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DIY retailer names suicide prevention charity as its partner for next two years

4 days ago | bettersociety.net | Joe Lepper

Wickes has named the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) as its charity partner for the next two years. By May 2027 the DIY retailer aims to raise £2m for the suicide prevention charity across its 228 stores, support centre, distribution warehouse and suppliers. Fundraising includes till and online donations from customers, bake sales as well as team challenges such as mountain hikes and bike rides.
Morgan Stanley to hand charities £1m to support young people

5 days ago | bettersociety.net | Joe Lepper

Investment banking firm Morgan Stanley is offering 10 good causes £100,000 each to fund ways to improve young people’s health, mental wellbeing and education. The awards are to help “scale pioneering projects, connect ideas with capital and build capacity for charitable organisations” and are being offered through its inaugural EMEA Impact Through Innovation Awards.
Bank partners with charity to tackle financial risks facing young gamers

1 week ago | bettersociety.net | Joe Lepper

TSB Bank is working with youth gambling charity Ygam to help young people combat financial risks they face when playing games online. Nearly half of 2,000 young gamers surveyed by the bank say they “have little or no control over their spending” while playing. The bank also found that while the average game costs £32, gamers are spending on average £540 annually on in-game purchases and subscriptions.
Trump effect leads to slump in European ESG investment

1 week ago | bettersociety.net | Joe Lepper

Investors in Europe are rowing back on environmental, social and governance (ESG) investments following a raft of anti-climate change and anti-diversity policies being brought in by American president Donald Trump, research has found. The analysis released in the US by financial research firm Morningstar has found that Europe suffered its first slump in ESG investments since 2018, of £900m during the first quarter of the year.
Skipton Building Society names Refuge as its next charity partner

1 week ago | bettersociety.net | Joe Lepper

Domestic abuse survivors’ charity Refuge has been selected to be the next charity partner of the Skipton Building Society. The charity was chosen following a vote of the building society’s members at its AGM. The partnership runs for three years and will focus on helping the charity to tackle financial abuse suffered by survivors. “We can’t wait to support their incredible work delivering financial freedom for survivors of domestic abuse,” said the building society.
Voices of children impacted by hygiene poverty to be played at shopping centre toilets

1 week ago | bettersociety.net | Joe Lepper

Bluewater Shopping Centre has linked up with the charity In Kind Direct to raise awareness of the impact of hygiene poverty on children. Through the partnership an immersive campaign is being staged where the voices of children impacted by not having access to essentials such as toothpaste and shampoo are broadcast to those using the toilets at the Dartford based centre.
Corporate partners wanted for rebranded environmental match funding campaign

2 weeks ago | bettersociety.net | Joe Lepper

Match funding platform Big Give is looking for more corporate partners to take part in its annual campaign for environmental charities, which is to be rebranded next year after raising a record £8.1m in 2025. Green Match Fund raised the record sum this year through public donations matched by the platform’s funding partners, including the Reed Foundation, Garfield Weston Foundation, AKO Foundation and OVO Foundation.
Building Society hands domestic abuse survivors’ charity £150,000

2 weeks ago | bettersociety.net | Joe Lepper

The Cambridge Building Society has handed domestic abuse survivors’ charity The Angels Foundation UK a three-year grant worth £50,000 a year . This multi-year grant is the first of its kind for the building society, which is boosting its funding to good causes from 2025 to mark its 175 anniversary. From this year it will donate £175,000 a year from its profits to good causes, an increase of £15,000 a year on annual awards made since 2020.
Coffee firm links up with National Park to create ‘haven for biodiversity’

2 weeks ago | bettersociety.net | Joe Lepper

A coffee company has linked up with its local National Park to establish a ‘heritage orchard’ to support biodiversity and grow rare and traditional fruit trees in the area. The link up between North York Moors National Park and Rounton Coffee aims to “celebrate local agricultural heritage and connect people with nature”. Already planted are the Hunt House Apple from Goathland, Yorkshire Greening Apple, Ribston Pippin Apple, and Ryedale Bullace.
Businesses take on 40% of costs to run charity’s £3m ‘state of the art’ youth centre

2 weeks ago | bettersociety.net | Joe Lepper

A group of 74 businesses in Blackburn and the East Lancashire are working together to contribute 40% of the annual running costs of local youth centre Fusebox, which is being run by the charity Blackburn & Darwen Youth Zone and has benefitted from a recent £3.1m transformation backed by the government. Patrons include logistics firm Fagan & Whalley.