A large number of ethnic and minority professionals working in the communications industry are regularly made to feel uncomfortable at work due to their background, according to research from the Taylor Bennett Foundation (TBF) and ...

The Taylor Bennett Foundation has appointed two new trustees to its board. Joining are FTI Consulting’s managing director Lena Ahad and Four Communications Group’s head of HR Marcia La-Rose. The new trustees will continue their ...

The cost-of-living crisis will have impacted the messaging and approach of every comms team, whatever the sector, and is only set to continue in a period of great financial strain for the public and businesses ...

While people feel the bite of rising energy and food bills across the country, charities and organisations like JustGiving continue their efforts to help those in need. Head of charity partnerships Mema Nackasha shares how ...

Charities have had to rethink media strategies, budgets, workflow and lobbying as priorities change throughout the cost-of-living crisis in the UK. For our latest webinar ‘Communicating the cost-of-living for charities’, FareShare public affairs, comms and ...

As budgets are being carefully considered and replanned in homes across the country, charities across all sectors are quickly redistributing their resources to help. One charity pivoting to keep up with the evolving needs of ...

Red Nose Day is coming up this week, and while people across the country will be taking part in charitable endeavours for Friday 18 March (sometimes involving baked beans and bathtubs), big brands are taking ...

Is there a public figure you just can’t stand? Or a celebrity you’ll go and see in anything, even if it’s likely to be terrible? Are you more likely to give a new product a ...

With its reliance on awareness-raising events, in-person fundraising and support from those who have time, funds and energy, the charity sector has been immeasurably impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Help with increasing visibility in an ...

This is a guest post from Andre Gwilliam, who specialises in Digital PR and Outreach for Digital marketing agency Spike, based in Leeds/London. To implement a PR strategy for a local charity, there are several ...

The PRCA is inviting charities, social enterprises and community businesses to apply to join a supplier directory launched to highlight positive social impacts. Relevant organisations offering services and products for PR and communications agencies can ...

With International Women’s Day approaching on 8 March, the PR industry is gearing up to celebrate the success of women in the sector and to reflect on what still needs to be done to improve ...

Our recent webinar How to build a charity brand included discussion on communicating with stakeholders while building relationships with supporters. Expertise came from Scouts’ director of communications and marketing David Hamilton and brand and ambassador ...

Meet the winning team from Epoch Design who put together the pitch that impressed at this year’s Creative Shootout and won the opportunity to work on a campaign for Crisis. Creative writer (and copy crack ...

Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity with a nationwide network of over 250 volunteer-run branches, 36 centres and over 100 charity shops that together helps around 200,000 cats and kittens each year. ...

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published data protection tips for charities. Charities rely on data – from their donors, beneficiaries, clients, partners, media contacts, influencers, staff and trustees – in order to achieve their ...

A new social media campaign has launched with the aim of raising awareness around diversity in the PR and communications industry. Following comments in M&C Saatchi’s group chief creative officer Justin Tindall’s Private View that ...

The charity sector is a gift to budding PR pros and content marketers. Unlike other “business” sectors where content might yield very little “human interest”, the content available to the charity sector almost writes itself. ...

Mevan Babakar is a digital products manager at Full Fact, a registered independent charity who halt the spread of misinformation with government departments and research institutions. Since joining Full Fact in 2014, Mevan has made a huge impact, ...

Remember the ALS ice Bucket challenge? What started off as a simple campaign to promote awareness of the disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis quickly turned into a social media phenomenon. Would you like to learn the secret ...