Day: 18 July 2020

Oxfam launches a home and gift rainbow range to send a message of hope as the world battles Covid-19

Stuart Mitchell

Oxfam has launched a new home and gift rainbow range to raise funds for its coronavirus emergency appeal and give hope to people fighting Covid-19. The limited edition Sourced By Oxfam collection, which is available to buy online, includes reusable lunchboxes and coffee cups, made from bamboo, featuring rainbow artwork. The items are ethically and sustainably sourced from craftspeople around the world, who are paid a fair wage for their work. The Glastonbury Festival website is also selling some of the rainbow range, helping to spread the message of hope.…

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UN launches ‘Pause. Take care before you share’ Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

The United Nations has launched a new initiative to foster behaviour change and counter the spread of misinformation regarding COVID-19 pandemic. The campaign, called Pause, asks digital users to take the time to think about what they share before posting it online. “One of the ways it [misinformation] is spreading is the way people are sharing”, Melissa Fleming, who oversees the UN’s global communications effort, said on the eve of the Pause campaign’s launch, chosen to coincide with Social Media Day. “The idea of pause is: take care before you…

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Julia and Hans Rausing Launch £10 million Charity Survival Fund

Stuart Mitchell

Julia and Hans Rausing are pleased to announce the launch of a new ‘Charity Survival Fund’. A total of £10 million will be made available to support charities in the UK, targeting small and medium size charities. The aim is to provide core funding to help charities overcome the impact of Covid-19, offsetting lost income. The charity funding gap has been brought into acute focus in recent weeks, with studies highlighting the stark reality that one in ten charities in the UK will be facing bankruptcy by the end of…

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IoF launch new series of recruitment guides for the fundraising community

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Institute of Fundraising has released a series of recruitment guides to support the fundraising profession to become a more equal, diverse and inclusive profession where we recruit for “culture add”, not “culture fit”. The Change Collective guides have been produced for the fundraising community to help them consider the actions and decision they can take to achieve a more diverse fundraising workforce. The guides include an additional element to reflect on recruiting during the coronavirus crisis. Each guide has been developed with expert advice from recruitment agencies and…

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Comic Relief delivers £3.4 million fund for BAME-led projects worst hit by Covid-19

Stuart Mitchell

Hundreds of small grass roots charitable projects across the UK are set to benefit from a new £3.4 million fund from Comic Relief, which aims to help vulnerable communities by supporting Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) projects struggling to continue their services because of the pandemic. Recent worrying reports have highlighted the disproportionate health impact of Covid-19 on Black and Asian people across the UK. Many small grassroots projects who work directly with these communities are also facing financial crisis and closure due to the pandemic, according to findings…

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