Day: 21 April 2020

Astarte Capital Partners Closes Fundraise; Allocates Percentage of Profits to Beyond Capita

Stuart Mitchell

Beyond Capital Fund, a nonprofit impact investment fund that invests in companies to help improve the lives of people living below the poverty line in East Africa and India, is pleased to announce that Astarte Capital Partners, a specialist co-investment platform focusing on the real assets space, has closed its current fundraise and is contributing a percentage of its profits to Beyond Capital’s impact investment efforts. “When we launched Beyond Capital 11 years ago, we envisioned this exact arrangement with an aligned stakeholder,” said Eva Yazhari, Co-Founder and CEO of…

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Kellogg Company Thanks Partners Around the Globe Who Help Bring Food to the World’s Tables During This Difficult Time

Stuart Mitchell

Kellogg Company, responding to the unprecedented pandemic, is releasing a special advertisement to thank the front-line heroes who play an important role in supporting the global food chain. “During this time of tremendous uncertainty and deep concern, anything that brings us a little comfort or gives us a sense of normalcy is particularly welcome,” explained Steve Cahillane, Chairman and CEO, Kellogg Company. “Right now, sitting down to breakfast is more important than ever. That is why we are thanking everyone around the world who is working so hard to bring…

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PepsiCo Pledges $1 Million to No Kid Hungry And Encourages People to #GiveMealsGiveHope in a Collective Effort to Fight Child Food Insecurity Amid COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond

Stuart Mitchell

With the global health crisis driving school closures across the country, kids who rely on school for food have missed nearly 608 million meals to date. Because students urgently need support to meet their nutrition needs during this time of crisis, PepsiCo and the company’s philanthropic arm The PepsiCo Foundation announced the launch of Give Meals, Give Hope. It’s an initiative to help connect kids in need with critical food through a fundraising campaign with No Kid Hungry, a national campaign working to ensure every kid gets three meals a day…

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Worries About the Economy and the Health of Frontline Workers Top List of Concerns around COVID-19 Pandemic in America

Stuart Mitchell

The Ad Council has announced new research findings regarding Americans’ feelings, needs and fears in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The study found that 69 percent of Americans are most worried about the economy, with four in five Americans reporting that they have already been financially impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. The study examined public perceptions around the economy, health, connectedness and access to information to provide the resources necessary to support the American public.  The new weekly study, Coping with COVID-19, also found that while three in four Americans claim…

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ACLU Ramps Up Advocacy to Release Vulnerable People in Prisons and Jails with National TV Ads

Stuart Mitchell

The American Civil Liberties Union launched a nationwide television ad campaign, paired with a targeted ad buy in key states, urging federal, state, and local officials to release elderly and medically-vulnerable people from prisons and jails. The ads mark an escalation of the ACLU’s political advocacy and litigation efforts to save the most vulnerable from the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the pandemic’s start, ACLU and its state affiliates have filed more than 15 legal actions related to detention centers, prisons, and jails, and have led advocacy efforts nationwide, which have included…

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