Month: April 2020

The Prince’s Trust and NatWest launch £5million grant fund for young entrepreneurs affected by coronavirus

Stuart Mitchell

The Prince’s Trust and NatWest have today announced the launch of a £5million fund to help young entrepreneurs across the UK to keep their businesses afloat during the coronavirus crisis. The Prince’s Trust and NatWest Enterprise Relief Fund is available to entrepreneurs aged 18-30, who can apply for grants and tailored support from today. Grants can be used to maintain core business operations during the crisis, as well as meet any existing financial commitments, such as paying for essential equipment or settling invoices from suppliers. In conjunction with these grants,…

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STV offers ‘Local Lifeline’ to charities and local businesses

Stuart Mitchell

Broadcaster STV launches its Local Lifeline initiative, an extension of STV’s successful Growth Fund, which will support local businesses and charities impacted by the coronavirus pandemic by providing free on-air and online advertising. STV has committed £1m of airtime to charities and businesses who are working tirelessly to sustain their organisations whilst helping the most vulnerable in our communities. The campaign will celebrate local businesses which are permitted to be open at this time and are adapting and innovating to help others whilst they are unable to operate their usual service.…

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Thyngs partners with Charities Trust to create free solution to help brands fundraise for charities

Stuart Mitchell

To help the charity sector and brands tackle the estimated £4.3bn of income loss which is expected over the coming 12 weeks, Thyngs – the physical-digital payment platform – has partnered with Charities Trust to help the charity sector by enabling any brand to raise funds via their own physical products & services. This anticipated hit comes as a direct result from Coronavirus (COVID-19) social distancing measures which are impacting crucial revenue streams that come from methods of fundraising that require some degree of social interaction, from collection tins at…

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Irish react to homeless crisis with leading levels of generosity

Stuart Mitchell

Homelessness is the number one cause donated to by the Irish, according to the first comprehensive study of giving trends in the country. The study from the Charities Aid Foundation, carried out in partnership with Philanthropy Ireland, is released just weeks after an Irish election campaign in which housing shortages and homelessness were key issues for voters. The Irish are consistently among the world’s most generous countries and this study found that people in Ireland are also more likely that elsewhere to help the homeless with more than one in…

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Millionth Formula One fridge fitted in new Sainsbury’s store as supermarket drives toward becoming Net Zero by 2040

Stuart Mitchell

Sainsbury’s is fitting its 400,000th Aerofoil to fridges in its new Battersea Park Station store today, meaning all of its convenience stores and supermarkets are now fitted with the innovative energy saving technology. The news follows Sainsbury’s announcement in January 2020 where it pledged to invest £1 billion over the next 20 years to become a Net Zero business in its own operation by 2040 – 10 years ahead of UK government legislation. Pioneers of the innovative technology, Sainsbury’s was the first supermarket to install Aerofoils in 2017. After undertaking…

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