Day: 21 February 2022

All Tomorrow’s Stories: The future of representation according to Gen Z Storytellers

Stuart Mitchell

We Are Social has collaborated with global entertainment company and leading webnovel platform Wattpad to develop a better understanding of the future of representation. Senior Cultural Insights Director, Susie Hogarth reflects on what inspired the project and why now is the right time for brands to plan how to build a more inclusive future in the industry and beyond. We include the blog below which is copyright to We Are Social and available to read here. Please check them out there are some great pieces on the site. When the…

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Enthuse launches annual Charity Pulse report

Stuart Mitchell

Enthuse are pleased to share the first of a new annual research programme we are undertaking – Charity Pulse.  Over the course of the pandemic, it’s been great to see the interest in their Donor Pulse findings, which look at donor trends and behaviours on a quarterly basis. We’re glad Donor Pulse has proved to be a valuable piece of research for the sector and now we hope this new annual study, based on the insights of decision makers in UK charities, can do exactly the same. The inaugural Charity Pulse…

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WRAP and Behaviour Change unite to fight the climate emergency

Stuart Mitchell

With concern over the climate emergency intensifying in the wake of COP26 but too little focus on the impact of individual consumption, sustainability NGO WRAP has joined forces with not-for-profit social enterprise Behaviour Change to fill this void. The partnership, effective from 5th January, brings together the two organisations’ distinct skillsets. These span behavioural insights and strategies, piloting, testing & scaling interventions and communicating with the public through established citizen campaigns across work with government, businesses, charities and foundations. It expands WRAP’s behaviour change capabilities on some of society’s most…

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Premier Foods team up with FareShare to help feed people across the UK

Stuart Mitchell

Premier Foods have teamed up with FareShare to provide the equivalent of 100,000 meals to help feed people across the UK. “Supporting local communities is a key pillar within our Enriching Life Plan and our target is to donate 1 million meals to people in need each year”Richard Martin, Chief Customer Officer at Premier Foods From January 1st to the 30th of September, 2022 Premier Foods will be running a ‘Win a dinner, Give a dinner’ on-pack competition on Oxo, Bisto, Paxo, Lloyd Grossman and Sharwood selected lines, exclusively in…

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iStock Awards $20,000 to Four Emerging Commercial Photographers, Videographers and Illustrators Globally as Part of Inaugural Inclusion Grant

Stuart Mitchell

iStock, a leader in affordable visual communications for the creative, entrepreneurial, student and SMB communities, today announces the four creative commercial artists chosen to receive its inaugural Inclusion Grant, designed to support them as they endeavour to draw attention to underrepresented communities through their work. The grant was open to commercial photographers, videographers and illustrators based in the U.S., UK, LATAM and Australia and is being awarded in partnership with U.S.-based organization Black Women Photographers, UK-based organization Creative Access, Fotografas Latam and Australia Council for the Arts. “This grant demonstrates…

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