Month: March 2019

Ireland Welcomes a New Mná na hÉireann – Women of Ireland Fund

Stuart Mitchell

Social Innovation Fund Ireland, in partnership with Bank of America and the Department of Rural and Community Development, are today pleased to announce the Mná na hÉireann – Women of Ireland Fund. The new fund, which is the first of its kind in Ireland has been established to support charitable and social enterprise organisations that seek to enhance the economic mobility of women, by investing in organisations that provide training, upskilling, education and other services directly to disadvantaged women. According to figures from the Central Statistics Office Ireland, the gender…

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DCMS announce their support for a £30m Social Tech Venture Fund

Stuart Mitchell

Social Tech Trust, the UK’s leading dedicated supporter of socially motivated tech ventures has received the backing of the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to set up the Social Tech Venture Fund. The announcement demonstrates the Government’s commitment to encouraging greater access to capital to enable socially motivated tech ventures to grow and scale their social impact.  It will address many of the challenges outlined in the Civil Society Strategy, with a focus on social transformation in three key areas; communities, health and financial inclusion. In his…

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Co-op launches franchise recruitment programme

Stuart Mitchell

The Co-op has today unveiled moves to develop franchise stores, which will be the first time the 175-year-old supermarket has licenced its brand to independent retailers. This expansion programme aims to create a significant number of new Co-op branded stores under its franchise offering, on top of its recent announcement to build around 100 new owned and operated stores in 2019. This is a unique proposition for independent retailers who share the Co-op values and principles to become part of the Co-op community and is in addition to having access…

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DaVita Kidney Care raises awareness for treatment options this National Kidney Month

Stuart Mitchell

DaVita Kidney Care has released a series of educational resources to help raise awareness about treatment options for end stage renal disease (ESRD) in honor of National Kidney Month and World Kidney Day, which is March 14. This year’s World Kidney Day theme is, “Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere.” The theme is in line with DaVita’s goal to enable patients to choose treatment options that fit their lifestyles so they can spend more time doing what they love. “Ensuring patient modality choice is a core commitment at DaVita, and we…

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Celebrities help beat heartbreak forever by attending The Beating Hearts Ball

Stuart Mitchell

The red carpet was rolled out for VIP guests including Pippa Middleton, Vernon Kay, David Seaman and David Ginola at the British Heart Foundation’s annual fundraising gala at the historic Guildhall in London. The glamourous event – the Beating Hearts Ball – welcomed BHF Ambassador and Honorary Gala Chair, Pippa Middleton, sporting legends David Ginola, Anthony Ogogo and David Seaman MBE, and X Factor winner Louisa. The guests came together for a night of fundraising to raise money for the BHF’s life saving research into heart and circulatory diseases. A…

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