Month: June 2021

nfpSynergy reveal how the pandemic has shaped charity donations

Stuart Mitchell

nfpSynergy have published a mini-report sharing their data on the way that the pandemic has affected charity donation patterns. Key points include: 69% of the general public said they had recently donated to charity pre-pandemic. This had fallen to just 55% as of March 2021. There is little differentiation across gender with both male and female groups showing a reduction. There are, however, large differences across age groups. The younger age groups remain stable in their donations whilst we have witnessed significant drops for the 35 years and above groups.…

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Hachette UK’s Accessibility network signs partnership with Mencap

Stuart Mitchell

Hachette UK’s Accessibility Network, which supports those with disabilities & neurodiversities to create, to read, to access and to work, has announced a partnership with Mencap, the UK’s leading learning disability charity, to deliver talks, fundraiser activities and awareness-raising events starting from May 2021. The partnership aims to raise awareness and improve understanding of learning disability, by generating as much visibility of people with a learning disability as possible to reduce the everyday stigma and misunderstanding this group face. People with a learning disability face huge inequality every day of…

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WRAP’s £1 million funding strengthens FareShare across 16 regions

Stuart Mitchell

WRAP, a leading environmental charity, has played a key part in helping FareShare double the amount of food delivered during the pandemic. The total funding of more than £1,000,000, provided through the Resource Action Fund and Covid-19 Emergency Surplus Food Grant, has supported FareShare in 16 regions across England. These grants ensured vulnerable people had access to much-needed meals at a time of urgent need. “WRAP has been incredible. In the past year, the support has had a direct impact on our capacity to source, store and deliver food. Their…

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Kingspan Launches New Product Circularity Framework

Stuart Mitchell

Global building industry leader Kingspan recently published its inaugural “Planet Passionate” Sustainability Report, reviewing the first year of progress in the 10-year strategy it launched in December 2019. As part of this they have relased further details on their new Product Circularity Framework, below is their post showcasing their announcement: The climate emergency has highlighted the fact that we need to act on several fronts to build resilience and reduce carbon, protecting our future and that of our planet. The traditional linear economy (take, make, waste) that we currently operate…

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UK Team Win Gold at Young PR Lions

Stuart Mitchell

Gigi Rice and Elle Bellwood, creatives at Hope and Glory, have today become the first ever UK winners of the Cannes Young PR Lions competition. The team from Ireland, Orna Clarke and Lughan Deane won Silver, and from Taiwan, Ya Ting Chien and Tze Yu Yeh claimed Bronze. Elle and Gigi won the UK heat as freelancers earlier in the year, beating 60 other teams. At the global final, they competed against 24 national winners to be crowned the world’s best. Teams had 24 hours to create a global campaign…

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