Category: News

IPA Agency Census 2025 shows workforce declines while diversity improves

Stuart Mitchell

The IPA Agency Census 2025, published last month, shows that the number of employees in IPA member agencies has fallen year-on-year while progress continues in gender and ethnic representation across the industry. According to the 2025 IPA Agency Census, now in its 66th year, on 1 September 2025, IPA member agencies employed 24,963 people, representing a 6.8% decrease from 26,787 in 2024. This reduction was driven by a considerable contraction in creative and other non-media agencies, where employment fell by 14.3% from 14,775 to 12,659. By contrast, employment in media agencies increased by…

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Will Forte Teams Up with Teva to Get Real About Huntington’s Disease with ‘Honestly HD’

Stuart Mitchell

Teva Pharmaceuticals, a U.S. affiliate of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA), today announced a partnership with actor, comedian and advocate, Will Forte, to increase awareness of Huntington’s disease (HD). HD, a rare, progressive neurological disorder, affects more than 41,000 people in the U.S. and causes cognitive, behavioral and physical challenges, including HD chorea, which are involuntary movements that often impact daily life.1,3 As Teva’s new Honestly HD ambassador, Will is sharing his own family’s story with HD to help connect people navigating the disease with educational resources…

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National Trust to release wild beavers in Somerset in landmark move for UK nature recovery

Stuart Mitchell

The National Trust has legally released into the wild a family and pair of Eurasian beavers at two sites as part of a wider release across the Holnicote Estate on Exmoor in Somerset, to contribute to one of the most ambitious and innovative river and wetland restoration efforts undertaken by the conservation charity. Other animals will be released over the coming days in areas where they can establish their own territories to engineer wetlands, build dams and shape diverse habitats to benefit other wildlife and communities alike. The release across…

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The Access Group strengthens charity software proposition with Enthuse acquisition

Stuart Mitchell

The Access Group, one of the largest UK-headquartered business software providers serving over 160,000 organisations globally, today announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Enthuse, a fundraising, donations and events registration technology provider. The partnership adds peer-to-peer fundraising and events expertise to the Access charity software proposition, offering solutions that enable organisations to maximise their fundraising impact under their own brand identity. Peer-to-peer fundraising is a key channel to generate funds for many charities and the Enthuse platform serves charities across the UK and Ireland, helping them raise millions…

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GiveWheel Launch £50,000 10x Challenge

Stuart Mitchell

What is the 10x Challenge? A new £50,000 funding programme designed to back bold, high-potential fundraising challenges — helping fundraisers turn ambitious ideas into significantly greater charitable impact. We’ll support fundraising projects with the ambition and potential to turn every £1 of grant funding into at least £10 for charity, accelerating momentum, expanding reach, and enabling fundraisers to raise more for the causes they care about. Whether you need a small boost to get across the start line, or meaningful backing to unlock a record-breaking idea, we want to help you go further…

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