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Seattle Ad Agency Looking to Adopt Local Charity – Offering $100K in Free Services

Stuart Mitchell

Nationally recognized advertising and marketing communications agency, Purdie Rogers has issued a Request For Proposal (RFP) to adopt a local Seattle charity. The charitable organization selected by the agency will receive $100,000 worth of marketing services over a 12-month period. Purdie Rogers will select its charity partner within the next 60 days. Interested charities can learn more about the agency and download an application at www.purdierogers.com/cause-marketing or via email, CauseMarketing@purdierogers.com. Charities will need to complete their applications by March 15, 2018 to be considered. All inquiries can be directed to…

ASCP Joins UICC’s World Cancer Day Initiative to Raise Awareness of Unequal Access to Cancer Detection, Treatment and Care Services

Stuart Mitchell

ASCP Joins UICC’s World Cancer Day Initiative to Raise Awareness of Unequal Access to Cancer Detection, Treatment and Care Services On World Cancer Day, cancer leaders call for equal access to reduce premature cancer deaths by 25% World Cancer Day 2018 highlights the global equity gap in accessing early detection, treatment and care services UICC calls for more equal access to reduce premature cancer and non-communicable disease deaths by 25% by 2025 in line with WHO targets Consolidated country-by-country statistics on cancer incidences and mortalities, national cancer control plans and…

HSBC UK Announces New Services For Trans Customers

Stuart Mitchell

On the 31st of March. HSBC announced that it is rolling out a number of new services which aim to offer transgender customers a better, more personal banking experience. These include allowing customers to choose from ten different gender neutral titles as well as simplifying and streamlining the experience of those who wish to change their gender on their bank account. The announcement coincided with International Transgender Day of Visibility (Friday 31st March 2017), which HSBC UK celebrated with a video (shown below) telling the story of Stuart Barette, the…

Fidra Energy reaches financial close on the UK’s largest battery energy storage project, backed by EIG and the National Wealth Fund

Stuart Mitchell

Fidra Energy, a European battery energy storage system (BESS) platform headquartered in Edinburgh, UK, today announced it has secured up to £445 million of new equity investment from EIG and the National Wealth Fund (the NWF) as it reaches financial close on the UK’s largest Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project at its Thorpe Marsh site in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Construction of Thorpe Marsh is set to begin immediately and, in addition to the investment by EIG and the NWF, will be funded by new loan facilities of £594 million…

£70,000 and Counting: Mindroom’s Fundraising Heroes Drive Charity Support Forward

Stuart Mitchell

Mindroom is celebrating a series of extraordinary fundraising activities, led by co-founder Robin Dow, who, at 81 and recently diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, has already raised a huge £70,000 following his 25-mile walk from Mindroom’s Leith office to Tantallon Castle. Robin’s epic walk is homage to the charity’s 25-year journey since he co-founded it with author, journalist and wife, Sophie Dow, on 2 August 2000. ‘A Mile for Every Year,’ which was expected to raise £50,000. Reflecting on the experience, Robin Dow commented: “People are enormously generous, and we are incredibly grateful.…