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Paul Skinner Is A Business Book Award Finalist

Paul Skinner's latest book The Purpose Upgrade has been shortlisted for the 2023 Business Book Awards

Mar 19, 2023

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Graphic Design Support For World Toilet Day

For children in Malawi millions of school days are lost every year due to poor health and inadequate sanitation, which massively impacts on their education and development

Nov 30, 2022

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The Purpose Upgrade By Paul Skinner

Later this month we'll see the publication of Paul's second book title The Purpose Upgrade: Change your Business to Save the World. Change the World to Save your Business

Sep 09, 2022

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Changing Climate Education In The Uk

How can we help our children overcome climate anxiety and become the sustainable leaders of tomorrow?

Aug 12, 2022

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There Is A New Santa In Town And He's Green

What's your wish for the planet this Christmas?

Dec 17, 2021

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Crowdfunding Campaign Video Creates Sustainable Livelihoods

We’re pleased to report that Khushi Kantha are now crowdfunding to pay for their first collection of sustainable, multi-purpose Happy Blankets and John Griffith of Social Video has helped to edit and produce a film to support their crowdfunding campaign.

May 11, 2021

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Creating Change With Seth Godin

On March 11th Paul Skinner, Founder of Pimp My Cause and MarketingKind, had the pleasure of interviewing Seth Godin, one of the greatest marketers of all time, on the theme of how we can become more impactful marketers and change makers.

May 11, 2021

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What's Your Wish For The Planet This Christmas?

Dr. Laura Kehoe, a sustainability scientist at the University of Oxford, signed up to Pimp My Cause in August looking for marketing help with Dear Green Santa, a campaign she created in 2019. An incredible team of marketing volunteers are now working with her to create this year's campaign.

Dec 03, 2020

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Happy Blankets Creating Sustainable Livelihoods

Laura Rana's new social enterprise Khushi Kantha aims to empower struggling mothers from the communities helping the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh to provide for their children with dignity. Laura has inspired several marketing volunteers to help her achieve her goals.

Nov 06, 2020

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Join Rory Sutherland And Mark Evans To Think Differently About Thinking Differently

On November 18th from 5pm to 6:30pm we'll be holding our second MarketingKind xChange with Rory Sutherland, the Spectator’s Wiki Man and Vice Chair of Ogilvy UK, and Mark Evans, Managing Director of Marketing & Digital for Direct Ling Group, hosted by Celia Pronto, Managing Director of Love Home Swa

Nov 03, 2020

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The Launch Of Marketingkind

MarketingKind is a membership community dedicated to better advancing humankind through outcome-oriented gatherings. On Thursday we held the launch gathering for MarketingKind, which explored the question 'What if marketing wasn't selfish?'

Oct 19, 2020

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Paws For Effect! How Volunteer Marketers Used Lockdown To Change The World Through A Love Of Dogs

During lockdown three fantastic marketing volunteers have been helping Paws & Pause, a socially conscious doggy daycare centre in London, to grow their business. They have created a new website and provided copywriting, branding and social media marketing support.

Sep 16, 2020

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The Marketing Help Desk - Top Uk Marketers Answering Your Questions!

This free online event will be an opportunity for causes to get first-hand advice from some of the country's leading marketers as we come out of lockdown and try to rebuild in this very uncertain environment. The event is a collaboration with MarketingKind, a new marketing membership community dedi

Jul 02, 2020

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Tml Partners Joins Us In Creating Pro Bono Impacts

We're working with tml Partners to engage the talented and experienced marketers from their network in working with our causes. And as part of tml Partners commitment to community development they are helping to connect marketers with rewarding pro bono charity projects

May 04, 2020

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Pimp My Cause On The Business Marketing Club Podcast

Anna Mullenneaux, Chief Matchmaker of Pimp My Cause, recently joined Dave Stevens as a guest on the Business Marketing Club's podcast to explore how the coronavirus crisis is affecting B2B marketing. She discussed how many marketers who have more time now that they are working from home or are on fu

May 04, 2020

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Marketing For A Climate-Friendly Future

Ben is a school teacher and a little over a year ago he set up the non-profit Climate Ed to educate children about climate change.

Apr 03, 2020

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Achieve Your 2020 Resolution To Use Your Skills For Good

Why not get 2020 off to a perfect start by donating your marketing expertise to a good cause?

Jan 05, 2020

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Pimp My Cause On The Market Mentors Podcast

Paul Skinner, founder of Pimp My Cause, was recently interviewed by Fiona Jensen on her Market Mentors podcast about: the future of marketing, why Pimp My Cause is a living laboratory of Collaborative Advantage in action and how Collaborative Advantage can help develop your career

Sep 03, 2019

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All Star Marketing Volunteer Supports Fundraising To Save Children’S Lives

Barbara Coleman signed up to Pimp My Cause in the first month we launched over eight years ago

Sep 01, 2019

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Working On Purpose Radio Show Features Pimp My Cause

Paul Skinner, founder of Pimp My Cause, was recently interviewed by Alise Cortez ​for her radio show ​Working on Purpose

Aug 20, 2019

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Could You Become A Charity Trustee?

At Pimp My Cause our expertise lies in connecting marketers and good causes for pro bono projects and over the last year we’ve expanded our activities to include matching up experienced marketers with charities in need of marketing-oriented trustees.

Aug 14, 2019

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Paul Skinner Interviewed On Leading Innovation Podcast

In May Paul Skinner, founder of Pimp My Cause, was a guest on the Outside Inside Innovation podcast

Aug 09, 2019

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Pimp My Cause Founder Interviewed On The Innovation Show

Paul Skinner, founder of Pimp My Cause and author of Collaborative Advantage: How collaboration beats competition as a strategy for success was recently interviewed

Jun 10, 2019

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Matching Marketers With Charity Trustee Roles

On February 12th we hosted our second matchmaking event with EMR Recruitment to bring together senior marketers interested in becoming trustees

May 13, 2019

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Behaviour Change Experts Build Social Connections For Older Adults

Over the last five years Rory Sutherland and the behaviour change team at Ogilvy have worked with our cause members to tackle pressing social and environmental problems.

May 10, 2019

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