Day: 17 September 2023

A Case for Women Campaign Warns Women About Upcoming Deadline to Pursue Legal Action for Sexual Assault

Stuart Mitchell

A Case for Women, an organization dedicated to educating women about taking civil legal action, is alerting women in the state of New York that the window to file a lawsuit for sexual abuse is closing in November 2023. This window allows for women who were sexually assaulted outside of the state’s typical statute of limitations to file lawsuits, but the lawsuits must be on file by November 24, 2023. This statute applies broadly to sexual abuse that occurred in the past, especially related to an organization or entity, and…

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Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC partners with Florida Prepaid College Foundation to Launch $2.8M Scholarship Program

Stuart Mitchell

Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida) is excited to announce a ten-year, multi-million dollar commitment to award graduating high school students with scholarships to attend Florida postsecondary public institutions. Coke Florida’s donation will be matched dollar for dollar by the Florida Prepaid College Foundation to fund the dreams of 250 economically disadvantaged students. The newly established Coke Florida Refreshing Minds Scholarship will cover tuition and most fees for students attending a Florida public four-year university, two-year college, or technical/vocational school. “We are committed to strengthening the communities we serve across…

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Grapevine Closes $1.85M Total Seed Round & Delivers $25 Million To Nonprofits To Democratize Philanthropic Giving

Stuart Mitchell

Grapevine, the collaborative giving platform that’s connecting people to grow the greater good through Giving Circles, announced that they have raised $1.67m in equity financing with an additional $180,000 in grants, making this total seed round $1.85m. The round was led by PJC with new participating investors Ulu Ventures, WTI, Social Good Fund, and Focus Impact Partners, joining existing investors in this round such as Notation, Ground Squirrel Ventures, and Overton Venture Capital. Alex Wilson & Pat Duffy, (Co-Founders at The Giving Block) and Geng Wang, (CEO and Cofounder, Civic…

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Episode 12 of CIPR’s Engage Podcast Out Now; What’s the Value of Brand?

Stuart Mitchell

“That’s how brands work; they’re emotive and they live in the hearts and minds of the recipient. It’s our job as marketers to have a very clear articulation of our brand and to try to act and behave according to our brand purpose and principles and values and personality so that hopefully we create a fairly consistent perception among those recipients of who we are and what we do and why we might be suitable for them.”  Stephen Cheliotis, Global Brand Insight Director at Gravity Global and Chairperson at Superbrands…

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Member States agree on International Day of Care and Support: A milestone for gender equality and sustainable societies

Stuart Mitchell

The United Nations General Assembly, through a groundbreaking resolution (A/RES/77/317), has proclaimed an International Day of Care and Support, to be commemorated on 29 October. The resolution calls upon Member States, the UN system, civil society, the private sector, academia, and the public to observe the international day annually. It acknowledges the disproportionate burden of unpaid care and domestic work on women and girls and highlights the need to address these structural barriers, which hinder women’s empowerment. Member States agree on International Day of Care and Support: A milestone for…

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