Month: August 2022

Forager Project® and Veganuary Join Forces to Make Kid-Friendly Plant-Based Eating Healthy, Easy, and Fun

Stuart Mitchell

Forager Project®, creator of organic, dairy-free, vegan foods, has teamed up with Veganuary, the nonprofit organization that encourages people to try vegan for the month of January each year, to launch the Vegan School Lunch Challenge. The challenge aims to inspire more families to eat plant-based lunches at least once a week that are healthy, nutritious, and fun for kids. The Vegan School Lunch Challenge kicks off on August 16 and provides parents with free tools, education, and resources to make it easy to teach their kids healthy habits for…

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MuslimGiving launches new crowdfunding platform

Stuart Mitchell

MuslimGiving has unveiled their newest product, CrowdGiving. CrowdGiving launched on the day of Arafat, a day of supplication and sacrifice. They posted the following description of the new product on their website here: On the greatest day of the year for Muslims, MuslimGiving is excited to unveil their newest product, CrowdGiving. Instead of raising money for a charitable organisation, you can now also raise money for a personal or individual cause you are passionate about. Your funds are sent directly into your bank account so that you can access them…

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Twitch Charity makes charity streams easier and more charitable

Stuart Mitchell

Attempting to make charity streams easier to use, Twitch has beta-launched a new fundraising stream feature – Twitch Charity. There is a post on the website that tells us more about it: Charity streams are a core part of what makes Twitch a wonderful place. The generosity, the community, the sense of belonging and solidarity — it’s a beautiful experience and entirely a product of the communities and streamers who make Twitch go ‘round. We wanted to make these moments do even more good so, say hello to the new…

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Third Sector to exit print after 30 years

Stuart Mitchell

Third Sector, the UK’s leading subscription magazine for the voluntary and not-for-profit sector, will end its print run in October and transition to a digital-first offering. The title launched in the early 1990s, as a fortnightly magazine featuring sector news and an extensive recruitment section. It was acquired by Haymarket Media Group in 2002 and it stepped up to weekly publication, produced by an editorial team of 20. In 2014, the magazine reduced its frequency to monthly, then bi-monthly, as Third Sector invested in new channels including a wider variety…

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RNLI already third largest UK charity on TikTok just one week after launch

Stuart Mitchell

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has gained more than 100,000 new social media followers and 4M views within days of launching on TikTok. The short-form video hosting service has swept the online world and the lifesaving charity is now third only in the UK sector on TikTok behind the Black Country Living Museum and the British Red Cross. That instant success has also propelled the RNLI through the 1M barrier for followers across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and now TikTok. RNLI Strategic Social Media Manager Athar Abidi said: ‘Our…

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