Day: 17 October 2024

Charities Aid Foundation marks 100 years with record distributions to support local and global causes

Stuart Mitchell

The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) distributed £1.132 billion on behalf of individuals and businesses in its last financial year, increasing by £108 million compared to the previous year. The Trustees Report for 2023/24 highlights how these funds helped hundreds of thousands of charities in every part of the UK and around the world. The Charities Aid Foundation marks its centenary this year after being created in 1924 as part of the National Council of Social Service, now the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO), to encourage giving to charities, before…

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Scholarship programme prepares refugees to build brighter futures after graduation

Stuart Mitchell

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for more investment in higher education for refugees and more employment opportunities for refugee graduates to help realize their potential. In many countries, refugees continue to struggle to access higher education on an equal footing with nationals due to a lack of inclusive education policies, capacity constraints, prohibitive fees and administrative or bureaucratic impediments. “Without policy and implementation changes, access to higher education cannot translate into sustainable livelihoods in a systematic way,” said Kelly T. Clements, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees.…

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Golden Drum Winners of 2024 are Announced!

Stuart Mitchell

The 2024 Golden Drum juries recognized exceptional creative work, bestowing a total of 62 Bronze Drums, 58 Silver Drums, 37 Golden Drums, and 17 Grand Prix awards, out of the 223 shortlisted entries.  The prestigious Agency of the Year, powered by A1 Slovenija, was granted to LePub, Milan, while the honours for Network of the Year went to McCann Worldgroup.  Heineken received the coveted Brand Grand Prix for their outstanding creative achievement. The prestigious Creative Director of the Year accolade, powered by Elan, was awarded to Bartosz Jeglejewski, the creative director from McCann Poland behind the campaign “Room for Everyone.”  The Independent Agency of the Year title,…

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Octopus Energy rolls out innovative solar investment on French farms

Stuart Mitchell

Octopus Energy’s generation arm announces a new solar investment that will save French farmers millions of euros, as it rapidly ramps up its green energy activity in the country. Octopus has added 100 rooftop solar projects on French farms to its portfolio through its acquisition of Sungen 10 from ELECO. Octopus will work with ELECO and local partners to build up to 100MW new rooftop solar projects at hundreds of French farms by 2030. The partners will build large sheds with solar panels on the rooftops on farmers’ land. Farmers…

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Interpublic Expands Integrated Health Offering with Launch of Mediabrands Health Center of Excellence

Stuart Mitchell

Interpublic Group has announced the launch of Mediabrands Health, a Center of Excellence (COE) that sits within IPG Mediabrands. Building on the company’s leading healthcare offerings at IPG Health and within IPG Mediabrands, this new specialism further strengthens Interpublic’s integrated healthcare offering by providing scaled, global media services through Mediabrands Health. “Our clients in the healthcare space have experienced first-hand the benefits of opting in to a single, integrated solution by partnering with IPG Health and its collective of full-service and specialized agencies,” said Philippe Krakowsky, CEO of Interpublic. “We…

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