When it comes to helping others, there really is no such thing as “too little”. We understand the impact that all the little things can have when they’re added together here at Pledjar, since we’re lucky enough to see how much change can be made by people just donating their Read more…
The UN recognises the 2nd April each year as World Autism Awareness Day, in order to raise awareness of the challenges that persons with autism face. This year, the UN is focusing particularly on how autism affects inclusion in the workplace. What is autism? Autism is a neurological condition that Read more…
World Wildlife Day has been celebrated on the 1st March since 2014 and, with news coverage and enthusiasm surrounding environmental issues at a recent peak, this year’s event is set to be more important than ever. We’ve put together a short guide to help you celebrate World Wildlife Day 2021 Read more…
Children’s Mental Health Week (1st – 7th Feb) was launched back in 2015, but it has never felt more vital than this year. With months of isolation, missed schooling and limited social opportunities, the coronavirus pandemic has irrevocably changed childhoods for a whole generation. Heading into another year of academic Read more…
Cervical cancer affects around 3,200 new people in the UK every year – that’s more than 8 every single day. According to Cancer Research UK, an incredible 99.8% of UK cases are classed as preventable, which demonstrates just how important Cervical Cancer Prevention Week, held from the 18th to the Read more…
Reading forms a big part of our daily lives, whether we realise it or not. Even if curling up with a novel on a Sunday afternoon is not your idea of a good time, you’ll read signs, warnings and instructions countless times every day. Reading allows us to understand the Read more…
Pledjar becomes the first fundraising round-up platform, using open banking technology, to be given direct FCA accreditation. Pledjar is a free-to-use mobile app that is making micro-giving go viral by allowing users to digitally donate rounded-up pennies from purchases and subscriptions. They have now received a landmark accreditation making them Read more…
With more of our lives than ever before taking place online this year, it’s vitally important that we make sure we’re staying safe on the internet. We’ve put together a guide to help you avoid online scams and keep your data (and money) safe while enjoying web-based financial services. Be Read more…
3rd December marks the annual celebration of people with disabilities. This is an opportunity to recognise the strength shown by those people who live with disabilities. During the course of the pandemic, people with disabilities have often faced disrupted routines and rescheduled or cancelled medical appointments which they need to Read more…
#GivingTuesday Giving Tuesday will be globally celebrated this year on Tuesday 1st December and, through social-hashtag activism, will aim to empower even more people to positively transform communities around the world. The communal giving initiative, which was inspired by sales initiates like Black Friday and Cyber Monday, has been successfully Read more…
