BookTrust names head of comms
Children’s reading charity BookTrust has appointed Dogs Trust’s former deputy comms lead, Sinead Scott-Lennon, as its head of comms and campaigns. At BookTrust, Scott-Lennon [...]
Polygon PR promotes Hearts in Harmony
New aid agency Hearts in Harmony, which aims to help raise money to fight heart disease in both children and adults through classical music events, has appointed charity [...]
markettiers offers broadcast PR services to charity of choice
Broadcast PR specialist markettiers is launching a campaign to provide a UK charity with a year of free consultancy, research and broadcast activation to help raise awareness [...]
Positive social media coverage increasingly drives charity donations, shows Gorkana survey
For the second business quarter (April-June 2016) Gorkana’s Charity Attitudes Benchmarking Survey shows that positive social media coverage is increasingly influential in [...]
Instinctif Partners collaborates with SHS
Instinctif Partners has established a partnership with School-Home Support (SHS), a UK-based charity that improves the lives of disadvantaged children by removing barriers to [...]
The Engie Cup names PR and media teams
The teams have been finalised for Tulchan’s five-a-side charity football tournament, the Engie City Cup, which will take place on 11 September. All proceeds will go to New [...]
Manifest promotes Macmillan Cancer Support’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning
Macmillan Cancer Support has brought in Manifest to create and execute a PR stunt for its annual World’s Biggest Coffee Morning, which takes place on Friday 30 September this [...]
Hacks vs Flaks summer sports day
Business journalists will go up against PR professionals at annual summer sports day, Hacks vs Flaks, on 17 September at Dulwich Cricket Club The cricket and rounders [...]
Weber Shandwick launches #BrutalCut campaign for ActionAid
Weber Shandwick and outdoor media partner Clear Channel have launched a campaign with ActionAid UK called #BrutalCut to raise awareness of female genital mutilation (FGM). [...]
Children’s cancer research charity Kidscan renews brief with Rumpus PR
Manchester-based agency Rumpus PR has been re-appointed by children’s cancer research charity Kidscan following a competitive six-way pitch. Kidscan, which has worked [...]
North West agencies join forces for Carers Trust campaign
Manchester-based Intelligent Conversation and Knutsford-based 438 Marketing have been appointed to handle the PR for national charity Carers Trust, which supports the UK’s 7 [...]
Jolly Good Causes asks public to vote on new logo
Jolly Good Causes, which was set up in 2014 to provide low cost and free press and comms support to small charities in the UK, is inviting members of the public to help it [...]
Ansari joins Centre for Ageing Better as director of communications
Louise Ansari has joined the Centre for Ageing Better, a charitable foundation, as director of communications. Ansari will work closely with Anna Dixon, chief executive, Dan [...]
Stand promotes The Reading Agency
The Reading Agency, the national charity focused on inspiring adults and children to read for pleasure, has appointed Stand Agency to increase its profile in the national [...]
Frank promotes this year’s Jeans for Genes Day
National charity Genetic Disorders UK (GDUK) has chosen Frank to promote its annual charity fundraising event, Jeans for Genes Day. Now in its 21st year, the mass [...]
News coverage drives charity campaigns, finds Gorkana survey
Gorkana’s first Charity Attitudes Benchmarking Survey shows how positive and negative media coverage can affect charity campaign success and, in particular, how positive media [...]
RNLI Mayday campaign goes to Red Consultancy
The RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) has appointed Red Consultancy to support its Mayday fundraising campaign, after a competitive pitch. Annually, the charity runs [...]
Hospice charity Care2Save hires Refresh PR
The Care2Save Charitable Trust has brought in Refresh PR, alongside brand and comms firm Thrive Creative and digital agency Reason Digital, to lead a number of creative [...]