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New multi million pound National Lottery programmes set to power up Scotland’s communities

Stuart Mitchell

The National Lottery Community Fund has opened a new £166 million funding stream that will give Scotland’s communities a much needed boost over the next five years. With a focus on building the strengths of people and communities in greatest need, community groups across the country can now apply to share these life changing funds. The two new programmes, Community Action and Fairer Life Chances, are aimed at helping communities to tackle poverty, disadvantage, and discrimination, three of the biggest barriers to people and communities finding their power and agency.…

Gordon Brown and Amazon mark the impact of The Big House Multibank as pioneering charity initiative surpasses 2.5 million donated goods to over 120,000 unique families in Scotland in last three years

Stuart Mitchell

The Big House Multibank, co-founded by former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Amazon, will mark its three-year anniversary today, celebrating the significant impact the Fife-based charity network has had on the lives thousands of families in need across Scotland. Hosted by founding charity partner, The Cottage Family Centre, the event at Fife College will welcome Gordon Brown and John Boumphrey, UK Country Manager at Amazon, as speakers. The Multibank was born in Fife when Gordon Brown, a patron of The Cottage Family Centre in Kirkcaldy, joined forces with Amazon.…

Our thoughts on the changes at Meta

Stuart Mitchell

I don’t often write pieces like this, but I’ve had a few DMs and messages asking for my thoughts on what Meta has recently announced with regards to fact checking, and the changes it’s made to its moderation policy. These are very much my thoughts on this, and everyone is of course free to disagree. I have to admit I find it a strange decision – from an ethical standpoint it feels like a step backwards, but what surprises me is that a smart businessman would make such a decision…

New report reveals stark challenges facing disabled musicians in the music industry

Stuart Mitchell

Disabled Musicians face high levels of discrimination in the workplace, and mental health impacts career progression The significant barriers and discrimination faced by disabled musicians, alongside financial challenges and concerns around physical and mental wellbeing are highlighted in a new insights report published today. Laurie Oliva, Director of Services & Research, Help Musicians, comments: ​“The scale of the challenges disabled musicians face in navigating a career in music is stark and we thank everyone who contributed to the Census in trusting us with their honesty and insights. At Help Musicians we continue to…

CAP – Influencer Marketing – Key Advice Resources

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Influencer Marketing – Key Advice Resources. I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. From infographics and webinars to Insight articles and our AdviceOnline library – we have a whole host of resources on influencer marketing to help marketers and influencers get it right and avoid a run-in with the ASA.  Don’t forget that there are other…