Day: 26 May 2024

£12 million National Lottery cash injection to support communities to come together across the UK, as new report shows value of community

Stuart Mitchell

The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest community funder in the UK, has awarded a vital £12 million cash injection to support communities to come together across the UK. Communities from Glasgow to Kent will benefit from the first nine projects to be awarded through The UK Fund – one of the funder’s bold commitments as part of its new strategy, It starts with community, to tackle some of the big social issues facing UK communities. The announcement comes as The National Lottery Community Fund launches a new report, revealing…

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De-aging technology reunites Rachel Yankey OBE with her nine-year-old self to spark a debate about confidence

Stuart Mitchell

As the world anticipated the UEFA Women’s Champions League Final in Bilbao, Spain, Gatorade research* reveals 40% of teen girls lack confidence in sport, a key driver to the athletes of tomorrow dropping out of sports. As part of its commitment to help 2.5 million teens worldwide access the transformative power of sport by 2030, Gatorade confronts the issue of confidence by unveiling an emotive film where former England footballer, Rachel Yankey OBE, talks confidence with a version of her younger self, created using de-aging technology. Gatorade research* reveals 40%…

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Air pollution is biggest climate concern for school children

Stuart Mitchell

On last month’s Earth Day, secondary school students in Milton Keynes shared their biggest worries about climate change and the environment, and ideas about how technology can offer solutions to the issues.   The school partnered with The Access Group, a leading provider of business management software with customers at more than 9,000 learning institutions, schools and academies in the UK, to encourage secondary students to discuss climate change and global warming, how it affects them and the impact it will have on future generations.   Students from Glebe Farm School said…

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10-year core funding for infrastructure organisations in London

Stuart Mitchell

City Bridge Foundation’s Anchor Programme has already awarded almost £14m to second-tier charities working to make the capital a fairer place and to bring about systems change. Now, London’s biggest independent funder is taking expressions of interest for the second and final phase of funding, which will award around £15 million. Organisations can apply for a maximum of £1.5 million for up to 10 years. The scheme is aimed at infrastructure organisations which support frontline charities tackling marginalisation among people with one or more protected characteristic such as race, sexuality, gender…

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Tide’s Loads of Hope Celebrates National Laundry Day with Donation to Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC) Canada

Stuart Mitchell

To celebrate national laundry day, Tide, has announced a two-year commitment to RMHC Canada. As part of the brand’s Ambition 2030 goals to expand its Loads of Hope program tenfold, Tide will be donating $400,000.00 over the next two years to RMHC Canada to help provide families the comforts of home by enhancing, supporting, and/or expanding laundry programs at Ronald McDonald House and Family Room locations across the country. Across Canada, RMHC cares for the emotional and physical wellbeing of families with sick children who must travel long distances to…

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