top tech agency talent to form five teams. In just one day, these teams will create digital solutions in response to five charity briefs completely free of charge. One team has already been allocated a brief so four more lucky charities can benefit from this free tech expertise. £100,000 of…

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McGuffin Creative Group Opens Applications for 2019 Nonprofit Design/Marketing Grant

Stuart Mitchell

Applications are now being accepted for the 2019 McGuffin Grant, created by Chicago-based McGuffin Creative Group to help nonprofits improve their marketing communications and further their missions. Now in its ninth year, The McGuffin Grant provides creative strategies and design solutions to a worthy 501(c)(3) working to help people or the planet. Applications for the 2019 grant are available at mcguffincg.com/grant and must be submitted by Monday, April 15. Launched in 2011, The McGuffin Grant gives one nonprofit recipient per year the expertise and guidance of the McGuffin team, totaling…

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Literacy Partners Launches “Unreadable Books” Campaign to Raise Awareness and Support for the 1 in 5 New Yorkers who are Unable to Read

Stuart Mitchell

Literacy Partners, NYC’s premiere education nonprofit, announced the launch of its “Unreadable Books” campaign, a bookstore activation designed to raise awareness and support for the 1 in 5 New Yorkers who are unable to read. Now in its second year, the campaign was developed to provide book lovers with a graphic example of what life is like when reading is a struggle. To do this, Literacy Partners has redesigned the dust jackets of 12 bestselling books, jumbling the words to make them unreadable. Thus, Angie Thomas’ The Hate U Give…

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First Data Champions Female Leaders with Launch of Employee Matched Giving Program

Stuart Mitchell

First Data has announced the launch of its Matched Giving Program for its owner-associates, with the first matching campaign running from March 12-29, 2019. In honor of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, First Data will double-match all contributions made by the Company’s 19,000 owner-associates to organizations focused on empowering women, including Girls Who Code, Girl Scouts of the USA, Women in Need, Women’s Network in Electronic Transactions, and Women in Technology. First Data will also offer a one-to-one match to other organizations on a pre-approved matching list. As…

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