With an 85 year heritage, Citizens Advice is up there with the best when it comes to UK brand recognition - 92% awareness.
And yet there's a real gap in public understanding when it comes to the organisation's independent charity status (hence the new brand campaign this year).
Yes... we're self funded, like every other independent charity!
We rely on DONATIONS to keep doing the amazing work we do, offering free, impartial advice and info to people up and down the UK, when they need it most.
As I was reminded by a brave senior comms professional's post that hit my feed today, we're not for 'other people'.
We're a charity working for the whole of society. Taking on issues that can affect every single one of us, at any time. Triggers like the loss of a job, marriage breakdown, bereavement or diagnosis of serious illness, send people our way; circumstances that can happen to anyone.
If you want to support your nearest and dearest, consider donating to your local Citizens Advice. The people's champion.
Link to #CitizensAdviceStAlbansDistrict, which I support, in comments.
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Thousands of people are struggling to make ends meet and worrying about how to take care of their families this winter.
But you can help us be there when the unthinkable happens.
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3wA sad indictment of a society broken by political whim and dogma. David Cameron, George Osbourne with a minor contribution by Nick Clegg, imposed austerity on this country. Driving down funding for critical National need in health, housing, security, defence and regeneration, as well local support for education, social services and essential provision such as libraries. They now sit fat on the hog of privilege and meaningless wealth, with Cameron a net worth of £40m, Osbourne just took another share of £30m and Clegg earns $650,000 /annum at Facebook and a current net worth of £4m. So much for their austerity. Not forgetting that all were embroiled in the expenses scandal, shame on them all.