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Melanoma Focus CEO shares her experience of leading a high-profile charity

by Campaign CollectiveCampaign Collective News 08/03/2024No Comments

To celebrate this year’s International Women’s Day, we spoke to Susanna Daniels, Chief Executive Officer at Melanoma Focus, about her experiences of leading a high-profile charity. Susanna, an oncology pharmacist by background, has been at the helm of Melanoma Focus for over three years and is dedicated to the prevention and treatment of melanoma, the …

Representatives of the VAT Burn campaign delivering petition to No 10 Downing St.

Calls for VAT to be removed from sunscreen

by Campaign CollectiveCampaign Updates 04/12/2023No Comments

A group of charities, cross-party politicians, patients and medical professionals have handed a petition to the Government calling on them to abolish VAT on factor 30+ sunscreen to make it more affordable and reduce cases of skin cancer. The VAT Burn campaign is a response to the rising number of skin cancer deaths in the …

Yellow text on purple background reading 'Children at the Table - a campaign from the Children's Charities Coalition'

Putting children at the heart of government

by Campaign CollectiveCampaign Updates 22/11/202304/12/2023No Comments

Five of the largest charities working to support children and young people in the UK have come together to call for the next UK Government to put babies, children and young people at the heart of Government policy making, backed by a step-change in investment to transform childhoods across the UK. Action for Children, Barnardo’s, …

Charities against hate update

by Campaign CollectiveCampaign Collective News, Communications news 14/08/202013/08/2020No Comments

The Third Sector Social Media Working Group has been created to review ethical social media and marketing practices and policies.

Communicating Causes book launched

by Campaign CollectiveCommunications news 29/06/2018No Comments

Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan’s prediction that the 21st Century would be the “era of the NGO” is an appropriate starting point for Communicating Causes – an all encompassing new book on the state of campaigning in the charity sector. Dr. Nicky Garsten and Prof. Ian Bruce’s compilation of essays on how public relations …

Collective Backs Lobbying Act Research

by Campaign CollectiveCampaign Collective News, Communications news, Social Purpose Fund 17/04/201816/04/2018No Comments

Campaign Collective is supporting research on the impact of the Lobbying Act, carried out by Sheila McKechnie Foundation (SMK) to ensure the sector has the most up-to-date evidence possible to inform discussions with the Government and regulators. As part of the project, in partnership with the Directory of Social Change, SMK is conducting an online …

#CommsChat on fundraising and comms

by Campaign CollectiveCampaign Collective News, Communications news 05/02/201805/02/2018No Comments

Campaign Collective will be joining forces with Communicate magazine for a #CommsChat about fundraising and communications on Monday 5th February at 20:00 GMT on Twitter. The chat will cover a range of topics including: how the reputation of fundraising can be improved, how communications can help with charitable donations and what organisations such as charities can …

New report reveals comms challenge for charities

by Campaign CollectiveCampaign Collective News, Communications news 05/07/201704/07/20173 Comments

The final report from the Commission on the Donor Experience has revealed the reputation communications challenge charities face when developing fundraising strategy and tactics. The Commission on the Donor Experience was launched in March 2016 in response to media scrutiny of fundraising practice. At its heart was one simple idea – to place donors at …

Collective joins Charity Comms network

by Campaign CollectiveCampaign Collective News 02/06/2017No Comments

Campaign Collective has become the latest organisation to join the Charity Comms network. The organisation, founded in 2007, now boasts over 500 organisations and 4,000-plus individuals working in charity communications and marketing. Simon Francis, Founder Member of Campaign Collective said: We’re delighted to join the Charity Comms network and will use our membership to work …

Half of charities unclear on Lobbying Act election restrictions

by Campaign CollectiveCampaign Collective News, Communications news 28/04/201728/04/20174 Comments

Less than one in five charities and not-for-profits understand the restrictions imposed on campaigning during the General Election by the Lobbying Act.