Charity
Love and loss; fashion and fundraisingA fashion show organised by PR students in Leeds has raised over £4500 for charity. Emily Dunlop and Sian Floyd report.
Charity supports diversity in PRA foundation set up by a recruitment consultancy to encourage black and ethnic minority candidates to work in public relations has been awarded charitable status.
For tweet’s sake…Social media can sound intimidating to experienced practitioners, and daunting to novices. Jessica Champion says we simply need to change the way we think about it.
Write an essay, save a life, win an editorial internshipThe Telegraph is offering students the chance to win a two week internship in its editorial team, by submitting a 200 word essay on blood stem cell donation, in support of blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan.
PR role models: Lynne FranksPR student Chelsea Galpin explains why Lynne Franks is a role model for women in PR.
Roll up for the PR PromOn Thursday 23 February, from 7.00pm until late, 500 of the top PRs in the UK will come out in force at Shoreditch Town Hall in London in support of Bright One, the volunteer-run communications agency for the third sector.
Gain experience – and do goodStruggling to find interesting placement opportunities? You should volunteer for a charity comms team says Danielle Stott.
Lottery to fund citizen journalismThe Media Trust has today received £1.89 million from the Big Lottery Fund to support citizen journalism and to create an innovative UK network of local community news hubs that will support and empower local groups to tell their stories for online, broadcast and print media.
A Good Insight Into Good CausesBen Matthews, founder of Bright One, looks back on the PR for Good Causes feature on Behind The Spin which was guest edited by the volunteer led agency for the third sector.
Working in-house at MacmillanMacmillan cancer support offers a number of internships throughout the year. In this article Stephen Nunes and Ed Thornton, both currently interning at Macmillan, take a look at the work they do for the charity.
Students put on ‘art for the heart’ exhibitionPublic relations students from Leeds Metropolitan University are holding an art exhibition for heart research.
Top 10 charity campaigns of 2010Want to know the top 10 charity campaigns of 2010? Let Petra Opelova show you her top choices.
Rock opera Tommy for their generationMiddlesex University students have teamed up with The Who’s Roger Daltrey for his performance of rock opera Tommy at the Royal Albert Hall this week.
Small steps towards big global societyPublic relations students and tutors are using their skills and networks to promote good causes. Here’s a round-up of some current campaigns we’re aware of at Behind the Spin: Japan fundraising PR student Jasmine Bell has started a #makechangeforjapan campaign on Twitter and has already raised almost half of her target of £1000 on JustGiving [...]
CSR: How to Spring the TrapCorporate social responsibility is a major issue for big business. John Parman looks at how CSR should be implemented within organisations.
Charity 2.0 and diffusion of informationSocial media has huge potential for not-for-profits – but can cause problems too. Melanie Rawlings discusses how charities can realise its potential.
How charities use celebrities in PR campaignsThere are many celebrities involved in charitable work whether as patrons or spokespeople, but why is this?Selwyn Jerry Boston tackles the question using a case study of charity event, The Wig Party.
Guest Editor: PR for Good CausesBen Matthews, founder of Bright One, is guest editor for this months PR for Good Causes feature at Behind The Spin. In this post Ben introduces the special feature.
Get paid to travel and fight diseaseThe Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is looking for an intern with social media and strong writing skills to join as soon as possible for a period of three months.
Charities win £150,000 of PR supportThree charities have won £150,000 of communications support in 2011 by winning the ‘Pitching for Parternship’ competition.
Bright ones seek to impressImpress London was a one-day conference to connect employers with PR students and hopefuls. Carli Smith reports for Behind the Spin.
Charity seeks student as comms officerSmall UK charity seeks student as comms officer; opportunity to make a difference and travel.
Students sought to promote ‘Sort Out Your Crap Life’TV presenter and author Claire Anstey seeks PR student support to promote her new self-help book.
Bright One celebrates second year with PRCA partnershipBright One, the volunteer-run communications agency for the third sector, celebrates its second anniversary through a partnership with the PRCA, the professional body that represents UK PR consultancies and in-house communications teams, and marks it with two remarkable results.
Students offered chance to impressAn event in London gives students the chance to meet, listen to and impress those in the PR business.
Clients pitch to win consultancy timeThere’s nothing new about a consultancy pitching to win new client business. But clients pitching to win consultancy time, that’s ‘man bites dog’ news.
Jet vet gets media boostLiz Lean PR will be making sure viewers are glued to their TV screens at 8pm on Wednesday 25th August for the launch of a new five part series of Vet Adventures on Sky One HD.
Leeds gets the ‘balls’ to say noLeeds Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust, NHS Leeds and partners including Ringways Motor group, will come together on Wednesday to tackle the stigma around men’s mental health.
PR students launch comedy competition for The Teenage Cancer TrustA group of Leeds Metropolitan Univeristy PR students have launched a competition to find the funniest human in Leeds. The “iJokeULaugh” competition is encouraging people to submit a joke, anecdote, cartoon or short film that will make the sides split of upcoming comedians Eric Lampaert and Joel Domett, who will be judging the competition.
Winner of the Claire Mascall Public Relations Prize announcedKatie Brown, a final year PR student at Leeds Metropolitan University, was named as the winner of the prestigious Claire Mascall PR Prize at the final C.I.P.R guest lecture last week.
How Oxfam uses social media for social goodWe publish an edited version of Katie Brown‘s award-winning essay on Oxfam’s use of social media to promote stakeholder engagement.
Macmillan Cancer Support launch comfort blanket campaignMacmillan Cancer Support teamed up with Future Publishing’s monthly title, The Knitter for this year’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning; an event that has become a renowned charity event. Macmillan collaborated with The Knitter to launch a nationwide Macmillan Comfort Blanket campaign
Volunteers celebrate year of giving sociallyBright One Communications, the volunteer-run communications agency for the third sector, has donated the equivalent of £180,000 of public relations expertise in its first year leading to founder Ben Matthews being included as one of the Future 100 Young Social Entrepreneurs of the Year.
Samaritans launches fundraising appeal on TVSamaritans is to launch a new fundraising TV campaign on Monday 16 November, appealing for viewers to make a regular £3 monthly donation.
The real work starts hereDuring her placement year with a charity, Claire Pace learnt about Britain’s biggest killer and turned in the process from being a PR student into a PR practitioner.
Four big names support Bright OneFour public relations industry leaders have agreed to act as ambassadors for Bright One, the volunteer-run communications agency for the third sector. The announcement marks the first anniversary of its launch on 25 September 2008.
Free social media newsrooms for charitiesSocial media news release service Pressitt has completed a social media newsroom for Bright One, the volunteer-run communications agency. It is now offering free social media newsrooms for other not-for-profit organisations.
PR and pixels in partnership against domestic violenceA global web-based public relations campaign aimed at stopping violence against women is set to launch next year.
Simple Acts support refugee awarenessPublic relations volunteers are working to raise awareness of Refugee Week 2009 (15-22 June).
Agency or charity: which is best for me?With two very different placements under her belt, first year PR student Laura Crimmons assesses their merits
Death by ChocolateA PR student was assigned the unusual task of organising a murder mystery party for charity, Kirkwood Hospice this month.
Students’ winning prescriptionPR students from the University of Gloucestershire have won a live pitch to the Meningitis Trust, the UK’s longest-running meningitis charity.
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