Tag: charities

Bursaries for 15 charity leaders to boost leadership skills

Stuart Mitchell

Charity leaders are being offered a valuable leadership and coaching opportunity for free, thanks to 15 bursaries to celebrate 15 years of the Pilotlight Programme. The Pilotlight Programme matches teams of four business professionals (Pilotlighters) to act as coaches and mentors to a charity. Over 10 months, they advise the charity on everything from finance to governance helping it to increase its impact. Typically, Pilotlighters, or their firms, pay to take part in this unique leadership opportunity that tests their skills on real time strategic issues, as well as allowing…

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Charities and ethics – when charities fall short

Stuart Mitchell

It’s been a turbulent few weeks for charities worldwide with some truly horrifying reports being made into the actions of several large and respected charities such as Oxfam, Save the Children and even the UN. Reports include the widespread use of sex workers, and the trade of sex for aid. We, quite rightly, hold our charities to higher standards than most businesses, and we wouldn’t tolerate this from anyone so it seems even more shocking when it involves charities. I think this proves there needs to be a fundamental shift…

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Charities Rethink Mental Illness, DEMAND, Book Aid International and Access All Areas win Kingston Smith Creative Vision Award films

Stuart Mitchell

Kingston Smith is delighted to announce the charity winners of its fourth annual Creative Vision Award films supported this year by the Institute of Fundraising. For 2018, there are two winners in the small charities category: DEMAND and Access All Areas and two in the regular charity category: Rethink Mental Illness and Book Aid International. All charities will receive an animated brand film worth an estimated £150,000. Films will be created by students and recent graduates of animation and VFX under the guidance of industry professionals, as part of Bournemouth…

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UK Government unlocking £330 million from dormant accounts to build a fairer society

Stuart Mitchell

Up to £330 million from dormant bank and building society accounts will be used to help the homeless, disadvantaged young people, local charities and other good causes in the UK over the next four years, Tracey Crouch, Minister for Sport and Civil Society, announced today. Around £280 million will be allocated to initiatives across England to help disadvantaged young people into work, provide housing for families and vulnerable people, and tackle problem debt. Of this, up to £135 million will be used by Big Society Capital (BSC) to fund stable…

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