Month: November 2019

Martin Freeman And Stars Stand-Up To Cancer

Stuart Mitchell

Watch the cream of British acting talent team up to beat cancer at its own game in the latest film from Stand-Up To Cancer. A host of stars channel the relentless, unforgiving and unpredictable behaviours of cancer to complete unique fundraising challenges in the name of life-saving research. See what Martin Freeman, Celia Imrie, Tom Felton, Noel Clarke, Neil Morrissey, Nina Sosanya and Adrian Scarborough get up to in this epic short film.  Celia Imrie said: “I’ve experienced the devastation cancer inflicts first hand. Sadly, so many of us have…

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IoF commits to eight actions to tackle the climate emergency for the fundraising sector

Stuart Mitchell

In a letter to Institute of Fundraising members, Peter Lewis chief executive of the Institute of Fundraising, announced a set of actions for the membership body to tackle the climate emergency. After consulting with members, including a roundtable on fundraising and the environment, the IoF’s Board of Trustees approved a series of eight commitments for the Institute. The commitments include embedding the climate emergency as a theme in our work, providing more support to our members on stepping away from partnerships if they have environmental concerns, and collaborating with the…

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Stanley Black & Decker and Discovery Education Launch National ‘Making for Good Challenge’ to Empower a New Generation of Innovators to Address Environmental and Societal Needs

Stuart Mitchell

Stanley Black & Decker, the world’s largest tools and storage company and leader in engineered fastening and security, and Discovery Education, the leading provider of standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms,  announced the Making for Good Challenge, a challenge encouraging students to develop a unique product that addresses societal and environmental needs. An extension of Discovery Education and Stanley Black & Decker’s Innovation Generation: Making an Impact program, the Making for Good Challenge asks high school students to work in teams of two-to-four to…

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WWE® and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) Join Forces to Help Cancer Patients and Families

Stuart Mitchell

WWE and WWE Superstar Roman Reigns are teaming up with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) in the fight against cancer. For Reigns, the cause is personal – he is in remission for the second time from chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). The new partnership with LLS, the world’s largest nonprofit fighting blood cancers, will propel the organization’s comprehensive effort to drive more research and deliver more assistance to cancer patients and families when they need it most, including those battling pediatric cancer. “My own journey with leukemia inspires me to…

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Sainsbury’s lays out 100% free range egg commitment

Stuart Mitchell

Sainsbury’s has announced that from April 2020 all eggs sold in store and online will be sourced from free range farms in the UK. The supermarket, which sells around 800 million eggs a year – that’s 2.2 million eggs every day – will become the first major UK retailer to offer its customers 100% free range eggs. The commitment will help meet growing customer demand for free range eggs. Recent figures from Kantar Worldpanel show sales of free range eggs have grown by 12% over the last year, adding over…

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