Tag: COVID-19

MITTOC – The Projected Economic Impact of Covid-19 on the UK Creative Industries report

Stuart Mitchell

The Creative Industries Federation has today warned of a “cultural catastrophe” as newly commissioned research from Oxford Economics reveals that the UK’s creative industries are on the brink of devastation. The UK’s creative sector was previously growing at five times the rate of the wider economy, employing over 2 million people and contributing £111.7 billion to the economy – more than the automotive, aerospace, life sciences and oil and gas industries combined. The new report, The Projected Economic Impact of Covid-19 on the UK Creative Industries, projects that the creative…

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Charities are facing a £12.4bn shortfall in income for the year due to impact of coronavirus

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Institute of Fundraising (IoF) and Charity Finance Group (CFG) say that charities are facing a huge predicted loss to their income as they continue to grapple with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and continued social distancing measures. The analysis comes following the publication today of the results of a recent survey of charities reporting financial loss and reforecasting of income for the year ahead. On average, respondents to that survey reported that they were expecting a reduction of 24% to their total income for the year, which…

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FareShare and XPO Logistics join forces to help feed country’s most vulnerable during pandemic

Stuart Mitchell

FareShare, the UK’s biggest food charity, has teamed up with XPO Logistics, a leading global provider of transportation and logistics solutions, to run two new national distribution centres which have so far delivered enough food to provide almost 10 million meals for vulnerable people through the pandemic. “With millions more people now struggling to access food as the result of the crisis, it has never been more vital to pull together to ensure the most vulnerable in our society don’t fall through the gaps. Thanks to partners like XPO Logistics…

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Merck Joins Agenda to Address COVID-19 Pandemic’s Effects on Vulnerable Communities

Stuart Mitchell

Merck has signed on as a supporting company to a group of organizations looking to address the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ascend, a nonprofit Pan-Asian membership organization for business professionals and executives in North America, launched the consortium with Association of Latino Professionals For America (ALPFA), Catalyst, The Conference Board, Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT), National Association of Black Accountants (NABA), National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), National Organization on Disability (NOD), Out & Equal, Tanenbaum and more than 90 supporting companies. Ascend called for its members, partners…

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BBC Africa launches Covid-19 misinformation hub

Stuart Mitchell

To combat what the World Health Organization has called an ‘infodemic’ around COVID-19, BBC News Africa is launching a searchable library of fact-checks, debunking popular myths and misinformation about coronavirus in Africa. During this pandemic, misinformation about COVID-19 has spread far and wide, posing a real threat to public health. The COVID-19 misinformation hub provides audiences with trusted journalism from the BBC in a concise and visually engaging format that is mobile-friendly and highly shareable. Audiences can explore the fact-check library, which will grow over the coming months, by keyword,…

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