Vicki

Scouse Yokel | Mumoftwo | Analyst | Civil Soc |
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She / her

[Lloyds Bank Foundation @LBFEW]

Following the pandemic, 30% of #SmallButVital charities saw digital as a much greater priority for their organisation, and a further 48% saw this as more of a priority. Need more data on small charities and digital tech? Head to #SmallCharitiesData 👇 https://t.co/8Z86ugyU3q

[Tom Mitchell @imtommitchell]

Wow Microsoft have free beginner courses in Data Science, Machine Learning and AI (all on Github).

Thats:

- 34 Weeks of Learning
- 70 Lessons
- 52 Quizzes

All for free?!

Thank you, Microsoft!

Here are the links:

[Civil Service World @CSWnews]

ChatGPT “is internet-level technology, rather than a tweak. This is a really big deal," @maltbyps says: https://t.co/7tI5tIkrXt

[Vicki @partvelf]

Disappointing to see some of the responses to this story. Pretty clear that those obsessed with the RNLI's role in "taxiing economic migrants" live nowhere near the coast!

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

RNLI hovercraft rescues woman stuck in waist-deep mud https://t.co/ek1WNyA0rW

[Vicki @partvelf]

@Hargraver Some, sure, but I think there are so many factors at play it's difficult to draw that as a firm conclusion. Reporting at start of COVID showed many charities taking preventative steps, only to find later, with emergency funding & other measures, their worst fears weren't realised

[Winston's Wish @winstonswish]

No one knows how many bereaved children there are in the UK right now. Join us in calling for the government to create a register of bereaved children.

✍️ Sign the petition here 👉 https://t.co/N0gKGQS5N8

#NoChildGrievesAlone
@CBNtweets @cbukhelp

[Vicki @partvelf]

This has the potential to be huge for civil society with profound benefits for public policy and the charitable sector specifically!
https://t.co/g37iQRKNeH

[Vicki @partvelf]

Awful, but sadly not surprising news. Worryingly, it doesn't feel as though this will be the last.

[Russell Hargrave @Hargraver]

Utterly dispiriting piece to write. Hospice care costs a fortune but contracts don't keep pace. Bosses have been shouting about the coming storm since before Covid

https://t.co/iPGCtI3FMB

[Regional Cyber Crime Unit for the West Midlands @ROCUWMCyber]

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[Vicki @partvelf]

Terrible news for the sector! Hot on the heels of the Small Charities Coalition closure, this shows up how challenging it is right now for infrastructure charities. The sector will be much poorer as a result!
https://t.co/xqqVrIABgr

[Vicki @partvelf]

@marthie @joeAlane And don't forget it's just for the care element. The bolt ons of food, activities, and 'other consumables' to make the free hours feasible for providers, still leaves a hefty bill each month!

[Vicki @partvelf]

Such welcome news! Congratulations to everyone who has been relentless in using their voice in calling for this support. Understanding the detail will be critical, but this has the potential of providing some well needed relief!

[NCVO @NCVO]

The chancellor just announced £100m to help charities support communities / £2m to help small charities /£10m for suicide prevention charities / £63m fund for leisure centres and pools #Budget2023

[Vicki @partvelf]

Looking forward to seeing some of the detail of this! 👀👀

[Joe Saxton @SaxtonJoe]

We have a fab survey out on Heyheyjoe on how charities do strategy. This is the link: https://t.co/H9y5R2C2vY Only takes 7 minutes. and has questions about the challenges & barriers. It will provide very useful insight. Results all freely available. Go for it (please)

[Debra Allcock Tyler @DebAllcockTyler]

Friday message to Charity CEOs. Many of you I know are veering between worry, anxiety & for some, abject terror about the future of your charity. Remember: you are not alone, many of your colleagues are facing the same shitstorm. It is very unlikely to be your fault, the…

[Vicki @partvelf]

Such disappointing news. It's almost as if a multi billion $ corporation can't grasp how a few quid here and there can actually make the world of difference to those rubbing pennies together

BBC News - AmazonSmile closes: Charities say they will suffer
https://t.co/eCyNzMUK3r

[Melissa Moody @themelissamoody]

Is your charity (or do you know of one) struggling with recruiting volunteers? Or you've changed your way of recruitment and suddenly have an influx? Are you aiming at younger volunteers? Please get in touch with me for a feature in the next issue of Charity Times!

[Vivid Void @vividvoid]

gm to this IBM training slide from the 70s

[Vicki @partvelf]

Excitingly positive findings!

[PBE @ProBonoEcon]

Our new polling with Opinium shows which kinds of clubs, charities and organisations people say they're most likely to volunteer for next year https://t.co/4TkCwB14oW

[Vicki @partvelf]

Terrible, terrible news!

[Ziauddin Yousafzai @ZiauddinY]

Ban on women’s ministry.
Ban on girls’ secondary schools.
Ban on Women’s University education.
Ban on women’s movement without male escort.
Ban on women from using gyms and parks.
AND NOW..
Ban on women from working with local and international NGOs. What’s next?!!

[Vicki @partvelf]

It's only since I started rejecting them and the sites threw up my options for what to accept/not that I realised how intrusive some of the cookies were. It may take several extra clicks - sometimes each time you move to a different page on the site, but for me, it's worth it.

[Miss IG Geek she/her 🏳️‍🌈 @MissIG_Geek]

TL;DR: if the user can accept cookies with a single click but has to do more than that to refuse them; the site operator is the bad guy