Tag: Taylor Bennett Foundation

CIPR and Taylor Bennett Foundation launch first industry wide diversity Reverse Mentoring scheme for PRs

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) and Taylor Bennett Foundation have launched the PR industry’s first Reverse Mentoring Scheme. Designed to increase awareness of diversity challenges and the need for inclusive cultures, and to drive lasting change in the PR industry, the pilot scheme will run for 10-months. The scheme pairs senior leaders with Black, Asian and ethnic minority PR and communications professionals to share insights into what it is like to be a minority in the industry, to understand the challenges that are presented, to showcase the importance…

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PRCA donates £50,000 to Taylor Bennett Foundation

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) has pledged £50,000 towards PRCA membership and training fees to alumni of the Taylor Bennett Foundation’s new summer internship scheme. The Summer Stars scheme sees 35 black, Asian, and minority ethnic students and graduates complete a week of lectures at the London College of Communication, followed by a minimum of four weeks on a paid PR work placement. A number of high profile corporate firms and PR agencies have signed up to take part in the programme, including Facebook, Barclays, British Airways Porter…

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Taylor Bennett Foundation launches new programme in Scotland

Stuart Mitchell

A charity set up to tackle the lack of ethnic diversity in the communications industry is to launch its first graduate training programme in Scotland. The Taylor Bennett Foundation (TBF), which works with PR agencies and in-house communications teams to provide intensive training for black and minority ethnic (BAME) graduates, will launch its first programme outside London in early June, providing training for four graduates over five weeks.  Lead sponsors of the programme are Standard Life Aberdeen and strategic communications consultancy Charlotte Street Partners. The programme is being provided in…

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