Tag: Comic Relief

Comic Relief appoints creative and advertising visionary Philip Thomas as new Chair of Board of Trustees

Stuart Mitchell

Comic Relief has announced that Philip Thomas, a leading figure in the global marketing and advertising industry, has been appointed as Chair of the charity’s Board of Trustees. Philip is the current Chairman of the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, which he led as Chief Executive between 2006 and 2016. He is currently Executive Chairman of Informa Festivals, supporting the growth and development of a portfolio of global brands, including Cannes Lions, Game Developers Conference, Money20/20, Black Hat, and the Tech Week portfolio, including London Tech Week. For over 20…

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Trans Stories are Everyone’s Stories: New PSA Campaign from HRC Foundation Aims to Increase Acceptance of Transgender Youth

Stuart Mitchell

Trans and non–binary teens face the same rites of passage into adulthood as everyone else does, and live far more relatable lives than anti-LGBTQ+ bullies would have you believe. That’s the key message of “Daniel Really Suits You,” the centerpiece of a new six-figure ad campaign from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation that began in September in key media markets across the country. “Daniel Really Suits You” was produced in partnership with BRINK Media Group and Comic Relief US. Daniel is a teen just like any other – except he…

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Sainsbury’s and Comic Relief to provide over one million meals to children facing food poverty in the school holidays

Stuart Mitchell

This summer, Sainsbury’s and Comic Relief have committed to donating over £2.5m, to help children and families with access to nutritious food by providing over one million meals in the school holidays. The retailer and Comic Relief are also working together to fund organisations such as Feeding Britain, The Bread and Butter Thing and London Community Foundations, who will provide healthy meals and free enriching activities for children over the summer break. The funding will also help launch five new food club hubs, which will run all-year-around and provide long-term…

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Comic Relief teams up with TikTok LIVE in first ever UK charity gifting campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Comic Relief and TikTok have teamed up for Red Nose Day, becoming the first charity to use LIVE gifts created specifically for a charitable cause. TikTok LIVE allows users to send and receive virtual gifts during a LIVE video as a fun way for the community to come together and interact in real-time. Now, for the first time ever, users will be able to send gifts specially created to raise awareness for the charitable cause, the first partnership of it’s kind. There will be three brand new limited edition Red…

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Comic Relief And Award-Winning Filmmaker Harry Hitchens Team Up To Release Male Suicide Awareness Film

Stuart Mitchell

Comic Relief and award-winning filmmaker and writer, Harry Hitchens, have teamed up to create a new short film to raise awareness of men’s mental health and male suicide – the single biggest killer of men under the age of 45 in the UK – which have been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, in the UK and across the world. Inspired by Comic Relief’s work to tackle mental health stigma and male suicide, Harry – a Royal Television Society and British Independent Film Award winner – has written and produced a…

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