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A Missed Fundraising Opportunity?
The annual Human Rights Watch Film Festival took place in London last week with a wide selection of films that show human rights issues and abuse around the world. The festival highlighted issues such as the privatisation of the water supply in Bolivia and trafficking of young women in Eastern Europe. In the [...]
Trusteeship – A Fantastic Opportunity for Young People
At the moment, there aren’t nearly enough younger people going into charity trusteeship in this country. I’m going to try to convince you that it is something that you should consider. Firstly, anyone can be a Trustee. You don’t ever have to have worked for a charity in any capacity, in fact in some [...]
Learn about Volunteering Opportunities at ‘Meet VSO’
Are you looking for a volunteering opportunity overseas but don’t know where to start? Would you like to know more about potential countries or roles? Would you like to meet experienced volunteers who could give you advice? ‘Meet VSO’ might be something for you. Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) arranges regular events where you can [...]
PRCA Charity Campaign Masterclass
This week, Founding Director of Bright One, Ben Matthews, spoke at a PRCA Charity Campaign Masterclass, alongside David Hamilton of Action for Children. Below are his slides, which covers three exciting charities and the tactics they use for successful campaigns: The Pixel Project, Centrepoint, and Child’s i Foundation. What tips have you got for [...]
How to use social media for market research
This is a guest post by Zoe Amar, Head of Marketing and Business Development at Lasa, a charity which provides services to Shelter, Age UK and thousands of other charities across the UK. She is also on the board at Bright One and is a Chartered Marketer. Zoe tweets from @zoeamar Social media gurus keep [...]
Carbon Leapfrog PR/MarComms Internship
We’re looking for a graduate to work with Carbon Leapfrog, a new and unique business-led charity that channels free professional advice from leading service providers across a range of disciplines into UK and international carbon reduction projects. Intern Objectives: To help identify and extract the marketing opportunities for Carbon Leapfrog’s various projects Increase the awareness [...]
Bright One teams up with Edelman for a Social Enterprise Clinic
Members of the Bright One community had the fantastic opportunity of meeting with global representatives of PR agency Edelman two weeks ago at an interactive workshop session at The Landmark London Hotel. The session was set up together with Bright One ambassador Robert Phillips, President and CEO of Edelman EMEA, and 13 Bright One [...]
PR Internship with Carbon Leapfrog
We’re looking for a PR student/graduate to work on a project with Carbon Leapfrog, a new and unique business-led charity that galvanises and channels free professional advice from leading service providers across a range on disciplines into UK and international carbon reduction project. Intern Objectives: To help identify and extract the PR opportunities for [...]
How To Get a Job in Charity PR
So you want to get a job in Charity PR, but you don’t know where to look or how to start. You may also need to build up your skills and experience in the sector before going through the application process of a job that’s of interest. With it currently being tougher than ever [...]
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