Project To Increase Social Impact of Communications Launched

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) Council has asked Simon Francis, Founder Member of social enterprise Campaign Collective to lead its drive to improve the social impact of public relations. Francis will chair a group of PRCA Council members to define the social impact of PR, collate examples of good practice, and build understanding and measurement of …

Impact of Community Business Weekend revealed

Research has revealed the positive impact of 225 events which took place over Community Business Weekend. The Power to Change-led Weekend took place across England from 4-7 May 2018 and saw almost 20,000 people engage with their local community businesses. Community businesses are organisations rooted in a local area, run by and answerable to members …

Engineers on a mission set to return

Initial plans for Tomorrow’s Engineers Week (5-9 November 2018, #TEWeek18) have been announced, providing a unique opportunity for engineers, employers, universities and schools to showcase how engineers are on a mission to make the world a better place. For the second year, the Week delivered by EngineeringUK and Campaign Collective, will demonstrate how young people …

Collective bolsters team with two new Members

Campaign Collective, the social enterprise communications firm that was recently named Better Society Consultancy of the Year, continues its growth with the addition of two new senior professionals. Beth Andlaw joins the Collective from her previous role as Head of Third Sector at The PHA Group. A former director at Grayling, Andlaw brings expertise in issues-based …

Communications training for young people launched

Young people aged 16-24 are set to benefit from the launch of a new not-for-profit training organisation this summer. Get You Heard has been founded by former Government strategic communications advisor and professional trainer Charlotte McLeod to give 16-24 year olds the skills and confidence to communicate and campaign. The organisation will run its first …

Communicating Causes book launched

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 …

Chilling reality of Lobbying Act revealed

New research from campaigners’ organisation Sheila McKechnie Foundation (SMK) has revealed the chilling reality of the Lobbying Act. Less than a third (32%) of campaigners reported that they have not changed their campaigning as a result of the Act, demonstrating that the “chilling effect” of the Act which charity leaders warned about is a reality. Over …