Today, 16 February, marks Campaign Collective’s 8th birthday. Founded in 2016 by Sarah Colombini, Simon Francis and Heather Rogers, Campaign Collective has brought together a talented group of experienced communications professionals who share a passion for supporting charities, social enterprises and not-for-profit organisations with high quality marketing, communications advice and PR support. Over the years, …
Launched during National Apprenticeship Week 2024 (5 – 11 February), an upgraded PR and communications apprenticeship standard is now available to employers seeking to nurture the next generation of communications professionals. The new standard has been fully updated to meet the needs of employers in an increasingly digital world, with a focus on building, protecting …
Campaign Collective partnered with HR consultant Rachel Meakins to create, define and deliver an Employee Value Proposition (EVP) for life beyond crisis charity, Hestia, to help them retain and attract new employees. Starting as an internal communications brief, the project engaged with Hestia employees from all services and areas, to listen to what it is to …
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The Children’s Charities Coalition has released new data today, which highlights that children feel politicians don’t understand their lives and aren’t listening to them as the country prepares for a General Election. The charities surveyed 1,000 children and 1,000 adults and the results from children found that: 62% of UK children think that politicians don’t …
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UK cancer survival rates lag significantly behind other countries according to research shared today by the Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce (LSCT). The Taskforce, which represents six less survivable cancers: lung, liver, brain, oesophageal, pancreatic and stomach, with an average five-year survival rate of just 16%, has released the findings on Less Survivable Cancers Awareness Day …
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Campaign Collective member, Jo Tilley-Riley, is a strategic communications expert with a wealth of experience working with social sector organisations. She is also a qualified coach and offers transition coaching for people from the social sector and for women from all sectors who are returning from maternity leave. We asked Jo to share her reflections …
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A third (29%) of the UK population experiences mould in their homes frequently or occasionally as Britain’s energy crisis bites hard. The new data is based on research by Opinium and Campaign Collective for the Warm This Winter campaign [1] and reveals that 10% experience mouldy living conditions frequently. Among the major cities, the data …
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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 …
The Sickle Cell Society has published a report highlighting dangerous shortages in the sickle cell nursing workforce in England. The Difference Between Life and Death report follows a 2021 All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia inquiry into sickle cell care which found ‘serious care failings’ in acute services and evidence of attitudes …
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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, …