Posts Tagged ‘support’
The Yogscast deliver another amazing Christmas gift to WDC
Bristol-based video game sensations The Yogscast have delivered another amazing Christmas gift to WDC, with a donation of almost $340,000 from the 2018 Jingle Jam to help us continue our vital work protecting whales and dolphins across the globe. Every year The Yogscast host the ‘Jingle Jam’, a charity event where the team stream live broadcasts on…
Read MoreMercury Learning STEM bundle raises $79,000 for WDC
We are delighted to announce that US-based publisher Mercury Learning have raised an amazing $79,000 for WDC, through a special sale of their STEM: Science, Technology and Mathematics book bundle, which ran over Christmas through the online store Humble Bundle. Humble Bundle is an online retail store that allows customers to buy ‘bundles’ or books, video…
Read MoreWDC’s new rugby partnership helps tackle key threats to whales and dolphins
WDC is delighted to announce that we are an Official Charity Partner of the 2018 Varsity Match between Oxford and Cambridge University Rugby Clubs, to be held at Twickenham Stadium on December 6th. The Varsity Match is one of the world’s longest running sporting fixtures and represents the pinnacle of amateur and student rugby where…
Read MoreHow a gift in your Will can help prevent whales and dolphins dying in nets
I’ve talked to a number of WDC supporters over the past couple of years, since I’ve been working on WDC’s gifts in Wills programme and found that making a Will is just not at the top of many people’s list of things to do. I was the same, and I expect you are too. Always…
Read MoreSubnautica World Oceans Day sale raises $100k for Whale and Dolphin Conservation
WDC is celebrating a donation of $100k this week, thanks to the makers of the hugely popular game, Subnautica. To mark World Oceans Day on June 8th, Subnautica was part of a special Steam weekend sale, with 15% of the net developer profits going directly to WDC to support our work all over the world…
Read MoreThe last straw – how a plastics hero took on a supermarket
Rosie Copeland is a #plasticshero. She took on supermarket giant Morrissons and persuaded them to stop selling plastic straws. In her guest blog for WDC, she explains what motivated her to act and how if she can do it…you can too. If you want to nominate someone as a WDC #plasticshero, get in touch using…
Read MoreHuge Christmas boost to WDC’s fundraising thanks to the Yogscast
WDC is delighted to announce that, for the second year running, we have been chosen as one of the charities supported by The Yogscast’s annual Jingle Jam fundraiser. WDC supporters will remember that last year, the UK-based YouTube video game sensations and their millions of fans helped raise an amazing $365k for WDC throughout the…
Read MoreHa ha! Supporters generate £8000 for WDC to help whales and dolphins
WDC has received nearly £8,000 from our long-time supporters, Animal Friends Pet Insurance, one of the largest suppliers of pet insurance in the UK, as part of their bi-monthly Facebook competition. We were selected, along with MCS and BiteBack as one of the ‘ocean’ charities who would share an amazing £20k donation from Animal Friends as…
Read MoreWDC travel insurance partner joins our fight against captivity
Alpha have agreed that as of today, in line with WDC’s policy against swimming with whales and dolphins, they have removed ‘swim with’ experiences from their policies and activity packs, to show that they do not support or endorse the activity. Many people love the idea of swimming with wild dolphins, which is somewhat seen…
Read MoreGaming fundraiser success!
We are thrilled to announce that our first ever video games fundraising event, Gamers for Orcas, raised over $100,000! The event culminated in a 24 hour ‘livestream’ on Twitch.tv during which special guest players, YouTube stars and games developers streamed live to a global audience – with over 300,000 people viewing WDC’s channel during the event.…
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