Day: 9 April 2020

Nonprofits, schools, and foundations reach $3 billion in mobile fundraising through GiveSmart

Stuart Mitchell

 Community Brands, has announced a new milestone of $3 billion raised by nonprofits, schools, and foundations on its fundraising platform, GiveSmart. “Today we celebrate all the life-changing hard work, the countless hours put in from individuals at these organizations, and the immeasurable value they have provided to communities everywhere. We are so deeply proud to be a part of the bigger picture in supporting these efforts,” says Erin Shy, Managing Director, Nonprofit and Association Division at Community Brands. The milestone of $3 billion raised has been made possible with more…

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PRCA offers free membership to professionals affected by COVID-19

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) has  announced its latest measure to support the self-employed and those made redundant as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. Effective immediately, the PRCA will offer six months of free individual membership to anyone who has lost their job in the industry, or to anyone who is self-employed and has seen a significant decline in their income. The offer is open to members and non-members alike, and the PRCA will take the word of self-employed practitioners that they have suffered losses. Announcing the measure, PRCA…

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#DontGoViral: UNESCO and i4Policy launch a campaign to crowdsource local content to combat the Infodemic in Africa

Stuart Mitchell

The COVID-19 pandemic is accompanied by an Infodemic, a spread of disinformation and misinformation making it difficult for people to find accurate information. To contribute to tackling this issue, UNESCO, in partnership with the Innovation for Policy Foundation (i4Policy), is launching an online campaign to crowdsource local openly licensed content to inform communities across Africa about COVID-19. “This crisis tells us the importance of the flow of quality, reliable information at a time when misinformation and rumors are flourishing,” said UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay.  The campaign will address the…

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Barnardo’s calls for Government help for the charity sector

Stuart Mitchell

In the coronavirus crisis Barnardo’s is needed now more than ever and calls on for government support so charities can survive. Barnardo’s Chief Executive Javed Khan said: “In these extraordinary times, Barnardo’s is focused on continuing to protect vulnerable children, young people and families across the UK whilst also supporting our employees.   “We have lost some £8m a month overnight and in order to protect jobs and the longer-term sustainability of the charity, we have been forced to make the difficult decision to place between 2,500 and 3,000 colleagues from…

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Held in our Hearts launch #AKADay Campaign to help keep active in April

Stuart Mitchell

Charity Held in our Hearts have launched their AKADay Campaign to keep people active and connected during Covid-19 and raise essential funds for their work. I enclose the information from their website below, check them out for further details: We have seen an increase in the number of families reaching out for our baby loss counselling and support services and wanted to create a challenge that enables people to keep active and connected during Covid-19. “Like many other charities, we have seen a large number of events cancelled and wanted…

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