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How can we amplify the unheard voices of the Coronavirus Pandemic? 

By sounddelivery

Posted on April 9, 2020

At sounddelivery it’s our mission to champion stories that need to be told, stories that challenge prejudice and disadvantage, and have the power to change the world around us. The Coronavirus Pandemic has showed how important people on the frontline are, the people who support our communities, and support the most vulnerable. The outbreak of the coronavirus and the uncertainty that it is bringing with it means we need to listen. We want to give a platform to the voices that may go unheard during this time, those with firsthand experience of the big social issues facing the UK. 

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A Tribute to Joan Laurance Co Founder of the Family Holiday Association

By Jude Habib

Posted on March 8, 2019

Last week we heard the sad news of the death of Joan Laurance who co-founded the charity The Family Holiday Association with her late husband Patrick.  She was 98.  The charity, which was founded in 1975, was the first charity I worked with when I had left the BBC and set up sounddelivery. The FamilyContinue reading “A Tribute to Joan Laurance Co Founder of the Family Holiday Association”

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Engaging with the media: 6 lessons from a small charity

By sounddelivery

Posted on January 30, 2019

Sophia Parker is the Founder and Chief Executive of Little Village, a London-based charity that acts as a foodbank, but for clothes, toys and equipment for babies and children up to the age of five. In this guest blog she shares 6 lessons she learnt from engaging with the media from filming a documentary, featuring on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour and a double-page spread in the Observer. At this year’s Social Media Exchange Emily Wilson from Channel 4 News, Miriam Wells from the Bureau for Investigative Journalism and Dan Dewsbury from 72 Films will be coming together to lead an interactive Masterclass on engaging with the media to demystify the process and answer all your questions exploring how charities and the media can come together to tell powerful stories.

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5 Things we Love about Mencap’s #HereIAm

By Helena Hastings

Posted on December 27, 2016

Mencap’s new campaign Here I Am is making huge strides in challenging stereotypes around learning disabilities. Its cross-channel approach has been gaining reach and engaging wider communities to not just support the campaign but to join in and be a part of it. Here are our five things that we can learn from Here IContinue reading “5 Things we Love about Mencap’s #HereIAm”

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How Cardboard Citizens is using Forum Theatre to engage audiences with the housing crisis

By Jude Habib

Posted on December 17, 2016

Cardboard Citizens are a theatre company I really admire and like to follow their work with interest.  Their mission is to “tell stories that need to be told. Stories from other worlds, stories that help their tellers get a handle on their lives.”  They have been making theatre with and for homeless people for 25Continue reading “How Cardboard Citizens is using Forum Theatre to engage audiences with the housing crisis”

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