Month: May 2020

John Lewis Partnership Announces £1.4m Donation to Local Charities and designs mug to raise funds in aid of NHS Charities Together

Stuart Mitchell

The John Lewis Partnership has today announced that it will donate a further £1.4m to around 3,000 local charities who are helping those most in need during the pandemic. This brings the total amount of support given by the Partnership to local communities – primarily food banks, those supporting the elderly, homeless and those most at risk from coronavirus – to over £2.7m The £1.4m announced today will be distributed to local charities who have existing relationships with Waitrose and John Lewis shops. £500,000 will be put into a new…

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Call for Nominations – 2021 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards

Stuart Mitchell

Scientists from around the world are invited to nominate candidates for the 2021 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards. The 2021 International Awards will designate five outstanding researchers in Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science, each working in one of the following regions: Africa and the Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, North America. The five laureates will be selected by an international jury for their contribution to scientific advancement and will receive their Awards – €100,000 each – in March 2021 in…

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A change is on the cards for charity donations with the launch of For Good Causes

Stuart Mitchell

For Good Causes – the UK-based fin-tech company – has officially launches its innovative new scheme which is set to transform the way consumers and retailers donate to charity. For several years UK charities have been under increasing pressure as demand for their services rise, at a time when fundraising is impacted on many fronts. Now as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, charities are forecasting a 48% decline in voluntary donations despite a 43% increase in demand, according to research by the Institute of Fundraising.  Following a successful pilot,…

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Virgin Money Giving reveals innovative new chapter of fundraising with World of Books

Stuart Mitchell

Virgin Money Giving has partnered with World of Books Group, the biggest retailer of second hand books in the UK, in an innovative partnership which will help fundraisers maximise their donation potential via the service provided by Ziffit and drive additional money to charities. At a time when charities and fundraisers are looking for new ways to raise much needed funds, donors and charities are able to recycle not only their unwanted books but also DVD’s and computer games using the free trade-in online service. Donors enter the details of…

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Marketing in the Time of COVID-19 Guest blogs

Stuart Mitchell

We don’t do a lot of guest blogs or posts here despite being asked a lot but I’m thinking of doing a series of guest blogs/interviews entitled “Marketing in the time fo COVID-19”. I envision some blogs, or just straight interviews if people are conmfortable with that where marketers, could write about what they’ve been up to, how they’ve changed things and what they’ve learned, and maybe where some charities can talk about how the pandemic has changed their marketing focus and what they’re doing.I think it would be really…

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