Month: September 2022

Getty Images Editorial Photography and Program Grants Uncover Local Stories of Global Challenges

Stuart Mitchell

Getty Images, a preeminent global visual content creator and marketplace, has today announced the recipients of US $45,000 in editorial grants focused on supporting both individual photojournalists and organisations which enable documentary photography. Grant for Editorial Photography: Forced Displacement Getty Images offered three grants of US $5,000 each to photographers and videographers reporting stories of forced displacement, showing how people around the world have been forced to flee their homes due to persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations, climate change, or events seriously disturbing public order. The recipients include Rebecca…

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Illinois Legal Aid Organizations Awarded $600,000 in Grants to Improve Pro Bono Services 

Stuart Mitchell

The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) has announced that it is awarding more than $600,000 in Pro Bono Innovation Fund grants to two Illinois legal aid providers. Land of Lincoln Legal Aid will receive $369,179 and Legal Aid of Chicago (LAC) will receive $256,496.   These are two of 15 legal aid organizations receiving a grant. In total, LSC is awarding $4.75 million to support the growth of pro bono legal services for low-income Americans.   Last year, 74% of low-income households faced at least one civil legal problem, according to LSC’s recently…

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The One Club Announces 22 Young Creatives From 13 Countries As 2022 Portfolio Night All-Stars

Stuart Mitchell

The One Club for Creativity today announced the latest group of Portfolio Night All-Stars, the top young creatives as selected by industry professionals from each of the city hosts around the world who participated in its Portfolio Night 2022, held in June. Long recognized as the world’s largest advertising portfolio review program, Portfolio Night is a fast-paced evening of advice, networking and recruitment that takes place in dozens of cities across the globe to help the next generation of creative talent enter the industry.   A highlight of this one-of-a-kind…

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Help to Grow Digital and Vodafone business.connected programmes will provide SMEs with tools for survival and growth  

Stuart Mitchell

Businesses across the UK are being urged to harness the power of digital marketing if they want to navigate inflation challenges and protect against a potential looming recession. With fresh business support measures unveiled by the Government last week under its Help to Grow Digital scheme – and the extension of the Vodafone business.connected initiative which offers a raft of free online training to businesses – one tech provider claims there has never been a more crucial time for companies to bolster their digital marketing skills.  According to Michael Carlin, CEO and Founder of Zym, firms without…

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International Paper and the Paper and Packaging Board Partner Up to Encourage Residential Recycling

Stuart Mitchell

International Paper has partnered with the Paper and Packaging Board on the Box to Nature campaign. Box to Nature is an industry-wide initiative to encourage box manufacturers to work with brands and ecommerce customers to print an informative consumer message on boxes to increase residential recycling rates. According to The Recycling Partnership, an estimated 40% of ecommerce boxes shipped to consumers are recovered for recycling1. While consumers want to be more conscious of their environmental footprint: Approximately 2 in 3 consumers confess they do not always recycle3 46% of consumers…

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