Day: 15 March 2025

Charity Launches Third Series of UK’s First Youth-Driven Grief Podcast

Stuart Mitchell

The UK’s first children and young people’s bereavement charity, Winston’s Wish, is pleased to launch the third series of Britain’s first youth-driven grief podcast, hosted by and featuring young people with lived experience of bereavement. Estimates suggest that, devastatingly, each day, more than 100 children in the UK are bereaved of a parent and that figure doesn’t equate how many young people are coping with the death of a sibling, grandparent, friend, or another significant individual in their lives.  Established in 1992, Winston’s Wish is the UK’s first children and…

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60% of charities feel optimistic about fundraising in 2025

Stuart Mitchell

Six in ten charities feel optimistic about fundraising in 2025, according to new research from Enthuse, the donations, fundraising and event registration platform.  The fourth edition of the annual Charity Pulse report surveyed leaders at over 100 UK charities to find out how their organisations fared in 2024, as well as the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead in 2025.  A positive year for the sector In what was a challenging year financially for many UK households, the third sector showed its resilience with more than three quarters (77%) of good causes either…

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Comic Relief appoints creative and advertising visionary Philip Thomas as new Chair of Board of Trustees

Stuart Mitchell

Comic Relief has announced that Philip Thomas, a leading figure in the global marketing and advertising industry, has been appointed as Chair of the charity’s Board of Trustees. Philip is the current Chairman of the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, which he led as Chief Executive between 2006 and 2016. He is currently Executive Chairman of Informa Festivals, supporting the growth and development of a portfolio of global brands, including Cannes Lions, Game Developers Conference, Money20/20, Black Hat, and the Tech Week portfolio, including London Tech Week. For over 20…

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Two-time cancer survivor launches first peer support app of its kind to combat loneliness that people with cancer face

Stuart Mitchell

A two-time cancer survivor, Bradley Gudger, has launched Alike, a pioneering cancer community support app, following his own battle with cancer. He was first diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia in 2013, aged 19 and relapsed after treatment. Whilst isolated in a hospital ward awaiting a bone marrow transplant in 2018,he was inspired to create a space where the cancer community could connect. With approximately 3 million people living with cancer in the UK, the Alike app aims to be a companion throughout diagnosis and treatment. Users connect based on a…

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PRCA Apprenticeship programme rated ‘Outstanding’ in first Ofsted inspection

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Relations and Communications Association’s (PRCA’s) Apprenticeship programme has been rated Outstanding in all areas following its first Ofsted inspection. The inspection, conducted from 8 to 10 January 2025, assessed the overall effectiveness of PRCA’s apprenticeship provision and awarded Outstanding ratings for: The quality of education Behaviour and attitudes Personal development Leadership and management Apprenticeships The PRCA first launched its apprenticeship programme in September 2022 to support the next generation of PR and communications professionals. At the time of inspection, 31 adult apprentices were undertaking training while employed across…

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