Day: 13 August 2020

No Kid Hungry and Viola Davis: Four Months into COVID-19 Crisis, Report Shows Half of American Families are Living with Hunger

Stuart Mitchell

No Kid Hungry, a national campaign to end childhood hunger in America, announces Viola Davis as its newest National Spokesperson, joining as the campaign releases an in-depth research report on the state of childhood hunger in the U.S. four months into the COVID-19 crisis. With Davis lending her voice to amplify the report’s findings, “The Longest Summer: Childhood Hunger in the Wake of the Coronavirus” explores the impact of job loss and school closures on families across the country, particularly their ability to feed their children. Davis, who has been…

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Petco Foundation Matching COVID-19 Grants Spark $1.8M Community Support to Animal Welfare Organizations

Stuart Mitchell

Saving animals is difficult work during the best of times, but COVID-19 presented a host of new challenges to animal care organizations nationwide. The Petco Foundation issued special COVID-19 matching relief grants designed not only to provide direct funding but to spark additional community support for the “essential” animal welfare organizations during the pandemic.  The result was $1M in Petco Foundation support and an additional $807,000 of community support to continue the lifesaving work of 80 organizations across the country.   The Petco Foundation awarded matching COVID-19 grants to support…

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Liam Neeson Teams Up With It’s A Penalty Campaign To Help End Human Trafficking & Exploitation Globally

Stuart Mitchell

It’s a Penalty has announced its newest global film, “What is Human Trafficking?” Launched in collaboration with Actor Liam Neeson, It’s a Penalty’s short film is designed to educate the world about the misconceptions and the reality of human trafficking & exploitation happening globally. Neeson, captivates viewers as he explains critical information, including signs to watch for and ways to report human trafficking & exploitation. Throughout the film viewers learn how to help protect themselves, their loved ones and their communities. “We are honored to produce this important, powerful short…

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B2Gold Announces the Launch of its Namibian Rhino Gold Bar Campaign in North America to Support the Conservation and Protection of the Critically Endangered Black Rhinos

Stuart Mitchell

B2Gold Corp. is pleased to announce the launch of its Namibian Rhino Gold Bar campaign in North America to help support the conservation and protection of the critically endangered black rhinos, and the community-based rhino rangers and trackers who protect the rhinos, in Namibia, Southern Africa. This announcement coincided with the International Ranger Federation’s (“IRF”) World Ranger Day, which takes place annually on July 31. World Ranger Day was established on the 15th anniversary of the founding of the IRF and has been observed globally since 2007. The day, which…

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ASA – Trends in ad complaints during lockdown – a review – Marketing in the time of Covid-19

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Trends in ad complaints during lockdown – a review. I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. Unlocking our ad complaints As the phased easing of lockdown restrictions begins and we all look tentatively ahead, we’ve reviewed the complaint cases we received during the peak of the health crisis to see whether and how consumer concerns changed.…

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