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IPA publishes Agency Census 2023

Stuart Mitchell

The IPA has published its 2023 Agency Census revealing that overall staff numbers within IPA agency membership have increased marginally year-on-year. According to the 2023 IPA Agency Census, now in its 64th year, total employee numbers within IPA member agencies have stabilised and, as of 1 September 2023, stand at 26,630 This represents a marginal rise of 1.3% from the 26,290 recorded in 2022. Breaking this overall figure down by agency type, the number of employees in creative and other non-media agencies has increased slightly from an estimated 14,643 in…

Guardian and Observer charity appeal raises £1.42 million for partner charities

Stuart Mitchell

The Guardian and Observer charity appeal 2023 has now closed, with an incredible £1.42 million raised for the three partner charities, NACCOM, the Refugee Council (which is also representing the Scottish and Welsh Refugee Councils), and Refugees at Home.   The appeal saw over 12,750 Guardian and Observer readers make a donation, sending a strong message of support, solidarity and understanding to people seeking asylum, refugees and migrant communities in the UK, as well as charities that support them.   The final funding pot will be split between the partner charities,…

Channel 4’s 4Skills gears up for exciting year ahead as New Writers Scheme opens to aspiring writers in the Nations and Regions

Stuart Mitchell

As Channel 4 approaches its fifth anniversary of its base opening in Leeds (October 2024), the channel’s nationwide training and development programme, 4Skills, has shared a range of upcoming opportunities across the UK. The New Writers Scheme offers writers a fantastic opportunity to harness their skills with months of expert industry training and mentoring. The project, which has been rolled out across the UK following the successful pilot last year in the south west of England, aims to identify and nurture underrepresented writing talent outside of London with a focus…

Bookshop.org launches new charitable initiative ‘Read It Forward’ with BookTrust

Stuart Mitchell

Bookshop.org has launched its brand new charitable initiative Read It Forward, donating 10% of every children’s book sale in February 2024 to BookTrust. Launching just in time for half term and running throughout February, Read It Forward aims to inspire a love of reading in the next generation. The money raised will support BookTrust’s work with children, especially those from low-income families or vulnerable backgrounds. In addition, every sale on Bookshop.org supports independent bookshops across the UK, giving them an additional stream of income and keeping them thriving. Lizzie Catford,…

Over 70 environmental organisations sign up to be ‘Force of Nature’ to diversify the environmental sector

Stuart Mitchell

Over 70 environmental organisations from across the UK have pledged to be a ‘Force of Nature’ in a campaign designed to ask environmental organisations to do more to diversify the green jobs workforce.  The campaign calls on the environmental sector to create more accessible pathways into work for young people and will seek to inspire young people from all backgrounds to view jobs in nature as an accessible and rewarding career path. Led by community charity, Groundwork, organisations such as WWF-UK, Wildlife and Countryside Link, RSPB, The Wildlife Trust, CPRE,…