Tag: The Co-operative Bank

The Co-operative Bank celebrates 20 years of its Customer Donation Fund by hitting £1.1 million milestone

Stuart Mitchell

Award-winning charity banking provider, The Co-operative Bank, is celebrating 20 years of its Customer Donation Fund by donating £100,000 in 2023 to a wide-range of local causes across the UK, from refugee support groups to climate co-operatives. This brings the total donations to £1.1 million since the fund was established 20 years ago. The Customer Donation Fund is a key part of The Co-operative Bank’s commitment to supporting local communities and charitable causes, providing grants to Community Directplus account customers for projects across the UK. Each account holder is able…

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Youth activists in training to rise up and defend human rights

Stuart Mitchell

Amnesty and The Co-operative Bank back young human rights defenders with ‘Rise Up’ training programme In its second year, the course teaches youth activists how to achieve social change in their local communities Call for young activists to join Rise Up – applications for 2022 are now open ‘It is Amnesty’s abiding belief that young people are not the leaders of tomorrow, but the leaders we need here and now’ – Sacha Deshmukh Young activists hailing from all corners of the UK are taking part in Amnesty International UK’s ‘Rise Up’ youth…

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The Co-Operative Bank Donates £10,000 To Greater Manchester Hospice Group To Keep Families Connected Throughout Lockdown

Stuart Mitchell

The need for families to stay connected is more important now than ever before, particularly for those who as a result of Covid-19 restrictions are unable to see or visit their loved ones. The Greater Manchester Hospice Group have facilitated video calling between inpatients and their families throughout the pandemic, however, not all family members have access to a device that is enabled for video calling. This has unfortunately meant that for anybody who does not have access to a mobile phone or tablet they are unable to stay connected,…

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The Co-operative Bank urges its customers to “Write for Rights” and support young activists in partnership with Amnesty International

Stuart Mitchell

The Co-operative Bank is urging its customers to take part in Amnesty International’s “Write for Rights” human rights campaign this December. The Bank is calling for customers, colleagues and members of the public to join together in a ‘Day of Action’ and write letters in support of young human rights activists around the world. Amnesty International’s global “Write for Rights” project is the world’s largest letter writing campaign, and this year encourages people to write letters in support of 12 young people faced with human rights abuses, or bravely standing…

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