Fortitude Communications backs MK Dons in the Community

MK Dons Football Club’s charity has been boosted after Fortitude Communications backed its ‘Friends of the Trust’ scheme to help it deliver more impact to those in need.

The PR agency has added its support to the Friends of MK Dons Community Trust initiative joining other community spirited companies in support of the charity. The move strengthens Fortitude’s partnership with MK Dons Community Trust, having represented it as its official PR partner for more than a year.

The Trust is dedicated to making a positive impact on people’s lives via sport and community programmes. The ‘Friends of the Trust’ CSR scheme help raise funds in support of the charity’s work across Milton Keynes.

Paul Mitchell, CEO of MK Dons Community Trust, said: “We’re committed to positively impacting the lives of more people in Milton Keynes and the support of businesses helps us make that extra difference.

“It’s an exciting time at the charity and across the city as we look to develop deeper connections and impact in our community.

“Fortitude is a fantastic strategic partner of the Trust and has helped us raise our profile which is crucial to helping us reach more people and key stakeholders across the city. It’s great to strengthen the relationship

further with Fortitude becoming a Friend of the Trust.”

Greig Box Turnbull, founder of Fortitude, said: “We strongly value the importance of community and have seen first-hand the positive impact MK Dons Community Trust is having across Milton Keynes as a force for good. 

“We’re proud to have become an official ‘Friend of the Trust’ as part of our working relationship with the charity, which has gone from strength to strength.

“At Fortitude we strive to be active members of the communities we’re a part of and further partnering with a charity that is directly helping improve lives and creating opportunity for people aligns with our values.”

The Trust delivers a variety of programmes that engages more than 10,000 people per month.

Fortitude is a PR agency that specialises in strategic communications via services including media relations, social media management and video production. It represents clients across a range of sector including

professional services, sport, charity, hospitality, manufacturing and trade.