Day: 23 August 2020

For Good Causes brings the ‘most emotionally engaging reward’

Stuart Mitchell

UK fin-tech company For Good Causes – which already enables consumers to donate their loyalty points, cash back and air miles to over 20,000 charities via brands like Vodafone, BP, Quidco and Rakuten – has announced it has expanded beyond the loyalty sector. Since its national launch in April, For Good Causes has seen thousands of consumers donate to over 2,000 charities with an average loyalty-funded donation value of £6.74. In June, the average donation value increased to £27.02 as brand campaigns featuring the For Good Causes gift card were…

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£300k Funding for road safety projects announced

Stuart Mitchell

New funding announced in response to the impact Covid-19 has had on UK roads for charities, local authorities, and community groups. Road Safety Trust, a charity dedicated to making the UK’s roads the safest in the world, will open its Small Grants Plus Programme to applications on 15th September for five weeks. The scheduled Small Grants Programme was suspended in March 2020 and the reintroduction of it has been modified to encourage applications that respond to changing road use and emerging road safety issues as a result of the Covid-19…

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G’s diverts more than 1 million meals to vulnerable people across the UK through FareShare partnership

Stuart Mitchell

Salad and vegetable producer G’s has diverted more than 450 tonnes of nutritious, surplus veg to the UK’s biggest food charity – enough to create more than 1 million meals for vulnerable people. “As we enter a recession it is likely we will see a significant increase in the number of people experiencing hardship and placed at risk of hunger. With the support of companies like G’s we’re gearing up to ensure we can continue getting healthy fresh food to those who need it most, now and in the difficult…

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Lloyds Banking Group launches The Big Conversation

Stuart Mitchell

Business and industry leaders, community members, political representatives and expert voices across the UK’s nations and regions will participate in conversations about the road to recovery from the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic as part of an ambitious grassroots programme being launched by Lloyds Banking Group this summer. As part of The Big Conversation: Helping Britain Recover, Lloyds Banking Group will run a series of virtual events, initially focusing on small and medium-sized businesses, bringing together local and regional voices to explore the best road to recovery for their…

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Amazon Project Zero Launches in Seven New Countries

Stuart Mitchell

Amazon has announced the expansion of Project Zero to seven new countries – Australia, Brazil, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Turkey, and the UAE – making it available in 17 countries where Amazon has a store. Project Zero combines Amazon’s advanced technology, machine learning, and innovation with the sophisticated knowledge that brands have of their own intellectual property so we can together drive counterfeits to zero. Launched in 2019, Project Zero builds on Amazon’s long-standing work and investments to ensure that customers always receive authentic goods when shopping on Amazon. Over…

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