Tomorrow’s Engineers Week showcases engineers on a mission

With research showing 90% of young people want a job that helps society being discussed across the radio airwaves on Monday, Tomorrow’s Engineers Week this week went on to feature over 85 individuals who are an #EngineerOnAMission. The Collective produced 12 inspirational films to celebrate some amazing engineers working for organisations as diverse as the Royal Veterinary College, British Red …

Tomorrow’s Engineers Week returns with new agency

Campaign Collective, the social enterprise providing communications advice to not-for-profits and campaigners, has been appointed to support Tomorrow’s Engineers Week following a competitive pitch. Tomorrow’s Engineers Week (6-10 November 2017) will be a unique opportunity for engineers, employers, universities and schools to showcase how engineers are on a mission to make the world a better …

Collective Members support search for apprentice team of the year

For the sixth year in a row Campaign Collective Members have successfully supported the Brathay Apprentice Challenge.  Last week nine apprentices from GSK in Ulverston were named apprentice team of the year 2017 at Brathay Trust’s Windermere headquarters. The Brathay Apprentice Challenge (#BAC17) sees teams of apprentices from across the country compete in a series …

Masters degree apprenticeship under development

A consultation designed to develop a new masters-degree level communications apprenticeship closes soon. The new apprenticeship standard will sit alongside the already approved “level 4” apprenticeship in public relations and communications, approved by the Department for Education earlier in the year. With the Apprenticeship Levy now in force for larger employers, the new apprenticeship is responding …

Collective joins Charity Comms network

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 …

Lords’ Charity Report a “Turning Point”

The Report of the House of Lords Select Committee inquiry on charities has been hailed as a potential “turning point” for the sector. The Report makes 100 recommendations to government and within these, the Committee has accepted all but one of the recommendations the Public Relations & Communications Association (PRCA) gave to the Committee in its …

Social enterprise to be focus of #CommsChat

Communications and social enterprise will be the focus of Communicate Magazine’s #CommsChat on Monday 27 February 2017 at 8pm. The weekly Twitter chat is a chance for communications professionals to give their views on the industry and provide advice to their peers. The hour-long discussion will cover five topics, including: The role of communications in …

Comms teams must be vigilant on Link Tax

The European Commission has tabled a new Copyright Directive to be considered in the European Parliament. If passed, publishing giants could be able to levy a charge for linking to their content online, targeting news aggregators such as Google News which provides ‘snippets’ of the article with a link to the original web page. The …

PR Week “ones to watch” revealed

Campaign Collective has been named one of PR Week’s “ones to watch” in 2017. The respected industry publication has listed the Collective alongside six other new agencies which it believes will “make waves” in the year ahead. Commenting on the Collective, PR Week writes: Former Claremont director Simon Francis set up this firm [Campaign Collective] to …