#voluntarysector — Public Fediverse posts

Suicide-related callouts to fire services triple in England in a decade https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/apr/24/suicide-related-callouts-fire-services-triple-england-samaritans #MentalHealth #England #Charities #Firefighters #UkNews #Health #Society #VoluntarySector

‘The Moon and The Zoo’: Simon Armitage poem celebrates 200 years of ZSL https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/19/the-moon-and-the-zoo-simon-armitage-poem-celebrates-200-years-of-zsl #Zoology #Zoos #London #Charities #Conservation #SimonArmitage #Poetry #Biology #Books #Culture #Environment #Science #Society #UkNews #VoluntarySector #WorldNews

Centrepoint to cut ties with Sharon Osbourne after she backs Tommy Robinson rally https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/17/centrepoint-to-cut-ties-with-sharon-osbourne-after-she-backs-tommy-robinson-rally #FarRight #SharonOsbourne #TommyRobinson #UkNews #Charities #Homelessness #Society #VoluntarySector

Civil society groups warn new Charity Commission powers could ‘suppress’ advocacy https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/apr/15/civil-society-groups-warn-new-charity-commission-powers-could-suppress-advocacy #Charities #Society #VoluntarySector #UkNews #FreedomOfSpeech #Communities

Four in 10 UK parents struggle to afford essentials for newborns, study says https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/apr/09/four-in-10-uk-parents-struggle-to-afford-newborn-babies-essentials-study-barnardos #Poverty #ParentsAndParenting #Family #LifeAndStyle #Children #Society #SocialExclusion #Charities #ScottishPolitics #Politics #UkNews #VoluntarySector #Scotland #ChildrensHealth #Money #England #Wales #NorthernIreland

Charity cleared after claims it forced pupils to send Valentine’s Day cards to asylum seekers https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/apr/07/refugee-charity-schools-valentines-cards-asylum-seekers #Charities #VoluntarySector #Society #Schools #Education #Conservatives #GavinWilliamson #Politics #ValentinesDay #Regulators #UkNews #ImmigrationAndAsylum

Number of people helped by RNLI in UK and Channel Islands doubled in 2025 https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/30/rnli-uk-channel-islands-rescues-doubled-2025 #Charities #UkNews #VoluntarySector #Society

King Charles made patron of charity protecting Jewish communities https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/24/king-charles-patron-community-security-trust-jewish-charity #KingCharlesIii #Charities #VoluntarySector #Judaism #UkNews #Society

Fewer Britons giving to charity, study says, with donations down by £1.4bn https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/16/fewer-britons-giving-charity-donations-down-14bn #Charities #CharitableGiving #UkCostOfLivingCrisis #UkNews #Society #VoluntarySector

Fewer Britons giving to charity, study says, with donations down by £1.4bn https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/16/fewer-britons-giving-charity-donations-down-14bn #Charities #CharitableGiving #UkCostOfLivingCrisis #UkNews #Society #VoluntarySector

Fewer Britons giving to charity, study says, with donations down by £1.4bn https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/16/fewer-britons-giving-charity-donations-down-14bn #Charities #CharitableGiving #UkCostOfLivingCrisis #UkNews #Society #VoluntarySector

Fewer Britons giving to charity, study says, with donations down by £1.4bn https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/16/fewer-britons-giving-charity-donations-down-14bn #Charities #CharitableGiving #UkCostOfLivingCrisis #UkNews #Society #VoluntarySector

Young fashion fans help UK charity shops thrive on struggling UK high streets https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/01/young-fashion-fans-help-uk-charity-shops-thrive-struggling-uk-high-streets #RetailIndustry #Business #VoluntarySector #UkNews #Society

UK suspension of refugee family reunion scheme to be challenged in high court https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/25/challenge-halt-refugee-family-reunion-high-court-safe-passage-international #ImmigrationAndAsylum #Judiciary #Law #Politics #HumanRights #Women #Children #Refugees #HomeOffice #ShabanaMahmood #YvetteCooper #VoluntarySector #UkNews

‘We’ve scratched the surface’: mission to digitise UK public art reaches 1m entries https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/feb/23/art-uk-online-public-art-database-ben-terrett #ArtAndDesign #Art #Sculpture #VoluntarySector #Painting #Culture #Society #UkNews

