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LATEST ARTICLES ( 23 )

• Spotlight: Anya17

  

  When it premièred on 7th March 2012 in Liverpool, this incredible arts project was a unique, contemporary and highly topical new opera: Anya17. It has since gon... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2018 CHARITY, MARKETING & ADVERTISING, SOCIAL MEDIA, SOCIETY

• Vintage Dresses Are ‘fur Free’ at Frock & Stole Vintage

  

  You will have seen from my blog that I have always worked with ethical companies and non-profits, and that includes cruelty free fashion and beauty companies... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2015 CHARITY, MARKETING & ADVERTISING, SOCIAL MEDIA, SOCIETY

• Together We Can Help the Global Campaign to End Human Trafficking

  

  In 2012 I was delighted to be asked to get involved with an innovative new arts project designed to raise awareness of human trafficking. Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2014 CHARITY, MARKETING & ADVERTISING, SOCIAL MEDIA, SOCIETY

• Cruelty Free Beauty: How You Can Get Involved

  After a two-year campaign, Cruelty Free International announced that more than 1 million people around the world have signed their petition calling for a... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2013 CHARITY, MARKETING & ADVERTISING, SOCIAL MEDIA, SOCIETY

• More Al Gore & Less PowerPoint

  

  I was recently invited to attend the annual M S Plan A conference where leading suppliers and NGO’s came together to learn from the CEO and senior managers abou... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2013 CHARITY, MARKETING & ADVERTISING, SOCIAL MEDIA, SOCIETY

• Cruelty-free Cosmetics: EU Bans Animal Testing for Beauty!

  

  Ethical consumers, animal lovers and compassionate companies are celebrating this month. After more than 20 years of campaigning, the EU has finally banned... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2013 CHARITY, MARKETING & ADVERTISING, SOCIAL MEDIA, SOCIETY

• Snow: Hot Tips to Keep Working When the Snow Falls

  

  It looks like winter is about to hit, so what can you do to keep on top of things when the snow falls – and the trains, roads and buses grind to a halt? Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2013 BUSINESS, WEATHER

• 2013: To Be & Not to Do

  

  If your schedule is as hectic as mine, then you’ve already written numerous ‘to do’ lists, and have at least the next three months mapped out. Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2013 LIFE COACH

• How to Write a Charity CV

  

  I still spend a lot of time helping people to write their CVs. If you Google ‘CV writing tips’ you’ll find lots of advice and help, so let me give you one of th... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2012 CAREER, CHARITY, MARKETING & ADVERTISING

• Digital Charity Comms: Twitter Tips

  

  Charities are used to making the most out of their limited resources, which includes finding fast, creative and engaging ways to communicate with donors,... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2012 CHARITY, MARKETING & ADVERTISING, SOCIAL MEDIA, SOCIETY

• Digital & Social Media Campaigning

  

  So, how can you use digital comms & social media to support your campaigning activities? Campaigning organisations can find it difficult to stand out from... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2012 CHARITY, MARKETING & ADVERTISING, SOCIAL MEDIA, SOCIETY

• Charity Digital Campaigns

  

  So, how can you use digital comms & social media to support your charity’s campaigning activities? Campaigning organisations can find it difficult to stand... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2012 CHARITY, MARKETING & ADVERTISING, SOCIAL MEDIA, SOCIETY

• Robots Are for Search Engines – Not Client Management

  

  Last week I interviewed some digital marketing people who had set up as freelancers. As well as chatting about digital and social media jobs in charities, they... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2012 BUSINESS, MARKETING & ADVERTISING, SOCIAL MEDIA

• Corporate Fundraising: the Best of Times, the Worst of Times

  

  Image source: IOF A corporate fundraiser faces even more challenges now that companies are focusing most of their efforts on simply staying afloat. Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2012 CHARITY, MARKETING & ADVERTISING, SOCIAL MEDIA, SOCIETY

• Part Two: Ready for a Career Change? Find a Charity Job You Love

  

  Trying to find a job that you love can be exciting and stressful in equal measures. In part one of my career change guide we looked at some first steps, so... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER, CHARITY

• Digital Charity Jobs: Part Two

  

  Trying to find a job that you love can be exciting and stressful in equal measures. In part one of my career change guide we looked at some first steps, so... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2012 CHARITY, MARKETING & ADVERTISING, SOCIAL MEDIA, SOCIETY

• Raising Awareness of Human Trafficking: Anya17

  

  With only two months until its première on 7th March 2012 in Liverpool, I’d like to spotlight this incredible arts project that I support – a unique,... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2012

• Ready for a Career Change? Part One

  Do you find yourself hitting the snooze button on the alarm more than you used to? Are you counting the hours every day – and the days until the weekend comes... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2012

• Digital Charity Jobs: Part One

  Do you find yourself hitting the snooze button on the alarm more than you used to? Are you counting the hours every day – and the days until the weekend comes... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2012 CHARITY, MARKETING & ADVERTISING, SOCIAL MEDIA, SOCIETY

• Happy Holidays!

  

  It’s been a challenging year for most of us, but there have been some amazing creative charity campaigns, and it’s encouraging to see so many people who are... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2011