Month: December 2024

Local government funding crisis: navigating the impact on the voluntary sector

Stuart Mitchell

NAVCA and Lloyds Bank Foundation have set out recommendations for community and volunteer organisations affected by local service cuts, as they urge central government to provide guidance for councils in financial difficulty or after issuing a section 114 notice. Since 2018, eight councils in England have issued 13 section 114 (s114) notices. Prior to this, two had only been issued, both nearly 25 years ago. An s114 is issued when a local authority cannot balance its books, often with a significant impact on local services and the community. The report…

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GoFundMe and Meta Launch First-of-Its-Kind Integration to Raise More for Nonprofits

Stuart Mitchell

GoFundMe and Meta are announcing innovative new sharing features to drive more donations to nonprofits. Through this first-of-its-kind collaboration, donors and nonprofits can more easily share the causes they care about with their social networks. Starting today, nonprofits using GoFundMe’s software company, Classy, will have access to this enhanced sharing experience on Instagram. In the coming weeks, the new Instagram sharing features will be available on GoFundMe for fundraisers supporting nonprofits, with similar functionality following soon on Facebook. Enabling easy donation experiences through social media is critical as new research…

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WRAP brings Circular Living to life and advances global mission

Stuart Mitchell

Global environmental action NGO, WRAP, set out its newly focused global mission to leading organisations at a special event in London recently – to bring Circular Living to the heart of business and public life around the world.   The mission to drive forward Circular living on this scale is supported by WRAP’s continued international expansion with offices in Australia and the USA, and a move into Europe before the end of 2024. The organisation’s growth is part of its strategy to 10x its impact, which already sees it operating…

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AHLA, World Wildlife Fund Make it Easier for Hoteliers to Reduce Food Waste

Stuart Mitchell

The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) have announced a revamped Hotel Kitchen platform that will help hoteliers around the country prevent food waste, protect the environment by diverting food from landfills, and reduce operating costs. The revamped Hotel Kitchen platform will make it easier to reach the goal of cutting U.S. food waste in half by 2030. Improvements include: Guidelines and best practices for hotel employees at all levels, including corporate leadership and owners, hotel operators, and staff who run meetings and events and…

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Innovation Fund’s support for CCS projects beyond the North Sea will aid decarbonisation

Stuart Mitchell

The European Commission has announced €4.8 billion in grants under the Innovation Fund to 85 important climate and energy projects across 18 countries. Among them are 16 projects involving carbon capture and storage (CCS).  Key takeaways on carbon capture projects announced by the Innovation Fund:  First Onshore CO2 Storage in the EU: The Danube Removals project in Hungary marks the first onshore CO2 storage project supported by the Innovation Fund in the EU, as well as Hungary’s first commercial-scale CCS project. The project aims to deliver carbon removals through the…

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