18 Jun 2004
A new charity that aims to combat bullying among young people, beatbullying, has hired Frank PR to promote its launch and website.
21 Feb 2003
WILDLIFE TRUST: The Wildlife Trust has relaunched its website (www.wildlifetrusts.org). Changes include an online donation facility and an events diary. The relaunch was carried out by designers Quiet Storm.
05 Apr 2002
HEALTH ONLINE: The fundraising and research charity of the Royal
College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, WellBeing, has launched an
online media centre. The site aims to provide journalists with easier
access to news on its health research work.
07 Dec 2001
CHARITY: The Stroke Association has launched an online donation
service for the first time. Revealed this week, the scheme was set up
through the Government's Gift Aid, which enables the charity to reclaim
tax on donations made.
09 Nov 2001
CHARITIES: Barnado's, the National Trust and Guide Dogs for the
Blind have all launched online raffles this month, in a bid to step up
web-based fundraising. The site add-ons have been created by The Charity
Technology Trust. The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association's raffle has
been developed...
05 Oct 2001
Websites are missing a chance to increase their reach by
communicating in an accessible way to those with learning difficulties,
according to a survey by Mencap out this week.
The charity found that the navigation and language on most of the 30
websites surveyed made use unnecessarily complicated...
21 Sep 2001
WEBSITE: John Bird, founder of The Big Issue, and Gordon Roddick of
The Body Shop, are launching a website for children on 26 September. The
site, youngABCtales. com, is aimed at storytellers aged six to
15-years-old. Bird launched ABCtales.com, aimed at adults, last year.
03 Aug 2001
WEBSITE: The RSPCA is revamping its website, which will be
relaunched in the autumn. Web consultancy Lateral has been appointed
after a four-way pitch for the work. The site will include a facility to
donate money and children's games.
21 Apr 2000
| by JULIETTE GARSIDE
Hill and Knowlton has been appointed on annual fees of pounds
200,000 per year to handle PR for technology firm FundRaising.com. The
account will be run by senior account executive JoAnne Laffey. She
reports to Lauralee Raddatz, vice-president for sales and marketing for
the firm, which sells fundraising...
30 Oct 1998
| by IAN DARBY
The British Lung Foundation has hired Darren Sanders as
publications and communications manager as it attempts to raise
awareness and funds in the battle against lung disease.