Day: 17 February 2020

Secret Makes a Play to Kick Inequality on the Football Field with Super Bowl Ad Featuring Carli Lloyd and Crystal Dunn

Stuart Mitchell

Secret Deodorant revealed its conversation-starting Super Bowl ad on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” “The Secret Kicker” spot aired during the official Super Bowl Pregame Show and aims to spark a dialogue about the possibility of women playing at football’s highest level – the NFL. Starring U.S. soccer players Carli Lloyd and Crystal Dunn, this ad is the latest from Secret to prominently highlight women’s social issues. “More than two-thirds of girls believe that society doesn’t encourage women to play sports,” said Sara Saunders, Associate Brand Director, Secret. “We’re setting out…

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CAF Bank passes £100m lending milestone

Stuart Mitchell

CAF Bank – the bank for charities and non-profit organisations owned by the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) – has grown its portfolio of lending to charities to over £100m, it has announced. This is the first time that CAF Bank has reached this lending milestone. In its annual report for 2019, the Bank highlighted its commitment to being the preferred bank for small and medium size charities in the UK, providing a full range of day-to-day banking services to charities and organisations with a social purpose. CAF Bank loans have…

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Amazon Donates $2 Million to Seattle-Based Nonprofits to Expand Access to STEM and Computer Science Education for Hundreds of Thousands of Students from Underserved and Underrepresented Communities Across Washington State

Stuart Mitchell

Amazon has announced a $2 million total donation to two Washington nonprofit organizations working to make STEM and computer science education more accessible, equitable, and meaningful for hundreds of thousands of Washington State students, especially those from underserved and underrepresented communities. The donation includes $1 million to Washington STEM, a statewide nonprofit organization that advances excellence, innovation and equity in STEM for all Washington students, and $1 million to the Pacific Science Center (PacSci), a nonprofit focused on igniting curiosity and enabling access to science education. “We are thrilled to…

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The American Heart Association, the National Football League, and Discovery Education team up to take students on a Virtual Field Trip

Stuart Mitchell

Getting active for 60 minutes a day is critical as kids who are regularly active have a better chance of a healthy adulthood, but only 20% of kids get enough activity to meet the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans[1]. That’s why the American Heart Association, the world’s leading nonprofit organization focused on heart and brain health for all, and the National Football League (NFL) in production collaboration with Discovery Education, the leading provider of digital curriculum resources, digital content and professional development…

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From Linear to Circular – London: Applications now open

Stuart Mitchell

Following on from the huge interest in the From Linear to Circular workshop in Atlanta, we are now opening applications for the London version of the programme. This programme is the third of its kind and is aimed at postgraduate students and professionals. It will be hosted in London for the second time from 15th-18th June. Candidates have until 8th March 2020 to complete their applications to be considered. The programme involves a six-week online phase. During this stage, participants work in teams on collaborative projects, whilst connecting and sharing…

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