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Launch of The APPG on Philanthropy and Social Investment

Stuart Mitchell

If just 10% more of Britain’s super-rich matched their charitable peers, it could raise an extra £2 billion for good causes in the UK. That’s more than the £1.6 billion donated by the National Lottery last year. That’s the message from Rushanara Ali MP, the chair of a brand new all-party parliamentary group on philanthropy launched this week. In 2016/17, charitable contributions in the UK amounted to £17.1bn, which represents around 0.85% of total GDP. Currently there are around 18,000 ultra-high-net-worth people in the UK, each with more than £10m…

BBC Bitesize launches campaign to support more than three quarters of a million kids preparing to start secondary school

Stuart Mitchell

BBC Bitesize, working with the charity YoungMinds, is announcing its new campaign Starting Secondary School. The campaign is aimed at 10 to 12 year olds, parents and teachers and designed to help support the critical step of beginning secondary school. Packed with videos, interactive games, and tips and advice, Starting Secondary School will help children across the UK during their last term in primary school and through their critical first weeks at secondary school. In September 2019, 752,528 children will move up to secondary school across the UK. Moving from…

Hershey partners with Singer-Songwriter, Lauren Jauregui to Inspire Teens to Increase Connection and Overcome Social Isolation

Stuart Mitchell

The Hershey Company has announced, singer-songwriter Lauren Jauregui will headline the “Makers of Good Teen Summit,” a one-day event in New York City for teens from across the country to collaborate and develop strategies for overcoming social isolation in their communities. Lauren will draw on her experience of becoming famous at a young age with pop group Fifth Harmony to share tips for overcoming cyberbullying, creating connections and using your voice for good. “Being on the road away from my friends and family and in the spotlight was not easy…

TBWA\Paris highlight new App for Entourage to encourage helping hands!

Stuart Mitchell

The number of homeless people in France has dramatically increased during the last years (+58% since 2001), especially in major cities. In that context, the NGO Entourage has developed an app connecting caring people around the homeless to fight against the relational exclusion of those who have nothing. Because homeless people need more than money they need help and consideration, people can help them with specific need they have -ex: writing CV or giving them toothpaste-  thanks to that app. The purpose of this campaign, by TBWA\Paris, is to awaken…

BBC announces major pan-BBC Mental Health season

Stuart Mitchell

The BBC has announced a major new pan-BBC Mental Health season with content across network and regional television, national and local radio and digital platforms. Coinciding with Mental Health Awareness Week, this season demonstrates the BBC’s ongoing commitment to shining a light on mental health issues and how they affect individuals and society today. Millions of people are affected by mental illness; it is estimated that one in six people in the past week have experienced a common mental health problem. Many more of us will know someone who has been…