Impact stories

Learn more about the communications challenges faced by charities and communities and how our creative and media volunteers are providing invaluable support. Here are just a selection of our impact stories.

‘My professional life can be divided into two halves – before Media Trust and after Media Trust’

Usman Butt was about to give up on ever finding a job in the media industry until he applied for...

Anita lands dream job at the BBC

Anita Khakpour, 25 from London signed up to take part in Media Trust’s Transforming Hidden Talent Programme (THT) in 2019....

Charity PACT team up with the media and creative industry at Women’s Voices event

Media Trust’s annual Women’s Voices Event celebrates International Women’s Day by bringing together over 130 media and creative industry volunteers...

MediaCom’s Deborah Widdick on volunteering at Media Trust’s Women’s Voices 2020 Event

Deborah Widdick, Media Manager at MediaCom shares her experience of volunteering with the charity Just A Drop at Media Trust’s...

Trainers at the Vlogstar Workshop at Global academy stand either side of a screen

The Vlogstar Challenge gives our students the chance to shine

Media Trust’s Vlogstar Challenge programme and competition delivered in partnership with the Jack Petchey Foundation, provides free video content creation...

Ranel: I’m now a journalist at CNN

Ranel Felix from London was unemployed, trying to get his first job in journalism when he signed up to Media...

Creativity Works helped me break into the media industry

Twenty-four-year-old Sania Qaisar from London explains how Media Trust’s Creativity Works training programme gave her the confidence to go after...

Our Media Trust Volunteer experience: We received free expert digital marketing support

Katie Commons is the Head of Fundraising and Development for the Islington Centre for Refugees and Migrants (ICRM). In need...

Our Media Trust Volunteer experience: Telling our charity’s story through film

Alison Hitchcock Co-Founder of the charity ‘From Me to You’ had a free film made by a Media Trust Volunteer...

Meet Bella Roberts, winner of the 2019 Vlogstar Challenge

Back in February, when her local Scout group arranged a Vlogstar Challenge Workshop to train their young patrol in video...

Lucy sits at a table in coffee shop with two team mates

Media Trust’s Stronger Voices programme helped us make headlines

Lucy Jaffé is the Director of small London-based charity, Why me? Victims for Restorative Justice. She has just completed Media...

What happened when Dara met Andre

When 23-year-old Andre Fyffe from London signed up to Media Trust’s Transforming Hidden Talent programme, he had his sights set...

Hey Girls Founders, Celia and Kate pose together infront of brick wall

Supporting Hey Girls on their mission to end period poverty

Thinking about requesting expert communications skills or advice for your charity or not-for-profit on Media Trust’s volunteer platform? Celia Hodson...

The media volunteers helping UKBET to expand their work in Bangladesh

If you ask most small charities what’s at the top of their marketing wish list, it’s likely a solid communications...

Josh on stage holding his award surrounded by the other finalists

Josh’s journey from supermarket to ITV newsroom

Despite having always dreamt of a career in media, being from a small town in Northern Ireland, Josh Farrell felt...

Koceila in his role as Correspondence Assistant at Blue Peter

Uncovering Koceila’s Hidden Talent

After signing up to Transforming Hidden Talent and attending one of the BBC masterclasses, Koceila received his lucky break.

Nura being interviewed on BBC Points West

Raising the profile of autism in the Somali community

Autism Independence is a Bristol-based community organisation that aims to challenge the stigma of, and raise awareness of, autism within...

Fardous making a video about Ahlan Wa Sahlan during MyLondon project

Training helps to make Syrian refugees feel welcome

Charity founder, Fardous Bahbouh has seen her initiative for Syrian refugees, Ahlan Wa Sahlan grow after her involvement in MyLondon.

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