increase in the number of charities using the platform since last March, including the Teenage Cancer Trust, British Heart Foundation, and Mind. After the first national
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hesterfield-based Investors in Community has expanded its team after seeing a 68%
lockdown brought challenges to traditional methods of fundraising, the platform, which brings individuals, businesses and charities together, has seen donations increase by 600%, businesses using the platform rise by 50%, and the number of individuals signed up for charitable activities more than double.
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need its support the most. We have been delighted to work with so many good causes and businesses to bring people together and enable them to have a positive impact on society. “We know that CSR activity is
‘We know
that CSR activity is hugely
important to businesses’
The growth has resulted in
two new additions to the Investors in Community team,
with Juliet Thompson and
Nadea Van Der Merwe appointed as Relationship Manager and Executive Assistant respectively.
Commenting on the announcement, Philip Webb (pictured), managing director of Investors in Community, said: “We are delighted to welcome Juliet and Nadea to our team, they will be valuable additions. Last year brought significant challenges for the charity sector and those who
hugely important to businesses and their employees and we are proud to offer our platform to charities for free so they can benefit from the outstanding charitable work that goes on in so many organisations.” Investors in Community recently
partnered with Wakefield Council and Street Support to bring charities in Wakefield together to tackle the challenge of rough sleeping, with more than 30 charities linked to provide services such as help with a place to sleep, where to get food, or support for alcohol or drug addiction.
Damage caused by the River Don
bursting its banks in the November 2019 Flood near Meadowhall
£80m funding for flooding defences
Mayor of the Sheffield City Region, Dan Jarvis, has welcomed almost £80m of new Government investment for South Yorkshire flood defences, following sustained pressure and cooperation with local leaders and the Environment Agency in response to the November 2019 floods in the region. Combined with other public and private funding, this means
that almost £93m has been secured for flood risk investment over the next six-year period. It marks a three-fold increase in the scale of investment
to South Yorkshire and comes after the Mayor, local authority leaders and the Environment Agency worked together on plans to respond to the November 2019 floods. The funding marks a significant step towards the delivery of 27 priority projects identified by the Mayor and local leaders to protect more homes and businesses. It comes in the week large swathes of the area faced a renewed risk of flooding from Storm Christoph. Mayor of the Sheffield City Region Dan Jarvis said: “I’ve fought
“It’s therefore incredibly welcome that the Environment Agency’s
Yorkshire Regional Flood and Coastal Committee has approved substantial new investment for South Yorkshire, following extensive work by local leaders to develop a plan which will help protect our region from harm in future.
‘People in
South Yorkshire cannot afford any more
sleepless nights’
tirelessly to get the Government to act and deliver investment to protect South Yorkshire from flooding since the devastating scenes of November 2019.
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“Local leaders and I have put forward almost £6m of our own funding to kick start the works and alongside this funding boost, we can go a long way to delivering our plan, which will help keep our communities and businesses safe. I want to pay tribute to the Chair of the Regional Committee and to Environment Agency Yorkshire area colleagues for their hard work in addressing this challenge and for their continued efforts to keep us safe as we deal with the threat from this week’s flood warnings. “I’m determined we see the South Yorkshire catchment plan delivered in full, and that’s why the onus is now on
Ministers to step up and fill the remaining £125m gap in the South Yorkshire’s Flooding Priority Programme. People in South Yorkshire
cannot afford any more sleepless nights. Local leaders have acted decisively, now Ministers must do the same.”
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