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Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen

Rubbish in, rubbish out.

They’re quite partial to blackthorn buds from late February too. It’s always good to know they’ve got an ongoing supply of food - thanks for sharing :)

A nonprofit is using AI agents to raise money for charity Tech giants like Microsoft might be touting AI “agents” as productivity-boosting tools for corporations . But a nonprofit is trying to prove that agents can be a force for good, too. Sage Future, a 501(c)(3) backed by Open Philanthropy, launched an experiment earlier this month tasking four AI models in a virtual environment with raising […]

A nonprofit is using AI agents to raise money for charity

Some good news! Brilliant decision!

Just goes to show the power of civil society in changing lives - and our natural environment 💚

Charity leadership experts Judith Miller and Maggie Smith share their insights on what makes a great leader in 2025. As leaders of CFG's Inspiring Financial Leadership course, Judith and Maggie share the traits that make great leaders. Listen now: buff.ly/qYIkS3X

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Outlook - Searching for green in a concrete world - BBC Sounds Kwesia X grew up in urban London - when things got tough, she found peace in nature.

Faced with tragedy and homelessness, Kwesia X went on a charity-funded expedition to the Amazon Rainforest and started to heal through the natural world. Now she shares her passion through City Girl in Nature. Inspiring and beautiful 💚 Have a listen:

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MPs reject peers’ attempt to exempt small charities from NICs rise

MPs have voted to reject amendments tabled in the House of Lords which would have exempted small charities from upcoming the rise in employer national insurance contributions (NICs).

The top 25 political and news accounts on X in the past 30 days.

This cannot be said enough. Not only are 8/10 charity leaders concerned about how they will absorb the additional costs, they’re spending extra resource re-budgeting against the clock. Ultimately, this impacts those people and communities the charities exist to serve.

Every time! Wondered if it was just me. It’s good to be part of a fold 😄

Leah Buley and Joe Natoli: The UX Team of One

“…content is the linchpin of everything. Otherwise, you’re just coming to look at things that are nice to look at. Content is what makes something useful and usable and valuable and desirable…” ~ Joe Natoli.

Worth a listen if you’re in UX and content design👇🏼

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Data is more powerful when it's shared well📊

This #NationalStorytellingWeek, here are some brilliant digital tools charities can use to create compelling narratives with data.

Great interview and important insights into sector collaboration and inclusivity.

Another charity hit hard by the employer national insurance rise but it will be in very good hands with James Watson-O’Neill at the helm.

Sadly, publishers with social purpose have been replaced by unscrupulous platforms and propagandists.

Links to all my charity sector starter packs

Starter pack 1 of UK charities (early adopters): go.bsky.app/UVMCfpi

Pack 2 of UK charities (2nd wave): go.bsky.app/7mP5Af9

Pack 3 of UK charities: go.bsky.app/VshNPMC

Support organisations: go.bsky.app/TnicTFM

Community centres: go.bsky.app/9LNkxRN

So good to see so many charities and support orgs on here now. It feels like it has reached the critical mass needed. Thanks for the packs, Madeleine! I’ll be sharing them with colleagues next week :)

Thanks to the team at @itvnews.bsky.social for sharing the impact of the rise in Employer National Insurance on vital charity services and the people and communities who rely on them.

#CharityFinance #CharitySector

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Lisa Nandy announces plans for ‘place-based philanthropy strategy’

Culture secretary Lisa Nandy has unveiled plans for a “place-based philanthropy strategy” during a meeting of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee this week, at which she also discussed charities’ right to campaign and financial pressures on the sector.

Journalism as a social service "Journalism as a social service is about helping people and communities become the best versions of themselves. That's something another 100 years of Pulitzer Prizes will not achieve."

“Journalism as a social service is about helping people and communities become the best versions of themselves. That’s something another 100 years of Pulitzer Prizes will not achieve,” says @simongalp.bsky.social

Many old local BBC news reports had it right at times. I watched one recently about a London family preparing for Diwali in the ‘70s. It was educational, community-centred, connecting. How sad that such direct and honest (pure and simple?) reporting now mainly dwells in old archives, feeling quaint.

The notion of ‘journalism as a social service’ is long overdue. As a pillar of democracy, it has be about the people, community, social purpose, not just state interest and profit agenda. Journalism & media strayed too far b/c the mission became money and big influence/agenda, conflict, division.

‘Our process was to radically reverse the process, starting with the screen-reader experience... This not only helped to leap to good accessibility results, but also naturally distils down the content effort.’ Interesting learning for charities stepping into digital transformation projects in 2025!

The print revival comes to news "A 'finishable' print product from a trusted source which takes the time to explain and consider news would be right for the growing wave of news avoiders who are overwhelmed by the 24/7 news cycle."

"A 'finishable' print product from a trusted source that takes the time to explain and consider news would be right for the growing wave of news avoiders who are overwhelmed by the 24/7 news cycle," @estherkeziat.bsky.social writes.

Stressed charity professional in a darkened room.

Nearly nine in ten charitable organisations say they are concerned about affording the government’s increase to the rate of Employer National Insurance Contributions (ERNICs) from 6 April 2025. The results of our post budget survey are in👉 loom.ly/G1iUdj4

Meet the new metrics, same as the old metrics "It won't be long before AI is used to generate new metrics and new analysis, and to push user behavior further away from curated editorial experiences."

"Large language models enabled tech companies to imagine media distribution with even fewer people involved. AI will soon replace older feed algorithms and threatens to further weaken the role of editorial judgment in online publishing," @margarita.bsky.social writes.

More on the impact on charities of the rise in NICs. This time from findings of a survey by Charity Retail Association.