Annika Howard

Annika has worked in communication and marketing roles since 2005. She spent time in the public and private sector, working in areas as diverse as web design and development, financial services, healthcare and social science research. Annika has supported a range of charities in voluntary roles as a youth mentor, volunteer advisor, media match volunteer, trustee and chair.

Posts by Annika

The power of listening

By Annika Howard

16th Mar 2018

Sophie Andrews, Chair of Helplines Partnership, at TEDMed

In a powerful and very personal TED Talk, our Chair and the CEO of The Silver Line, Sophie Andrews shares how a helpline became her lifeline. In the short video, Sophie talks about how as a young girl, being sexually abused by her father and his friends, she made a… Read More

Tags: child abuse, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Children and Young People, Emotional Distress, Helpline, helplines, listening ear, self harm, sophie andrews, support, The Silver Line

Sky Badger tells us what it means to be a digital charity

By Annika Howard

1st Mar 2018

Mother and young children looking at a tablet computer

I spoke to Naomi from Sky Badger, one of our members, to find out more about how they run their service entirely over the web and their band of virtual volunteers. Helplines rock. It’s quite that simple. For Sky Badger, helplines are a vital part of making sure we can find… Read More

Tags: child disability, Children and Young People, Family and Parents, Helpline, parents

The value of volunteers

By Annika Howard

15th Feb 2018

It’s difficult to underestimate the value and worth of volunteers to the success and sustainability of the helpline sector. We surveyed our members and of those who responded found that 17% had helpline services supported entirely by volunteers and 30% of member helplines were supported by a mixture of volunteers… Read More

Tags: Helpline, HR, volunteer

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