Pink Sparkles Charity Concert Raises £1200
31 January 2012
We want to say a massive thankyou to Jane Trowbridge and the Pink Sparkles Fundraising Group who have raised a whopping £1,200 by holding a charity concert on Friday. We are so glad the event went well - thank you to all the young people who took part performing songs, dances and drama, not only raising an amazing total but spreading awareness of bullying and the consequences it can have on the lives of young people. Mrs Trowbridge said “It is something we all feel very strongly about and everyone in the group has different reasons to support this. We look for charities we want to support and saw Beatbullying and wanted to help. Even if we help one child tomorrow, I will be happy.'
Government Big Society Funding Enables Transition Of Award-Winning Beatbullying Into New Social Action Organisation
25 January 2012
TODAY the Minister for Civil Society, Nick Hurd MP, announces that £1.3 million from The Social Action Fund has been awarded to enable the creation of new not-for-profit organisation, We're Altogether Better, formed to tackle social issues digitally.
We're Altogether Better is run by the team behind the award-winning children’s charity, Beatbullying, which was established in 2002 and has received on-going Government support for its pioneering anti-bullying work.
Through this funding, up to half a million children and young people will be supported through the new not-for-profit organisation, and nearly ten thousand new volunteers will be recruited to significantly increase the support available to the most vulnerable in society. As the new organisation grows, millions of the most vulnerable and at risk young people across the UK will be supported.
Read the full press release >>
[Minister for Civil Society, Nick Hurd MP, pictured above with young CyberMentors, FutureYou Mentors and staff]
We Welcome On Board 0800 Reverse and V-Inspired
24 January 2012
Hot on the learned, activist heels of Nottingham Trent come Plymouth and De Montfort universities, adding over fifty thousand staff and students who have this week signed up to The Big March. They are joined by 0800 Reverse and V-Inspired - welcome :) The marching ranks are swelling each day - make sure you're not left behind - come and support us in telling the UN that every child in every nation on earth has the right to be safe.
Register your organisation or as an individual today at www.beatbullying.org/bigmarch
Nottingham Trent University Signs Up To The Big March 2012
20 January 2012
Ooh we've come over all uni-friendly! The remarkable volunteering team at Beatbullying has been signing up students all week from a whole host of unis across the UK. Today alone, 26,791 students and over four thousand staff have registered their support for our Petition calling for the UN to make changes to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. As a result, the number now tips over 700,000 - watch this space as next week we'll be publishing the names of more unis and organisations who are joining us in making digital history.
Register your organisation or as an individual today at www.beatbullying.org/bigmarch
What your money can do
£22
could pay for one of our emergency online counsellors to reach out to a suicidal child before it's too late
£90
could pay for a seriously bullied child to complete a series of contracted counselling sessions with a Beatbullying counsellor, helping them overcome eating disorders, depression and reducing suicidal thoughts
£1500
could pay for Beatbullying to visit a school, identify and work with those that are being bullied and work with those that bully to change behaviour. This reduces violence, exclusions and bullying by up to 80%
There are lots of ways that you can stuck in to the Big March. You can raise money for Beatbullying, spread the word to your mates, tweet at your favourite celebs and generally make a Big Noise.
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Spread the word! Tweets, Facebook posts, banners, badges, email signatures and much more.
