FINAL CALL FOR CHARITIES TO APPLY FOR PRO-BONO PR SUPPORT

Health and wellbeing charities have one more week to apply to receive pro-bono PR support from leading London communications agency, Band & Brown Communications.

The company, which includes PR, design, experiential and social media specialists has set aside two per cent of profits from 2009 to be used by the successful charity in fee time.

Charities representing a broad range of topics including sports, disability, substance misuse and health conditions have already submitted applications and organisations nationwide have until Wednesday 30 June to apply.

Applications are invited from health and well-being charities which operate solely in the UK, have clear communications objectives and are open to using a whole range of channels and tactics to meet these objectives.

Head of Public Sector, Simon Francis, commented:

“We know that many health charities can’t always easily access communications agency support, so this year we have opened our pro-bono scheme up through a simple nominations process.

“We’ve already received some great applications from passionate and committed organisations but we are keen to give as many health and wellbeing charities as possible the opportunity to apply.”

Application process

To apply, charities can visit http://www.bbpr.com/ to download a short, five-question, application form, can call 020 7419 7000 or email csr@bbpr.com to request one. Deadline for applications is 30th June 2010. A shortlist based on fair and clear assessment criteria will be put to a vote of Band & Brown staff in w/c 5th July with the successful charity informed by 9 July.

Previous beneficiaries from Band & Brown’s pro-bono scheme include leading education charity, BeatBullying, international aid organisation Advocates for International Development and domestic violence charity RISE.

Band & Brown currently works on health and well-being issues campaigns for clients including Aegate, BUPA, emedcareers, Department for Work and Pensions and LV=. The selection process is separate from the pro-bono activity Band & Brown will undertake with Action Against Hunger through the Cossette UK group of companies.

HEALTH CHARITY TO BENEFIT FROM PRO BONO PR SUPPORT

Leading London communications agency, Band & Brown Communications, has opened nominations for charities to apply to be their pro-bono cause in 2010.

The company, which includes PR, design, experiential and social media specialists has set aside two per cent of profits from 2009 to be used by the successful charity in fee time.

Previous beneficiaries from Band & Brown’s pro-bono scheme include leading education charity, BeatBullying, international aid organisation Advocates for International Development and domestic violence charity RISE.

In 2010 for the first time, Band & Brown has launched a nationwide application process to ensure fairness in the selection of its pro-bono charity.

Applications are invited from health and well-being charities which operate solely in the UK, have clear communications objectives and are open to using a whole range of channels and tactics to meet these objectives.

Head of Public Sector, Simon Francis, commented:
“Each year we take a different theme to support and, after helping education, international and community organisations previously, 2010 will see a health charity benefit from our pro-bono scheme.

“We know that many health charities can’t always easily access communications agency support, so this year we have opened the scheme up through a simple nominations process.”

Band & Brown currently works on health and well-being issues campaigns for clients including Aegate, BUPA, emedcareers, Department for Work and Pensions and LV=. The selection process is separate from the pro-bono activity Band & Brown will undertake with Action Against Hunger through the Cossette UK group of companies.

Application process -
To apply, charities can visit http://www.bbpr.com/csr.html to download a short, five-question, application form, can call 020 7419 7000 or email csr@bbpr.com to request one. Deadline for applications is 30th June 2010. A shortlist based on fair and clear assessment criteria will be put to a vote of Band & Brown staff in w/c 5th July with the successful charity informed by 10 July.

BAND & BROWN LAUNCHES NATIONAL SAFETY CHARITY LV= STREETWISE

Band & Brown this week launched the nationwide roll out of LV= Streetwise, a charity that educates children about safety, by offering a group of pupils at St Dominic's primary school in Harpenden the chance to premier its unique mobile safety centre, which will be touring the UK this summer.

To coincide with the launch, LV= Streetwise, which aims to reduce the number of accidents among children, revealed research showing that close to a quarter of children aged 15 and under are not allowed to sleep over at a friend's house, in comparison to just 4% of their parents, while six in ten (60%) modern children are forbidden to use public transport.

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The LV= Streetwise road show is the first national roll out of LV='s CSR  initiative, which has been running locally in Bournemouth for the last 12 years offering safety education to over 13,000 children every year.

The campaign set the news agenda for the day with over fifty broadcast outlets covering the story, including discussion on GM:TV, This Morning, Radio Five Live and ITV News as well as blanket print and online coverage.

Commenting on the launch, Suzie Barrett, Group Account Director, Band & Brown Communications said: “Child safety remains an important and current issue and initiatives such as Streetwise play a vital role in improving child safety education in the UK. LV= has a long standing commitment to helping more young people to become safety-literate and we’re extremely proud to be involved in promoting their efforts.”