Month: August 2026

RKD Group Acquires Whiteboard

Stuart Mitchell

RKD Group, North America’s fundraising and marketing services firm supporting mission-driven organizations, announced its acquisition of Whiteboard. Founded in 1970, RKD Group serves over 250 enterprises across healthcare, disease research, social services, animal welfare, faith-based causes, education, humanitarian relief, and more. RKD Group helped its clients generate over $4.3 billion in revenue in 2025 and has over 350 employees across the United States. The agency combines omnichannel fundraising, analytics, donor intelligence, creative strategy, and digital engagement to help these companies enable impact at scale. Together, RKD Group and Whiteboard will…

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Art Directors Club names ADC Young Guns 24 jury (The One Club)

Stuart Mitchell

The global Art Directors Club, part of The One Club for Creativity, announced the more than 100 creative professionals from around the world who will serve on the jury for the global Young Guns 24 competition. ADC Young Guns is the industry’s only global, cross-disciplinary, portfolio-based awards competition that identifies and celebrates today’s vanguard of young creative professionals.  The program is open to those ages 30 and under who have been working for at least two years, full-time or freelance. Eligible entrants can submit a combination of professional and personal…

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New Arden University apprenticeships address evolving business needs

Stuart Mitchell

Arden University has launched a line-up of five new apprenticeship programmes to support businesses looking to make the most of financial support available via the apprenticeship levy, following changes to government skills funding announced earlier this year. The new programmes include Level 3 Apprenticeships in HR Support and Business Administration, a Level 4 Apprenticeship in Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability, and two Level 4 Project Manager Apprenticeships: one in Business, and one in Health & Care. The courses are all available for applicants now, with the first intake planned for November…

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The Hague host for the Gender Justice in International Criminal Law Conference

Stuart Mitchell

Hundreds of legal experts, academics, policymakers and human rights organisations will gather in The Hague on 6 and 7 October for the Gender Justice in International Criminal Law Conference 2026. The two-day event focuses on improving accountability for gendered harms during conflict and other mass rights violations.   The conference is organised by the Gender Justice Practitioner Hub, Legal Action Worldwide, Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice and the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) in The Hague. It brings together professionals working in international criminal law with survivors and civil…

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One million tins of baked beans delivered to Felix to help tackle UK hunger

Stuart Mitchell

The innovative partnership between Princes, Waitrose, Alliance Food Sourcing (AFS) and Felix will see one million tins of the store cupboard staple delivered to our network of over 8,000 charities and community groups Unfortunately the demand for food amongst the charities and organisations Felix supplies keeps rising. That is why projects like this are vital, it not only shows what partnerships and innovative thinking can achieve, it ensures Felix, which is the new name for merged charities FareShare and The Felix Project, receives a steady supply of a much sought…

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