Health Charity to Benefit from Pro Bono PR Support

Leading London communications agency, Band & Brown Communications, has opened nominations for charities to apply to be their pro-bono cause in 2010.

The company, which includes PR, design, experiential and social media specialists has set aside two per cent of profits from 2009 to be used by the successful charity in fee time.

Previous beneficiaries from Band & Brown’s pro-bono scheme include leading education charity, BeatBullying, international aid organisation Advocates for International Development and domestic violence charity RISE.

In 2010 for the first time, Band & Brown has launched a nationwide application process to ensure fairness in the selection of its pro-bono charity.

Applications are invited from health and well-being charities which operate solely in the UK, have clear communications objectives and are open to using a whole range of channels and tactics to meet these objectives.

Head of Public Sector, Simon Francis, commented:

“Each year we take a different theme to support and, after helping education, international and community organisations previously, 2010 will see a health charity benefit from our pro-bono scheme.

“We know that many health charities can’t always easily access communications agency support, so this year we have opened the scheme up through a simple nominations process.”

Band & Brown currently works on health and well-being issues campaigns for clients including Aegate, BUPA, emedcareers, Department for Work and Pensions and LV=.   The selection process is separate from the pro-bono activity Band & Brown will undertake with Action Against Hunger through the Cossette UK group of companies.

Application process

To apply, charities can visit www.bbpr.com to download a short, five-question, application form, can call 020 7419 7000 or email csr@bbpr.com to request one.  Deadline for applications is 30th June 2010.  A shortlist based on fair and clear assessment criteria will be put to a vote of Band & Brown staff in w/c 5th July with the successful charity informed by 10 July.