In this blog, Liam Philips at Creative Blend explores the 'Great Decoupling' – the new reality where AI overviews are driving fewer clicks. Learn all about how to shift toward a Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO) strategy and dive into the steps which will take you there: https://bit.ly/4i8lxTN

My annual good gift guide - just out! A round-up of where to buy gifts from charities, museums and small businesses. Includes 80+ links.

Last chance to grab your ticket! Registration closes on 18 November (23.59pm UK time). Tickets are £30 and get you access to the live event (19 November 11am UK time), the slides, and the recording.

Worth 45 minutes of your time. 🎧 Digital futures and information crises with Cory Doctorow, @naomialderman.bsky.social and Oliver Moody, hosted by @tds153.bsky.social.

4-song mini concert from Pulp. ❤️

Charity reveal for the full lineup of Celebrity Traitors...

Bloody Good Period, a charity that fights for menstrual equity, has announced that it is closing

Love this time of year.

BREAKING: European Sleeper will start a Paris-Berlin sleeper train from 26 March 2026, after Nightjet pulls out in December. It'll run via Brussels (with Eurostar connection from London) 3 times a week. This + existing train = Brussels-Berlin 6 times a week. www.europeansleeper.eu/paris

Extraordinary piece of audio following an air ambulance crew attending a incident. You can hear all the different voices and decision making processes along the way from the scene to arrival at hospital. The team work and reassurance given to the patient is vital. #AirAmbulance

Calling all small charities! The Boring Fund is now open for applications. It offers small (£200) grants to UK non-profits, charities and voluntary groups to cover boring running costs like web hosting, admin, insurance etc Apply by 30 Nov #Funding

📊 Quick survey: Are AI summaries affecting your website traffic? We've put together a short survey (just three multiple-choice questions) to gauge the impact that AI summaries are having on charities' web traffic. All responses are anonymous. Access the three-question survey here 👉 buff.ly/cYs7zat

Calling all small charities! The Boring Fund is now open for applications. It offers small (£200) grants to UK non-profits, charities and voluntary groups to cover boring running costs like web hosting, admin, insurance etc Apply by 30 Nov #Funding

Lovely message from @neuroblastomauk.bsky.social thanking Alan Carr. Shared on their X. #CelebrityTraitors

The true winner is men being kind to each other #celebritytraitors

Here's a playlist if you or your furry friends need a distraction from the sound of fireworks tonight. Bookmark for #BonfireNight and beyond.

An updated version of the Charity Governance Code has been published, with increased focus on trustee behaviours and inclusion

Quality halloween content from @rspb.bsky.social.

We’re halfway through the application window for our Digital Channels Manager role. If you’re ready to lead digital strategy, shape content, and manage campaigns across email, paid, and social media, now’s the time to apply. 👉 Apply here: https://bit.ly/3KJhwJ4

U-turn on £150 coffee fine.

If you plan to donate to The Boring Fund, do it in October. A generous donor is *match-funding* all gifts (up to 1k) this month. The current total stands at £3271.

Join us for our next PD Sessions event on Find Opportunities for Radical Transformation in Local Public Services - taking place in person or online on 27 November. public.digital/events/pd-se...

We've reached 600,000 downloads! 🎧 That's thousands of peaceful sleeps, focussed work tasks, virtual escapes to familiar + new locations, distractions from fireworks and building work, and meaningful connections with real places through sound. A big Lento thank you to supporters and listeners. ❤️

Are you an experienced comms professional looking to take your career to the next level? Help shape the next generation of charity communicators by becoming a mentor! Take a look at our mentoring scheme to find out how you could sign up to become a mentor: https://bit.ly/43UWGxf #MembershipMonday

Glorious advice from the gorgeous Bill Nighy.

Lots of new US government accounts have opened.

Nick Berry video, made on the canal round the back of Angel. #totp

Charity Digital is running their first-ever Charity Digital Skills Survey to find out what’s working, what isn’t, and where they can support the development of better digital services for the sector.   It only takes five minutes. Complete the survey here: https://bit.ly/3WuYUiF  

Big news within the heritage sector - @nationaltrust.org.uk to take on the sites previously managed by the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust. That's 10 museums and a collection of 'around 400,000 objects of national importance, and property including 35 listed buildings and Scheduled Monuments'.

The charity sector must prepare its workforce for a future with artificial intelligence in it, a digital expert has said.

The sumo is sold out. 🙁

Love this time of year. 🍄

#FundraisingJob at @turn2us.org.uk. #LegacyFundraising

Just a few tickets left for this event in Brighton tonight.

Massive thanks to @jinglejam.co.uk , for partnering with us this year! Their support means we can be there for every care-experienced young person who needs our help. The countdown starts now. Let’s go! 🙌

It's #GiftAidAwarenessDay!!!! Let's celebrate the impact of #GiftAid by sharing how it has helped your organisation and thanking donors who #TickTheBox! Get involved https://loom.ly/WnZNkRs

The responses to this...

Blinking White Guy gif man raises over $300,000 for National MS Society On his website he says: "If a fraction of those who have seen my goofy face donated to MS research, I have a feeling we could kick this thing in no time!"

Important work from @ourmoh.bsky.social who have been documenting the deaths of people experiencing homelessness since 2020. Here's more about the project. museumofhomelessness.org/dhp

Here's a few charities which have launched in-memory donate sites for Jane Goodall: Jane Goodall Institute UK - www.janegoodall.org.uk Population Matters - populationmatters.org/in-memory-da...

How would your charity respond when a patron or ambassador dies? It's good to plan ahead. I wrote this when Paul O'Grady died. It shares insights into how charites he was connected with, responded. Some made it easy for people to donate. Others shared statements only.

Restart a Heart Live 2025 Free, live, online CPR sessions - today. 20min sessions on the hour, interactive and led by a paramedic. > www.restartaheart.live

✨🛍️ Meet the retailers offering in-store donations! 🛍️✨ You can now raise FREE donations for your cause when you shop in person at big names like Tesco, John Lewis, Hotel Chocolat, Travelbag, and more! 🙌 Just link your card once and you’re ready to go! 👏 Find out more 👉 abr.ge/0wm802

✨ New funding this week! ✨ 🏛 £10k–£50k for improving community buildings 🏡 Up to £6k from Community Benefit Funds ♿ Funding for accessible transport innovation 🔬 £20k public engagement science grants 🧸 £5k for small children’s charities Details 👉 tinyurl.com/kwxz8pu7 #GrantTracker

The Boring Fund will be open for applications in November. If your small UK charity needs (up to) £200 to cover something boring like insurance or web hosting, take a look. They welcome donations too.

Applications are open for our Mentoring Programme. If you're aged 16-18, live in London, Greater Manchester or Merseyside & have creative ambitions but don't know how to achieve them, this could be just the opportunity you need! Apply 👉 www.arts-emergency.o... Apps close on Mon 29 Sep so be quick!

🛑Coming soon! 🤖AI Without the Hype! Don't forget to save your seat! ▶️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1609229541... Dr Alex Evans, will demystify AI for small charities. He'll cut through the hype to show what’s actually useful, what’s nonsense and what to explore! #FreeEvent #Charity #AI

PT comms job at gorgeous Rye Harbour. ❤️ Dream job for someone.

Various charities have fired Sarah Ferguson as patron over her emails to Jeffrey Epstein. Will that affect the charities? Unlikely. Giving Evidence's research appears to be the only research into the effect of royal patrons on charities. We've looked twice. Both times, finding no effect 👇