by Katie Simpson | Mar 11, 2021 | Marc Middleton-Heath
We must avoid PPE plastics disaster Almost one year on from the UK’s first lockdown, a research study has quantified the unprecedented plastic problem arising from the COVID-19 outbreak. A huge increase in PPE usage has been seen across the globe, and bans on...
by Katie Simpson | May 7, 2020 | Crisis, Heather Beresford
Pondering a new future for charities It was good to hear Cian Murphy at NfpSynergy saying 68% of the public want charities to keep fundraising through the coronavirus outbreak. He was talking at the online CharityComms conference, ‘Engagement strategies for charities...
by Katie Simpson | Apr 3, 2020 | Crisis, Marc Middleton-Heath
Your donors want to help, so let them! With the country in lockdown and many jobs uncertain, it might feel a strange time to ask for donations. But many of your supporters will be desperate to help. So it’s time to launch appeals and help people act. When the country...
by Katie Simpson | Jan 29, 2020 | Heather Beresford
The madness of the Crisis Icebreaker Challenge Leaping into the freezing Thames for the Crisis Icebreaker challenge seemed a fine idea back in December. Sitting at my desk in the snuggly warmth of our Seacourt offices, I imagined hilarity as friends and family leapt...
by Katie Simpson | Dec 10, 2019 | Catalyst News
Crisis at Christmas 2019 in full swing Crisis at Christmas offers people an easy way to respond fast to the problem of homelessness – by reserving a place at a Crisis centre. A £28.87 donation pays for someone who is homeless to visit Crisis for food, warmth and...
