Beth Upton

"The greatest threat to people in the UK is disinformation... People are being radicalised online in days."

Neil Basu tells @lewisgoodall.com about the dangers of social media in the war on terror in the UK.

His son attempted to not pay me for work i had done for his charity (i used the courts to get what i was owed) so this lack of morals does not surprise me.

So, the trump gaza video. Wow. I cant unsee that.

Oh Im doing the same this year! I love yourjelly fish.

Foundation pledges £200m in funding over next five years

The Wolfson Foundation has pledged to spend more than £200m over the next five years and has retained a focus on funding building projects as part of its new strategy

I agree. But its going to be harder as their apps are so ubiquitous!

Grantmaker closes applications to programme after almost half of applicants failed to meet criteria The Barratt Foundation Trust’s programme is switching to a multi-year funding model

The Barratt Foundation Trust said its £300,000 grant programme would no longer accept applications in a bid to review the efficiency of the programme

Personal reasons. I hate FB and would by choice not be on it. I only have a profile to manage this group and be a member of a few other work groups. The meta news yesterday rekindled my feelings.
I will continue to endure for the group, though!

Circa 8000 members. Unsure how many active off the top of my head. Recent posts are reaching 500 to 1k members, highest recent post reached 2200.
Everyone is involved in trust fundraising for a living. Contents is mainly user-posted, asking advice from other members. Between 6 and 12 posts a day.

I run a community group in Facebook. The audience was already on Facebook. I have teied in the past to move them to LinkedIn, with no success.
Any pointers on where else I could try moving them to?

They are scared of him, or they like the cut of his jib but didnt want to say so ahead of the election result.
Either way... this is grim!

The growth of charity Bluesky Examples of charities doing well on Bluesky and tips so you can do the same.

Three Bluesky success stories plus tips about how to grow your charity's account here.

> The growth of charity Bluesky <

All of my six top tips for fundraising in no particular order are now on the blog!

Here they are in summary form:

Listen 1st
Involve & engage
Show your working
Document your processes
Plan, Do, Learn
Use pictures

www.3rdsectormissioncontrol.co.uk/my-six-top-t...

This change should be good long term but short term the impact isn't great for a lot of orgs.
So, to anyone else who has been at the trust game for the last 14 years and is still here with me, despite the challenges: hello 👋🏻 and, in solidarity I salute you!

A market which was still reeling from the credit crunch. The situation has not improved in the intervening years, with more & more demand for a grant giving pool that cannot grow to meet that demand and is starting to approach the situation differently as a result... cont'd

a man from schitt 's creek says fourteen in a car Alt: a man from schitt 's creek says fourteen in a car

I nearly missed my business-birthday this year... and it's now 14 years I've been plugging away at improving the quality of high value fundraising for charities. I started during the great quango cull of 2010 which had a massive impact on trust fundraising as more orgs entered the market... cont'd

#journorequest looking for Global Majority folks in and adjacent to the Philanthropic, Charity, NGO and INGO sector to write for Uncharitable Papers. Particularly pieces critical of the sector and present the experiences & views of marginalised folk. All published pieces are paid! DM me.

Andy Ricketts: The sector should beware the fallout from The Captain Tom Foundation saga It's a unique case but it risks raising public scepticism about the work of a sector that is achieving extraordinary results at a time of extreme challenge

Editorial: "It's a unique case but it risks raising public scepticism about the work of a sector that is achieving extraordinary results at a time of extreme challenge"

Three white men look at the camera. Two are standing behind the third, who is sitting.

I am watching Captain Tom: What Went Wrong on BBC iPlayer. I tuned out of the circus at the time so I missed this gem at the time...
Cliff Richard AND Russ Abbott!

Frank Water seeks a new CEO - Frank Water Hours of work: 25 to 28 hours per week , flexible. Hybrid working in Bristol office. Closing date 25 November.

Frank Water is a small but mighty charity. Now they are looking for a CEO to take them to the next stage in their evolution. Check out this fabulous opportunity.

www.frankwater.com/frank-water-...

Screenshot of a letter to the Financial Times with the following text: Far from "protecting the family farm", as claimed by Tom Bradshaw, president of the National Farmers' Union (Opinion, FT.com, November 5), the inheritance tax loophole on farmland, introduced in 1984, simply pushed up the price of land without improving returns to active farmers. This is because, like most agricultural subsidies, the value of the relief was capitalised into land values. As tax planners cottoned on to its role as a licence to avoid IHT, they advised their super-rich clients to buy land and take advantage of it. In the 20 years to 2012, the price of farmland increased fourfold. This turned landowning farmers into millionaires but - especially since land represents a cost of production - did no good to the incomes of food producers. It created impoverished millionaires who claimed a need for more support. At the same time, because more expensive land had to be squeezed even harder for the last drop of revenue, the environmental damage caused by intensive agriculture was made worse. Taking at least some of this tax loophole away will do no harm to family farmers but will help both public revenues and the environment. Just a shame the relief was not wholly abolished. Paul Cheshire Emeritus Professor of Economic Geography London School of Economics, London N7, UK

If you want to understand the #farmers inheritance tax issue you only need to read this.

Thanks to @duncanstott.bsky.social for sharing.

All content available in the alt text too.

So, I've just created a new group on LinkedIn, to help diversify speaker panels at Charity events, so that we don't see the same faces everywhere on repeat. Please help spread the word: www.linkedin.com/groups/13127...

We are also here on BlueSky: diversespeakers.bsky.social

#DiversityMatters

Charlie is a handsome fellow!Mine is Roxy. She is an old lady nowadays but still full of energy between her increasingly long naps!

Another million new users here yesterday. My starter pack of UK charities is now up to 127.

Expecting another flurry today. Do say hi if your org is new.

#BlueMonday

A brown labrador with white hair around its muzzle and face stares into the middle distance.

I do!

#StarterPack for UK Charity Chief Execs, Trustees & Directors here.... many thanks to @howardlake.bsky.social for pulling this together :-)

bsky.app/starter-pack...

Three job adverts for Programme Director jobs at the Henry Smith Charity in three programme areas: A Safer Future; Parenting & Early Years; Transitioning into Adulthood.

One for my fellow fundraisers: a little insight into the Henry Smith Charity's likely new grant programmes now they're recruiting to three Programme Director positions for the programme areas:
A Safer Future
Parenting & Early Years
Transitioning into Adulthood
www.hsc-opportunities.org/how-to-apply

Updated. Tell your friends.

go.bsky.app/FCogap6

Oh fuck.

Thank you! Its been 6 years since I did this newborn phase and I had totally forgotten how intense it is! But beyond a significant level of sleep deprovation I'm fine, and Emily is just lush 😍 Her big brothers are both fans, too, which helps!