Campaign Collective worked with the Warm This Winter campaign and End Fuel Poverty Coalition to keep Britain’s broken energy system top of mind throughout the Easter long weekend. Our expert campaigners used a combination of tactics, including new research and hijacking existing news hooks to ensure a steady stream of hard-hitting coverage for our clients …
Campaign Collective member, Nicola Putnam, has over 20 years’ experience managing communications in the public and private sectors. As one of our experts in message creation, Nicola helps organisations develop the right messaging to take their campaign from good to great. How does she do this? Nicola shared with us her top five tips for …
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The Social Workers Union (SWU) Campaign Fund has kicked off its third year of activity with a range of developments on new and existing campaigns. John McGowan, SWU General Secretary, and Simon Francis, Campaign Collective Founder Member, delivered a seminar titled “Media Coverage of Social Work – how do we improve this?” at the Compass …
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Nancy Platts has worked in communications and campaigns for more than 30 years, gaining extensive experience in charities, the trade union movement and the public sector. Since joining Campaign Collective, Nancy has delivered a number of public affairs campaigns. She has also worked in Parliament, twice been a parliamentary candidate and was, until recently, a …
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 …
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It’s National Careers Week (4-9 March 2024) and we’ve been thinking about how we can help young people considering a career in communications and campaigning. Campaign Collective members each have more than 10 years’ experience in a range of PR, communications and campaigning skills. But each of us has had a unique journey, which shows …
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 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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De Montfort University (DMU) has selected Campaign Collective to help raise its profile among UK policy makers. Campaign Collective members will help coordinate meetings with policy makers and politicians, and organise policy roundtables and other stakeholder events. The campaign will address a number of key challenges facing politicians in the run-up to the next UK …
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