Tag: COVID-19

Wells Fargo Foundation Expands Free Virtual Financial Coaching to Help With COVID-19 Hardships

Stuart Mitchell

With record numbers of U.S. adults filing for unemployment, and many people facing a lower income amid COVID-19, the Wells Fargo Foundation is supporting national nonprofits in expanding virtual financial coaching services, cost-free, to help the public adapt in these challenging times. These efforts are part of the Wells Foundation’s $175 million commitment to help vulnerable populations navigate through the pandemic, with more than 3,000 grants awarded since March to address public health needs, small business, housing, and financial stability challenges. “COVID-19 is having an acute impact on millions of…

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Childhood Under Lockdown: Poems from Children Across the World Capture Life During COVID-19

Stuart Mitchell

I’s been three months since the coronavirus pandemic was announced.  Billions of children’s lives have been turned upside down and never before have so many children been forced out of school.  To capture their experiences, Save the Children invited 15 children from 15 countries to write a poem about life under lockdown, sharing their hopes, fears, and how the pandemic has changed their lives.  From the United States, Italy, Peru, and Colombia to Gaza, Yemen, South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, their poems bring to life the experiences…

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New research reveals COVID-19 disproportionately impacts BAME marcomms career prospects and threatens to widen pay gap further

Stuart Mitchell

New research released by networking group People Like Us has revealed that BAME marcomms professionals are under both a greater financial and emotional strain than the rest of the industry. They are having to take deeper pay cuts than average (+18%), which could threaten to widen the pay gap that already stands at 20% in London where the majority of professionals are based; and are lacking confidence in their employers, the media, and future career prospects. BAME marcomms professionals did, however, indicate that they feel more supported by each other and…

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New Initiative From Discovery Education Helps Students Continue Learning During the Summer Months and Prepares Educators for the Coming School Year

Stuart Mitchell

Discovery Education—the global leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms—has announced the launch of its new Summer of Learning initiative. Designed for all learners, the Summer of Learning initiative features a diverse collection of grab-and-go lessons and at-home student activities and relevant, on-demand professional development for educators. Together, these resources provide educators the materials they need to keep students engaged during the summer months and also helps teachers and administrators prepare for the 2020-2021 school year, no matter what it brings. Users of…

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Collaborating with the competition to cope with COVID-19: How Businesses are surviving the pandemic

Stuart Mitchell

Businesses around the world have had to collaborate with competitors in order to survive the coronavirus pandemic – in some cases they have grown – but sharing excessive amounts of information with rivals comes with risks. A new paper published in the journal Industrial Marketing Management has examined coopetition – cooperating with competitors – a strategy used to cope with the unique impact of COVID-19 on retailers, pharmaceutical companies, non-profit organisations and tech firms, such as Google and Amazon. Dr James M. Crick, of Loughborough University, and his father Professor…

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