Charity

Winner of the Claire Mascall Public Relations Prize announced
Katie 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 good
We 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 campaign
Macmillan 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 socially
Bright 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 TV
Samaritans 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 here
During 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 One
Four 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 charities
Social 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 violence
A global web-based public relations campaign aimed at stopping violence against women is set to launch next year. Simple Acts support refugee awareness
Public 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 Chocolate
A PR student was assigned the unusual task of organising a murder mystery party for charity, Kirkwood Hospice this month. Students’ winning prescription
PR students from the University of Gloucestershire have won a live pitch to the Meningitis Trust, the UK’s longest-running meningitis charity.