Year: 2020

Bates Wells launches free Crisis Decision Tool

Stuart Mitchell

Bates Wells’ have launched a new online tool which guides charities and social enterprises through next steps on insolvency, merger, collaboration, cost cutting, raising finance Bates Wells’ new Crisis Decision Tool aims to help charities, social enterprises and other non-profit entities facing financial difficulty, who are unsure of the next steps to take. The free and easy-to-use tool provides clearly structured, tailored guidance on what options are available. The user just needs to answer up to six questions to receive a detailed report on the options covering merger, collaboration, cost…

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Tesco Mobile partners with Crisis to bring ‘lifeline’ of connectivity to people experiencing homelessness in Great Britain

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco Mobile and Crisis have announced the start of an ambitious two-year partnership aiming to help thousands of people experiencing homelessness across Britain to reconnect with society. The importance of connectivity Our new partnership aims to combat growing issues around digital exclusion and, in the first year, will include an initial donation of £700,000 worth of phones, devices and connectivity (connectivity relating to data, minutes and texts). Mobile connection can provide a lifeline; It can bring us closer together, closer to society and can help to provide access to essential…

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Catalyst & The National Lottery Community Fund COVID-19 Digital Response

Stuart Mitchell

We’re helping charities develop solutions to their data, design and digital challenges to delivering essential services, so that they can better support people and communities affected by COVID-19. The COVID-19 Digital Response is being delivered by CAST on behalf of the Catalyst network, and is being funded by The National Lottery Community Fund. It will help address urgent issues which affect the most vulnerable. Around £1.75 million will be made available in direct grants to nonprofits. This fund is aimed at enabling networks of charitable organisations to develop their digital, data…

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CAP – Making sure your employment ads are a job well done

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: On the road again: Making sure your employment ads are a job well done. 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. Job hunting is stressful at the best of times and it isn’t helped by job ads that aren’t truthful about a role. Think how much harder it is if applicants can’t fully trust the job…

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Gotham Book Prize Created to Help NYC’s Writers in the Midst of Pandemic Recovery

Stuart Mitchell

As New York City and its arts community enters a challenging recovery from COVID-19, recognizing what makes the city so special and unique is more important than ever. In an effort to help New York’s writers and celebrate the city’s unique vitality and diversity, Bradley Tusk and Howard Wolfson have announced a new award, the Gotham Book Prize, to encourage and honor writing about the city. The Gotham Book Prize will be awarded annually to the best book published that calendar year (both works of fiction and nonfiction are eligible)…

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