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Scotland’s national walking charity seeks new trustees

Stuart Mitchell

SCOTLAND’S leading walking and wheeling organisation is seeking two experienced professionals to join its Board of Trustees to help to champion walking  to improve public health and tackle the climate emergency. The charity, which supports everyday walking and wheeling across Scotland’s communities, is recruiting trustees with professional backgrounds in accountancy and fundraising to support its strategic direction and ensure strong governance. Paths for All plays a vital role in creating the conditions for more people to walk or wheel as part of daily life, aiming to build a happier, healthier…

CIPR unveils 2025 Excellence Awards shortlist

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations has announced the shortlist for its 41st Excellence Awards which recognises outstanding achievement in PR and communications practice. 125 organisations and public relations professionals will showcase the impact of their work on business and society across 30 hotly contested categories in the UK’s premier public relations awards ceremony. Read the full shortlist below. Tickets are now available to purchase for the live award ceremony on Wednesday 2 July at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London where the winners will be announced.   The Excellence…

Sodexo Stop Hunger funding supports opening of social supermarket in Ashford, Kent

Stuart Mitchell

Sodexo’s Stop Hunger Foundation has provided vital funding to SE Kitchen (part of Social Enterprise Kent) to support in the opening of the community interest company’s second social supermarket in central Ashford, Kent introducing affordable, nutritious shopping for the local community. SE Kitchen offers healthy, budget-friendly options including its popular £1 fruit & veg bag, making fresh produce accessible to everyone. Recognising that unexpected bills can strain even the best of budgets, the social supermarket operates a no questions asked policy and aims to help those who may be facing…

An update on NICVA’s use of social media

Stuart Mitchell

Another charity has decided to leave social media platform X. The Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action (Nicva) states it did so for the safety of its staff and cited privacy concerns. The following post below was written by Jonny Currie, Director of Policy and Insight on their website here and copied below: An update on NICVA’s recent decision to stop posting on X, and a summary of a recent webinar exploring VCS social media engagement during a time of fragmentation and misinformation. Last month NICVA decided to stop posting…

Cadent Foundation to strengthen focus on tackling fuel poverty after announcing record year of support

Stuart Mitchell

The Cadent Foundation has announced that it will strengthen its efforts to address the interconnected issues of cold homes, low incomes and poor health, after releasing its 2024 Impact Report. The announcement comes on the back of a record-breaking year for the Foundation, in which it more than tripled the amount of people it supported through funding vital fuel poverty programmes. Over the past year, over £4.2m worth of grants and funding have been distributed to charity partners, resulting in just under 38,000 people receiving support with advice and energy…