International Olympic Committee takes leadership role in UN Women Sports for Generation Equality initiative

A few days after having made landmark decisions demonstrating that gender equality is a reality at the olympic games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has taken a leadership role in the UN Women Sports for Generation Equality initiative, which aims to advance gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in and through sport. The initiative was launched today by UN Women in partnership with the IOC. The sports movement is invited to join the Initiative to accelerate progress on a set of common principles and aligned objectives that…

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Virgin Money Giving launches free-to-use corporate fundraising tools

Virgin Money Giving has launched a brand new set of fundraising tools specifically for businesses. From Tuesday 10th March businesses can sign up to Virgin Money Giving and create their own branded fundraising hubs in minutes and free of charge, taking away the stress often associated with corporate fundraising and making it much more accessible for smaller organisations. As more and more businesses look to put purpose and social good at the heart of their strategies, there is a huge opportunity for charities to build new relationships with them. According…

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IBM and Cisco partner to support remote teaching and charity work across the UK

IBM and Cisco have joined forces to offer teachers in over 24,000 schools and staff in over 185,000 charities across the UK free access to video conferencing through use of the Cisco Webex web conferencing tool. The technology offers simple and intuitive features for online collaboration in response to the challenges of the COVID-19 outbreak. To support new users get started IBM and Cisco employees are volunteering their time to help install the video-conferencing technology and provide ongoing guidance to maximise the tools. The pandemic and resulting lockdown pose huge challenges for…

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New Police Scotland campaign tackles consequences of online child abuse

Police Scotland has launched its latest campaign targeting sexual predators who groom and abuse children online. With lockdown in place across Scotland, people are now at home for long periods of time, prompting more internet use and increasing the opportunity for predators to target children online. The new #GetHelpOrGetCaught campaign proactively targets men who are either already offending or at risk of offending. It features a film which challenges behaviour and asks the question: if you wouldn’t do it in the real world, why groom and abuse children in the…

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Channel 4 launches new #StayAtHome campaign starring host of famous faces

Channel 4 has revealed its brand new #StayAtHome campaign which launched across Easter weekend and created to amplify the important public health message to Stay Home, Save Lives. A series of 10 second, fly-on-the-wall style films, self-shot by a host of well-known Channel 4 faces reveal the celebrities carrying out mundane tasks at home during lockdown. These include Jon Snow ironing his ties, Big Narstie mowing the lawn, Scarlett Moffatt pairing her socks, Katherine Ryan ‘painting’ a self-portrait, Joe Lycett cleaning the kitchen cupboard, Krishnan Guru-Murthy sharpening pencils and more.…

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