Tag: Mentoring

PRISM – the new mentoring and support programme from PRCA REEB

Stuart Mitchell

The PRCA’s Race and Ethnicity Equity Board (REEB) has launched PRISM – a new mentoring programme designed to empower professionals from all ethnicities to succeed in public relations and communications. Freely available to PR and communications professionals globally, PRISM offers a structured mentoring programme across all sectors. The programme has been created to provide meaningful support to Black, Asian and ethnically diverse professionals, with the aim of inspiring a generation of talent to finally progress to the highest levels of seniority. Mentoring takes place over an initial six-month period and comprises six…

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Charity Retail Association launches new online mentoring platform

Stuart Mitchell

The Charity Retail Association have launched a new online mentoring platform for their members. The platform is aimed at charity retailers and available to all their charity members. The mentoring platform is a matching process that enables members to build an effective mentoring relationship, whereby they can either explore areas of their professional life they wish to develop, or give back by offering their own expertise. The CRA Charity Members can act as either mentors and mentees, with Corporate Members also supplying guidance as mentors. Registration is open now via https://charityretail.onpld.com. Robin…

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PRWeek UK and the PRCA Creative Group launch major new mentoring scheme

Stuart Mitchell

PRWeek UK and the PRCA Creative Group have launched a major new mentoring scheme to encourage and nurture creative talent in the PR industry. Successful applicants for the Creative Mentoring Project will be matched with one of our contingent of mentors – all experienced PR creative directors – who will offer guidance through face-to-face meetings and other forms of contact. Entry is via an application form. The offer is open to UK-based PR professionals with a minimum of three years’ experience who see themselves as a creative director in the future.…

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OVO Foundation champions new school mentoring programme

Stuart Mitchell

OVO Energy’s charity, the OVO Foundation has partnered with West of England Mentoring (WEM) to launch a new regional secondary school programme which sees OVO employees become mentors to give students from Year 8 and Year 10 from disadvantaged areas of Bristol an insight into the world of work, as well as guidance with their future career paths. The new partnership supports OVO Foundation’s ambition to champion education opportunities to help give young people a better future. WEM supports the delivery of national best practice in business mentoring in schools…

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