Dr Jami Dixon

Researcher by trade, curious by nature. Co-chair of @ChEW_UK. Tweet things I care about - views my own! #socent #leadership #sustainability #neurodiversity

[Dr Rachel Clarke @doctor_oxford]

In 14 years as a doctor I’ve never known such horrific conditions. Patients dying on trolleys with zero dignity. Or screaming & moaning in corridors. Dickensian overcrowding, total implosion. Despair. Weeping staff. Abject misery.

Do you care at all @Jeremy_Hunt? @SteveBarclay?

[Howard Beckett @BeckettUnite]

Outrageous

• MPs’ Menu in Parliament: “Pressed duck leg and caper terrine with celeriac & mustard remoulade
& sour dough toast” — Cost: £4.52 (subsidised by you).

• NHS Staff Menu in Hospital: “Macaroni Cheese” — Cost: £7.25 (paid by NHS nurses).

[Matthias Schmelzer @MGSchmelzer]

In 30 years of UN climate negotiations, eliminating the primary cause of global heating - fossil fuels - has never been mentioned in the decisions, not even in the COP27 in 2022.

And these were the results.

[Enough is Enough @eiecampaign]

Reminder the last time the Tories told us we “needed” austerity:

4,394% increase in foodbank users 🍞

330,000 excess deaths ❌

600,000 more children in poverty 🚸

486% increase in NHS trolley waits 🏥

800 public libraries closed 📚

#EnoughIsEnough

[Dr Jami Dixon @JustJami85]

@UnLtd #socialimpact #socent #charity #evaluation #language #theoryofchange #careers

[Dr Jami Dixon @JustJami85]

Around seven years ago I made the switch from working in international development, specifically in monitoring & evaluation (M&E),  to becoming an impact practitioner in the UK social enterprise sector. It wasn’t a decision I took lightly.

[Dr Jami Dixon @JustJami85]

@UnLtd Although I now provide impact and evaluation support to a range of third sector organisations (including social enterprises), these early interactions with social entrepreneurs have stayed with me. A helpful reminder that in a sector full of jargon, plain language is key.

[Dr Jami Dixon @JustJami85]

@NPCthinks And part of this is also about being open about how I work best, and honest about what I can do and what I can’t.

#values #socialimpact #socent #charity #evaluation #freelance

[Dr Jami Dixon @JustJami85]

I’ve been a freelance impact practitioner for over 18 months now and have recently had a few reflective conversations about what’s important to me in my work. 

3 things have stood out.

1. Collaboration: I’m at my best when I’m collaborating with others.

[Dr Jami Dixon @JustJami85]

@NPCthinks (typos, being late to meetings, forgetting names and other key details - I could go on!) But for me ’being professional’ is about being guided by the values that are important to me.