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Helping charities and social enterprises to measure #SocialImpact http://impactgo.uk

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On April 8, there may be some service disruption between 20:00 - 23:00 UTC, while our hosting provider conducts essential maintenance work.

Please reach out to me if you have any concerns.

29.03.2025 06:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

On March 18, there may be some service disruption between 20:00 - 23:00 UTC, while our hosting provider conducts essential maintenance work.

Please reach out to me if you have any concerns.

09.03.2025 07:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Investors fear the worst as police investigate social housing schemes β€” The Times and The Sunday Times Hundreds of savers who invested in social housing schemes fear that they may have lost everything after the apparent collapse of one company and a series of arrests. Savers were promised an investment...

apple.news/AgT26OStATlC... (Β£)

14.01.2025 03:21 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Is the UK government bankrupt?
Is the UK government bankrupt? YouTube video by Garys Economics

β€œThe financial markets will force austerity via the government”

youtu.be/YeH5UXYEzPE?...

12.01.2025 21:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thrilled to see the #SocialImpact community on BlueSy growing!!

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09.01.2025 21:10 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why Is Spain’s Social Housing So Well-Designed? The country is trying to reverse its legacy of under-investing in public housing by churning out projects that defy expectations of the building type.

"Why Is Spain’s Social Housing So Well-Designed? - The country is trying to reverse its legacy of under-investing in public housing by churning out projects that defy expectations"

www.dwell.com/article/why-...

19.12.2024 18:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Housing crisis: Children living in temporary accommodation for more than five years
Housing crisis: Children living in temporary accommodation for more than five years YouTube video by Sky News

Children are spending over 5 and a half years in temporary accommodation as part of a stark post code lottery, a Sky News investigation’s found.

This is the story of Nicole and Logan filmed over 2 years. Nicole works full time and can’t afford to rent.

youtu.be/qm0Yadha1I0?...

18.12.2024 07:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Children living in temporary accommodation for more than five years, investigation reveals Nicole's son Logan has celebrated two birthdays in temporary accommodation - and she has been told she and her four-year-old might not be able to move for another three years.

β€œMore than two-thirds of local authorities saw households with children experience stays 20% longer than households without children.”

news.sky.com/story/childr...

18.12.2024 10:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Developing harmonised standards for sex and gender identity We are launching a new phase of work towards developing harmonised standards for sex and gender identity data collection. Here Emma Rourke reflects on our work so far, the best practice approach we wi

Update on the ONS’ work to develop a standard for collecting data on sex and gender.

This is important for #impact investors who want to understand the reach of their work across sex and gender identity groups

blog.ons.gov.uk/2024/12/11/d...

12.12.2024 10:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

16 MILLION PEOPLE NOW LIVING IN POVERTY IN THE UK - a staggering 24% of the UK population. This should be front page news

03.12.2024 18:53 πŸ‘ 514 πŸ” 258 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 11

Here’s the Social Enterprise starter pack (UK based) - I’ve added you there. Be great if you could share it please?
go.bsky.app/3FGvomu

18.11.2024 17:10 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

It's nascent, but here's our #socent and #impinv starter pack - looking for more to add!

go.bsky.app/B3eEbz7

19.11.2024 11:46 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 2

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19.11.2024 19:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
How to set your domain as your handle - Bluesky Using a domain as your handle helps with account identity, verification, and portability. Here's how to set your domain as your handle.

I've updated my BlueSky handle to match my site domain.

It's easy to do. Here's how.

bsky.social/about/blog/4...

17.11.2024 14:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fears grow over UK children at risk placed in illegal care homes Rising number of vulnerable youngsters are being forced into unsuitable accommodation including Airbnbs, bedsits and caravans A shocking increase in the number of vulnerable children deprived of their liberty by the state is leaving more youngsters in…

Fears grow over UK children at risk placed in illegal care homes

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Dormant Assets Scheme: Allocating Β£350 million for England Allocating Β£350 million of dormant assets funding equally across the four English named causes.

www.gov.uk/government/n...

16.11.2024 11:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Chancellor’s inclusion of social impact investment in the 2024 budget, is significant
As part of its plan to rebuild Britain, Labour has committed to developing a social impact investment vehicle, led by HMT, working with DCMS, to support the Government to deliver its mission.

31.10.2024 10:16 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Aside from #Writing I also run @impactgo.bsky.social

Helping charities and social enterprises to measure their impact.

If you’re in the #SocialImpact space I’d appreciate a follow ❀️

13.11.2024 18:54 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Welcome to all our new followers! πŸŽ‰

We have put together a helpful starter pack where you can find all of the JRF staff that are on Bluesky who you might want to follow.

Find it here: go.bsky.app/PLDMAUz

11.11.2024 12:36 πŸ‘ 126 πŸ” 54 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2

Looking for some health and care policy experts and communicators to follow?

Check out our Nuffield Trust staff starter pack to find people working to provide evidence for better healthcare. πŸ‘‡https://go.bsky.app/G25iTbF

13.11.2024 13:47 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

New report out today from us at @resfoundation.bsky.social launching the Unsung Britain project, a 12 month project investigating the economic circumstances of low-to-middle income families. Here's some of the findings from the report:

13.11.2024 14:23 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
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πŸ“’ Just two days left to apply for our head of social impact role!

πŸ“ London, UK (hybrid)
πŸ’· Β£49,169 to Β£57,949
πŸ—“οΈ 15 November

Apply and find out more: green-alliance.org.uk/vacancies/he...

#GreenJobs #ESGCareers

13.11.2024 14:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Thank you ☺️

13.11.2024 13:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So far, fewer than 10% of MPs are on BlueSky.

46 by the count of this excellent starter pack from @politicshome.bsky.social and @zoecrowther.bsky.social

go.bsky.app/LrPkHJJ

11.11.2024 09:43 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for this! I've just joined BlueSky, can I be added?

13.11.2024 13:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If you are into Social Enterprise & the Social Economy in the UK then here is a starter pack for you. Let me know if you want to be added to it!
go.bsky.app/3FGvomu

12.11.2024 19:40 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1
ImpactGo Measuring Social Impact

ImpactGo empowers #SocialImpact investors to track their investments' real-world effects. Gain insights into who benefits and the difference made to their lives.

impactgo.uk

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