(July 27, 2021) The 700 food banks that dot the map of cities and towns across the country are the go-to vehicle a national children’s literacy program. And a coalition of food banks and literacy groups brought together by the Canadian Children's Literacy Foundation, plan to distribute 150,000 children's books across Canada this summer. Last year they distributed 80,000 books … [Read more...] about Children’s literacy coalition uses food bank distribution power
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Charity email click rates show significant increase in 2020: UK report
(July 21, 2021) The click rates of charity email increased significantly in 2020, according to the UK Data and Direct Marketing Association’s Email Benchmarking Report 2021 released on July 20. UK DMA monitors direct marketing responses across the Finance, Retail, Publishing, Travel, Not-for-Profit and Utilities sectors. While this year's metrics appear to … [Read more...] about Charity email click rates show significant increase in 2020: UK report
Bond UK: Exploring women’s leadership
(July 16, 2021) Exploring women’s leadership in 5 INGOs: A feminist learning journey is a recent report released by Bond UK that takes on the issues of misogyny and sexism in the charity sector. In 2019, statistics showed that “70% of INGO staff were women, but only 30-35% were chief executive officers.” Spurred on by the “slow progress” on issues of equity and … [Read more...] about Bond UK: Exploring women’s leadership
Stratford Festival opened on July 13
(July 14, 2021) It’s déjà vu all over again with the Stratford Festival opened, and its season being held under a tent, the same way it opened in 1953, with Alec Guinness and a young Christopher Plummer among the cast of Richard III. Plummer wrote about the experience in his deliciously gossipy autobiography In Spite of Myself. It wasn’t until 1956 that Plummer played his … [Read more...] about Stratford Festival opened on July 13
UK Charities warn against easing of COVID restrictions on July 19
(July 14, 2021) UK Charities warn that shift on 19 July to ‘personal choice ‘on virus precautions is instilling fear in many most at risk, reports the Guardian in a July 13 article End to Covid rules for England ‘leaves 3.8m vulnerable people feeling abandoned. On July 19, virtually all legal restrictions will be lifted, reports the BBC. The legal requirement to wear … [Read more...] about UK Charities warn against easing of COVID restrictions on July 19