Day: 2 March 2020

Pepsico reveal the Purpose-Driven Brands in their Second Annual North America Greenhouse Program

Stuart Mitchell

PepsiCo has announced the ten emerging food and beverage brands that will join its second annual North America Greenhouse program. Each of the participating startups will receive $20,000 in grant funding and participate in a six-month business program designed to accelerate their growth through personalized mentorship. The 2020 PepsiCo North America Greenhouse program is designed to support emerging entrepreneurs and brands in the food and beverage industry. PepsiCo mentors from brands including KeVita, Stacy’s and IMAG!NE will address marketing, distribution, manufacturing, supply chain, packaging, label claims, fundraising, and overall challenges…

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Celebrity runners and fundraisers on final leg of training for the London Marathon

Stuart Mitchell

Actor Lorna Fitzgerald joined Olympians Daley Thompson CBE and Snowy Brooks, Barnardo’s Vice President Baroness Floella Benjamin DBE OBE at an inspiring training session ahead of the 2020 Virgin Money London Marathon. The event at Battersea Park’s Millennium Arena, was held by Barnardo’s to thank those who are running for the charity, offer training and fundraising advice and give them a chance to meet the rest of Team Barnardo’s before the iconic race on April 26th. Lorna, best known for her time on Eastenders as character Abi Branning, joined the…

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Nonprofits Raise More than $720 Million with OneCause in 2019

Stuart Mitchell

OneCause, has announced nonprofits raised more than $720 million on its fundraising platform in 2019, a 64 percent increase over proceeds raised in 2018. This past year, OneCause reached a milestone of $2 billion proceeds raised on its platform since inception.   “We measure success by the fundraising impact of our nonprofit customers, and 2019 was a record year,” said Steve Johns, chief executive officer for OneCause. “We’re inspired daily by the creativity of our growing nonprofit base who continue to find new ways to connect with today’s donors and raise…

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DoSomething.org and Harry’s Team Up with Connor Franta for ‘Mental Note,’ a National Mental Health Campaign for Young Men

Stuart Mitchell

Beyond the social stigma that young men face when it comes to discussing mental health openly, research has found that they can have worse rates of mental health symptom recognition, and are less likely to seek mental health resources. In 2020, DoSomething.org, the largest organization exclusively for young people and social change, is working to ignite the conversation around mental health, specifically men’s mental health, in an effort to destigmatize the topic and help young men detect issues and ask for help. Introducing a major new partnership from DoSomething and…

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First Alert And Actor Taylor Kinney Team Up To Raise Awareness About Carbon Monoxide

Stuart Mitchell

Through his role as one of America’s favorite TV first responders, Taylor Kinney has learned the importance of whole home safety, including the dangers of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning and the value of having working CO alarms in the home. Every home safety checklist should include proper placement and maintenance of CO alarms. Yet, a survey revealed that more than 40% of Americans do not have a working CO alarm in their home. This winter, during the peak season for CO, Kinney and First Alert, remind viewers about the steps…

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