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Karl Wilding @karlwilding.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Fancy joining a fantastic community of current and recent philanthropy and fundraising students and all round charity enthusiasts and experts? We've got an informal chat about studying with us Kent* today at 5pm UK time. Sign up or just message me for the link www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/philanthro...

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Karl Wilding @karlwilding.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

If you're working in and around #philanthropy and #charities, at the University of Kent we're now recruiting for our MA in Philanthropic studies. It's distance learning that fits around your job. We're online at 5pm on the 28th April if you want to meet: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/philanthro...

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Philanthropic Studies MA - meet the team + Q&A

Join us for a conversation about studying philanthropy and fundraising - and our distance learning courses

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Karl Wilding @karlwilding.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

This has just been published. I think it’s excellent. Analysis of long term trends and government policy. #volunteering

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Karl Wilding @karlwilding.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

1/3 For those who find themselves in arguments about excessive lobbying by civil society, I noticed this in @nextwavef.bsky.social's excellent substack on the Food Foundation's latest report on the food industry:

Pie chart showing who is lobbying governmetn departments

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Felicity Hannah @felicityhannah.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Are you a small charity worrying about how to raise money when people’s budgets are so tight? Come ask my expert panel for advice and mention your charity on radio 4’s Money Box. Felicity.hannah@bbc.co.uk to put yourself forward

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Karl Wilding @karlwilding.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Good stuff from the always-interesting Mr Birch. Cash giving is in long-term decline, but CAF reckoned 7% of adults were still giving this way in 2021. Keep your coins, we want change... #giving #fundraising @breezephilanthropy.bsky.social there's a great story in here about the Roman baths at Bath

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Karl Wilding @karlwilding.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Without knowing the details, this isnt good, and presumably indicative of a contracting environment that is unsustainable. Relate struck me as an excellent federation lead body, but life is tough for these orgs. The members are separate and not in administration. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

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Counselling charity Relate goes into administration

Charity on verge of insolvency amid collapse in funding from NHS, school and local authority contracts

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Karl Wilding @karlwilding.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

A loss to the sector, I reckon. Important charities scrutinise future candidates as fully as Fraser and previous potential appointments were. Ditto the appointments process.

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Karl Wilding @karlwilding.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

There's a tool here to test whether your charity/nonprofit organisation is ready for AI. It's a bit quick/basic, and the insight it generates is just a line. But some might find it useful. altruistleague.com/readyforai/

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ReadyForAI™ - Altruist League

ReadyForAI™ ReadyForAI™: Simple, fast and safe AI adoption Assess your AI-readiness and receive your starter toolkit:

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Karl Wilding @karlwilding.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

As this place gets bigger (and it's lovely to see so many old friends from the other place), I'm reminded of the rule: 'You don’t need to go to every argument you are invited to.'

There are two rules for
succesS...
1. Never reveal
everything you know

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Karl Wilding @karlwilding.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Media reporting that the National Citizen Service is to close: www.msn.com/en-gb/news/u...

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Karl Wilding @karlwilding.bsky.social · 01/11/2024

Just publised, and free to access: The Routledge Handbook of Artificial Intelligence and Philanthropy: www-taylorfrancis-com.chain.kent.ac.uk/books/oa-edi...

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Karl Wilding @karlwilding.bsky.social · 18/09/2024

If you're thinking about doing a social science PhD and looking for funding, the ESRC-funded SEDARC scheme is now open. Happy to talk to anyone interested in #voluntarysector, #volunteering or #philanthropy related applications. www.kent.ac.uk/graduate-res...

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Karl Wilding @karlwilding.bsky.social · 28/08/2024

Australia now has a National Strategy for Volunteering covering the next ten years, with an action plan for the next three. There's nothing especially new from a UK perspective, but its a good to-do list to kick start declining volunteering levels here. volunteeringstrategy.org.au/actionplan/?...

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Action Plan - National Strategy for Volunteering

Action Plan 2024-2027 is the first three-year Action Plan of the National Strategy for Volunteering. It outlines a set of co-designed actions designed to address priorities for National Strategy imple...

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