Month: February 2023

EFA Certification Advanced Competence Framework launches to further strengthen fundraising leadership across Europe

Stuart Mitchell

The new EFA Certification Advanced Competence Framework has officially launched, with a focus on the competencies and skills required to lead and manage a successful and contemporary fundraising operation. Covering everything from strategic fundraising planning skills to team management, it enables dedicated educational programmes to be established that support fundraising professionals on their leadership journey, helping them develop, and be assessed on, the skills and competencies required to lead and manage a successful and contemporary fundraising operation. The Advanced Competence Framework handbook and application form are now available in the…

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Transparency on pay and working patterns needed as 96% of women in public affairs worry about the cost-of-living crisis

Stuart Mitchell

Effects on mental health, increased travel expenses, and low transparency on pay and working patterns are key areas of concern, according to latest figures from WiPA’s survey of public affairs professionals. The annual Women in Public Affairs (WiPA) survey, led by research agency Opinium, has revealed that an overwhelming majority (96%) of women working in the public affairs industry are worried about the cost-of-living crisis. Over half (51%) of respondents say they are worried about the impact on their mental health and are concerned that they will need to reduce…

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Total UK marketing budgets continue to grow despite looming UK recession

Stuart Mitchell

While the UK economy is widely expected to have entered a technical recession at the end of the year, the latest Q4 2022 IPA Bellwether Report signalled another quarter of total marketing budget growth across the final three months of 2022. Around one-fifth of survey respondents upwardly revised their total marketing spending in the fourth quarter (20.2%), while 18.0% registered budget cuts. Overall, the net balance recorded in positive territory for the seventh successive quarter (+2.2%) and marked the longest uninterrupted sequence of growth for four years. Overall, growth was…

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New European report reveals state of play in business’ decarbonization efforts to reach net zero by 2050

Stuart Mitchell

Atos has announced results from a new European report on decarbonization, published by independent research company Coleman Parkes Research. The study, prepared by Atos and Amazon Web Services (AWS), reveals business leaders’ attitudes and actions towards decarbonization, and how they are managing their efforts to reach net zero by 2050 – the target called for in the Paris Agreement in order to keep global warming to no more than 1.5°C[1]. Key findings show that rising costs and economic uncertainty are among the key obstacles to businesses’ decarbonization progress and that…

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Research from VCCP and APG reveals the industry needs to wake up to its image problem

Stuart Mitchell

Two significant pieces of new research published today by VCCP Group and the APG reveals that an “insider culture” is making careers in advertising feel inaccessible to young people from across the UK. The national survey of 2,000 16 – 24 year olds showed that around a fifth of young people (18%) feel that being unable to afford a move to London stops them from considering creative careers. This increases to a quarter of young people in some regions, such as the West Midlands. Only 35% of young people from working…

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