Tag: coronavirus

Morgan Stanley Announces $10 Million Cash Commitment to Support Coronavirus Relief Efforts

Stuart Mitchell

Morgan Stanley has announced a $10 million cash commitment in aid to support Coronavirus relief efforts. Funding will support critical frontline medical responders globally as well as community providers serving those economically impacted by the crisis. The first three grants of $2 million each were announced for Feeding America, the CDC Foundation, and the World Health Organization’s Covid-19 Solidarity Health Fund. “During this unprecedented health crisis, Morgan Stanley is committed to doing everything possible to support the most vulnerable in our communities,” said Joan Steinberg, Global Head of Philanthropy at…

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NCT switches to virtual antenatal courses in response to coronavirus

Stuart Mitchell

NCT has responded to the coronavirus crisis by moving its antenatal courses online. The charity is now running virtual classes for expectant mums and dads instead of its usual face-to-face courses. Chief Executive of NCT, Angela McConville, said: “We want to support mums and dads-to-be at a very stressful time while taking on board Government guidance about social distancing. So this week we’ve launched our antenatal classes in a virtual format and will be providing online courses for the foreseeable future. Expectant parents need social connection now more than ever.…

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CAP: Coronavirus COVID-19 – Advertising responsibly

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Coronavirus COVID-19 – Advertising responsibly. 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. Last week, the ASA published two rulings about ads for face masks which claimed that they could protect wearers against coronavirus infection. These ads were problematic because they made misleading claims, and did so in a way that exploited people’s fears about the virus…

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FareShare calls for more food, funding and volunteers to support the most vulnerable

Stuart Mitchell

FareShare is calling for more funding, food and volunteers to effectively respond to the Coronavirus outbreak and ensure those most vulnerable are not put at increased risk of hunger. FareShare’s network of 17 partner organisations cover all four nations of the UK and provide just under 1 million meals a week to 11,000 frontline charities and community groups – all supporting vulnerable people, including those experiencing homelessness, mental health, domestic violence, loneliness and families using breakfast, after school and holiday clubs to make ends meet and allow children to learn…

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NABS highlight advice for the prevention of coronavirus

Stuart Mitchell

Annabel McCaffrey, from adland’s support network NABS, offers advice to sustain your wellbeing in a time of crisis. This article was originally shared on Mediatel. I have copied it below as I feel this may be useful to my readers but please check out the original article here. The article is below: The coronavirus pandemic is taking us all into unchartered waters. In the face of endless news reports and a reality that changes daily, it’s natural that you might be feeling scared, worried or anxious. As it stands now, there are a…

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