Head to head study of charity led vs participant led fundraising campaigns

Fundraising appeals led by the people they intend to help can raise more money and be more effective than those created by the charity itself – according to new research by the University of East Anglia and University of the Arts London (UAL). In partnership with Amref Health Africa, the ‘Who Owns the Story?’ study involved two appeal packs going head-to-head with supporters, the first time live financial responses to fundraising campaigns have been tested by a charity. Charities and international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) are often criticised for the use of…

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Uzbek cotton is free from systemic child labour and forced labour

An estimated two million children have been taken out of child labour and half a million adults out of forced labour since the reform process of the Uzbekistan’s cotton sector began seven years ago. According to the forthcoming 2021 ILO Third-Party Monitoring Report of the Cotton Harvest in Uzbekistan based on eleven thousand interviews with cotton pickers, 99 per cent of those involved in the 2021 cotton harvest worked voluntarily. All provinces and districts had very few or no forced labour cases. About one per cent were subject to direct…

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Channel 4 and Motion Content Group launch Fund for ethnically diverse-led indies

Channel 4 and Motion Content Group have launched a multi-million pound fund to boost commissions from small and medium sized ethnically diverse-led production companies. The Channel 4 and Motion Content Group Diverse Indies Fund will be editorially overseen by Channel 4 Senior Commissioning Editor Vivienne Molokwu. For Motion Content Group (part of GroupM, WPP’s media investment group), the fund will be managed by Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Deep Sehgal. The new and dedicated fund is designed to support ethnically diverse-led companies and is about backing and bringing to…

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Amnesty announces Media Awards finalists

Amnesty International UK has announced finalists of the Amnesty Media Awards 2022, a prestigious set of awards that have now been running for 30 years. The winners of this year’s awards will be announced at a ceremony in London, hosted by Krishan Guru-Murthy on Wednesday 4 May 2022. The 11 award categories celebrate excellence in human rights journalism over the past year and applaud the courage and determination of journalists and editors who sometimes put their lives on the line to report on vital human rights issues. The judging panels…

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UK Youth and Julia and Hans Rausing to provide £10 million boost to youth sector

The UK Youth Fund – Thriving Minds is a direct response to the mounting evidence UK Youth, a leading charity in the sector, received when it joined forces with Julia and Hans Rausing during the pandemic to distribute £1.3 million in small, flexible grants. Over 750 youth workers highlighted their concerns regarding significant deterioration in the mental health of the young people with whom they work. Youth workers across the UK Youth Movement, which includes over 8,000 youth organisations, have also reported seeing significant rises in young people seeking help…

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