Year: 2020

Barnardo’s and FCB Inferno launch latest ‘Believe In Me’ awareness-raising film

Stuart Mitchell

This generation of children will need support to help them cope with the lasting effects of bereavement and loss long after the crisis is over, to avoid a long-term impact to their mental health and wellbeing. This is the message from Barnardo’s on the same day the charity broadcasts the latest TV advert in its Believe in Me campaign, highlighting the importance of support services for children and young people who have experienced bereavement, loss or grief. The leading national children’s charity says this is the situation for thousands of…

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Charity on a mission to prevent 1,074,000 rabies deaths by 2030.

Stuart Mitchell

Mission Rabies, the charity dedicated to eliminating Rabies worldwide, announced its new campaign “The Final Rabies Generation” that launches today on World Rabies Day. The Campaign aims to raise awareness for their life-saving programs in countries including; India, Malawi, Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Cambodia, where the projects have already vaccinated over 1.3m dogs since they began in 2013. The Charity vaccinates dogs because 99% of all human rabies cases are caused by an infected dog bite. Mass-culling of dogs doesn’t work, and is desperately cruel – but…

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Product Giving Alliance supports up to 16,700 charities during the pandemic and urges businesses to commit to goods and service donation for the long term

Stuart Mitchell

Launched in May 2020, the Product Giving Alliance unites four charities, Charity Digital, FareShare, In Kind Direct and International Health Partners, to make supporting communities the easy option for companies, manufacturers and retailers. As Covid-19 took hold across the world, the Alliance has provided digital support and training, food, essential consumer goods and medical supplies worth almost £60m to charities in the UK and overseas already this year. The Product Giving Alliance provides a single solution for any business wanting to use their goods and services to benefit society. First…

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People’s Postcode Lottery raises £600 Million For Good Causes

Stuart Mitchell

Players of People’s Postcode Lottery have now provided over £600 Million for good causes. Since 2005, #Postcode Lottery players have raised the incredible nine-figure sum which has supported thousands of charities and good causes. Also, since January 2020 players have already raised almost £89 Million for good causes this year. That’s nearly £13 Million each month in vital funding for the sector at a time when it’s needed most. This funding benefits charities and good causes working to end loneliness and isolation, support those living with cancer and their families,…

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CITES, WWF and TRAFFIC Release New Guide to Identify Smuggled Ivory

Stuart Mitchell

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