Month: September 2021

Episode 4 of CIPR’s Engage podcast out now; Inspiring Social Purpose

Stuart Mitchell

“I look at the talent and the creativity and the energy that there is in the PR industry and think there’s a real opportunity for that industry to become agents of this positive change. We’ve got the access, we’ve got the networks, we’ve got the influence, we’ve got the skills to really get in and help to change the way companies are behaving, not just work with them to try and improve how they’re communicating.”Matt Appleby, director at Grow Social Capital The new episode of CIPR’s quarterly ‘Engage’ podcast is out today. Episode four -‘Inspiring Social Purpose’ – explores what social purpose…

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PRCA echoes US calls for media freedom protection in Afghanistan

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) has declared its support for efforts by the US media to protect journalists in Afghanistan. The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post published a rare joint letter to the U.S. government this week calling on the administration to protect journalists and free speech. The letter states: As employers, we are looking for support for our colleagues and as journalists we’re looking for an unequivocal signal that the government will stand behind the free press. PRCA Director-General Francis Ingham MPRCA commented: “The tragic events…

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Leading Youth Charities join forces to solve the biggest post pandemic barriers for young people

Stuart Mitchell

Leading social mobility charities Speakers for Schools, UK Youth and Young Enterprise have joined forces to solve the biggest post-pandemic barriers facing young people. They are launching Youth Card, a free app that places career preparing opportunities directly into the hands of young people across the UK.The app aggregates the three charities’ own services, including: Access to the UK Youth network (currently standing at over 7000 youth organisations, providing youth work, outdoor learning and skills development activities.) Young Enterprise’s financial and enterprise programmes to develop skills, confidence and enterprising mindsets…

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UN Women launches a new flagship report, “Beyond COVID-19: A Feminist Plan for Sustainability

Stuart Mitchell

UN Women is launching a new flagship report, “Beyond COVID-19: A Feminist Plan for Sustainability and Social Justice”, which calls for governments to ensure the COVID-19 recovery shapes a more gender equal and sustainable world. The COVID-19 pandemic has drawn attention to three urgent crises – on jobs, care and the environment – that undermine gender equality and threaten the survival of people and planet. The need for a plan to recover and transform economies has never been clearer. Drawing on the latest available data and the contributions of more than…

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NHSBT launches funding to increase support for living kidney donation following report

Stuart Mitchell

A new report published by NHS Blood and Transplant shows the impact of Covid-19 on organ donation and transplantation amongst Black, Asian and Mixed Race and minority ethnic patients, and in particular the effects of a reduction in living donation. The pandemic has had a significant impact on the numbers of living donor kidney transplants that could be performed, and as a result, the number of life-changing transplants, able to take place. While 444 patients were able to receive a transplant from a living donor over the year – an…

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