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Phil Kerry

@philkerry1.bsky.social
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I post about the past, present and future of civil society. I also post about other stuff if it’s on my mind. Expect the odd meme too ♾️

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Phil Kerry @philkerry1.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
What the Milk Marketing Board can teach us about getting our income back in order. 🥛 philkerry.substack.com/p/the-charit...
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The charity sector has an income problem: here is one way we can fix it
I spoke with a journalist last week - from the kind of national outlet you will have heard of - because said outlet is making a documentary about charity sector income declining.
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Phil Kerry @philkerry1.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Some lessons from me about leading on LinkedIn philkerry.substack.com/p/leading-on...
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Phil Kerry @philkerry1.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
For those unfortunate enough to be caught up in the Beacon breach last week open.substack.com/pub/philkerr...
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The Beacon breach is a lesson about security, but it is also a reminder about sovereignty
In a month of attacks on some of the charity sector's largest institutions, we have to ask: what will keep our data safe in an age of digital disruption?
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Phil Kerry @philkerry1.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
The conversation about the dawn of AI has two parts, and one is getting far more attention than the other. Some thoughts from me in @thirdsector.co.uk www.thirdsector.co.uk/phil-kerry-d...
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Phil Kerry: The damage that AI could cause is not getting enough airtime in our sector
We need a new narrative for AI within the sector, taking into account the effects and not simply efficiency gains
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Phil Kerry @philkerry1.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Does anyone know if it will ever rain again? Feel like I’m living in a Cormac McCarthy novel.
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Phil Kerry @philkerry1.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
The first instruction and five questions that follow. open.substack.com/pub/philkerr...
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The first instruction and five questions to follow
With an end to rough sleeping on the agenda, there is lots to rally behind - but also ponder
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Phil Kerry @philkerry1.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Wowee
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Phil Kerry @philkerry1.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
AI will make stuff. AI will break stuff. open.substack.com/pub/philkerr...
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AI will make stuff. AI will break stuff.
Will Civil Society pick up the pieces?
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Phil Kerry @philkerry1.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
AI detectors think I write like them, but I actually think they write like me open.substack.com/pub/philkerr...
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Have we all turned into robots, or just forgotten how to write?
AI recursion and the battle for the internet
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Phil Kerry @philkerry1.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
5% for ‘borrowing’ humanity’s accumulated intellect and creativity looks like low balling to me. siliconcanals.com/sc-d-sam-alt...
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Sam Altman's pitch to hand every American family $320 in OpenAI equity is being debated as generosity, but the actual math reveals it was never really about the money - Silicon Canals
The number that emerged from a leaked negotiation this month was $320. That is what each American household would receive, in equity, if Sam Altman's proposal to hand the US government a 5% stake in O...
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Phil Kerry @philkerry1.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Still some of the soundest advice I’ve given to the younger generation
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Phil Kerry @philkerry1.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
It’s easy to think of dystopian scenarios in a post AGI world but harder to plot a good path ahead. This does a good job of both and is worth a read ai-2040.com?utm_source=s...
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AI 2040: Plan A
A detailed forecast and recommendation for how the US, China and the rest of the world should navigate superintelligence.
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Phil Kerry @philkerry1.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Breaking scenes from the Miami training ground #EngNor
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Phil Kerry @philkerry1.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
When it’s freezing, councils go out of their way to compile and share ‘warm spots’ lists - place you can get snug out the cold. Given the summer climate now I think they need to start a ‘cold spots’ one. The M&S in St Pancras would be bang up there. Air con like the artic.
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Phil Kerry @philkerry1.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
In a world of AI, charities need to decide whether they will fight the future or fashion it. open.substack.com/pub/philkerr...
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In a post-AI world, charities need to decide whether to fight the future or fashion it
When you hear the term ‘Luddite’ at work, it’s often from a colleague using it to articulate that they are “not very good at computers”.
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