Mind launches inquiry into AI and mental health after Guardian investigation https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/20/mind-inquiry-google-ai-overviews-mental-health-guardian-investigation #AiArtificialIntelligence #MentalHealth #Google #Charities #Alphabet #Computing #Health #Society #Technology #VoluntarySector #UkNews

Google AI Overviews put people at risk of harm with misleading health advice https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/02/google-ai-overviews-risk-harm-misleading-health-information #Google #AiArtificialIntelligence #Health #UkNews #Charities #Alphabet #Computing #Society #Technology #VoluntarySector #InternetSafety

US non-profits ‘lock arms’ amid Trump’s menacing of George Soros: ‘We will not be intimidated’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/17/george-soros-trump-non-profits #Trumpadministration #Voluntarysector #GeorgeSoros #DonaldTrump #USpolitics #Charities #USnews

Food companies’ edible waste given to charities thanks to AI tool trial https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/27/food-companies-edible-waste-charities-ai-tool-trial #Artificialintelligence(AI) #Food&drinkindustry #Voluntarysector #Environment #Foodwaste #Business #Poverty #UKnews #Nestlé #Food

Labour backs plans for £15m fund to distribute surplus food from farms https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/27/labour-backs-plans-for-15m-fund-to-distribute-surplus-food-from-farms #Socialexclusion #Voluntarysector #Homelessness #Environment #Foodwaste #Foodbanks #Charities #Politics #Society #Housing #Poverty #UKnews #Food

Save the Children pulls out of Science Museum event over sponsor concerns https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/sep/11/save-the-children-pulls-out-of-science-museum-event-over-sponsor-concerns #HughFearnley-Whittingstall(chef) #Voluntarysector #Ethicalbusiness #Israel-Gazawar #Climatecrisis #Environment #Fossilfuels #AdaniGroup #Charities #Armstrade #Business #Museums #Culture #Society #Science #London #UKnews

Save the Children pulls out of Science Museum event over sponsor concerns https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/sep/11/save-the-children-pulls-out-of-science-museum-event-over-sponsor-concerns #HughFearnley-Whittingstall(chef) #Voluntarysector #Ethicalbusiness #Israel-Gazawar #Climatecrisis #Environment #Fossilfuels #AdaniGroup #Charities #Armstrade #Business #Museums #Culture #Society #Science #London #UKnews

Save the Children pulls out of Science Museum event over sponsor concerns https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/sep/11/save-the-children-pulls-out-of-science-museum-event-over-sponsor-concerns #HughFearnley-Whittingstall(chef) #Voluntarysector #Ethicalbusiness #Israel-Gazawar #Climatecrisis #Environment #Fossilfuels #AdaniGroup #Charities #Armstrade #Business #Museums #Culture #Society #Science #London #UKnews

Come and work with me! I'm involved with @freetechproject and we're relaunching our Tea & Tech online workshops where we tackle social isolation by safely connecting people to collectively learn how to use technology in ways that save time, money, and waste. But we need a publicist! Info here: https://cloud.freetechproject.com/s/2zMBbA3Y6pPNFya #CovidIsNotOver #OnlineLearning #savings #safety #science #security #sharing #sustainability #freelance #freelancing #England #FediHire #publicist #publicity #marketing #NotForProfit #NonProfit #SocialEnterprise #VoluntarySector #CharitableSector #PublicHealthPledge #PHP

Bagging a Munro gets easier as volunteers fund repairs to mountain paths https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/16/bagging-munro-volunteers-repairs-mountain-paths-scottish-highlands #Health&wellbeing #Voluntarysector #Lifeandstyle #Volunteering #Environment #Mountains #Charities #Scotland #Walking #Hobbies #Fitness #UKnews

If I give away a kidney, will it make me a better person? | Zoe Williams https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/18/if-i-give-away-a-kidney-will-it-make-me-a-better-person #Charitablegiving #Voluntarysector #Organdonation #Volunteering #Society #Health

A wee blog on #generativeAI and the #voluntarysector

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-voluntary-sector-additional-interns-apocalypse-john-fitzgerald/

TL:DR Trust and credibility are v important for our sector, so we should proceed with a bit of caution and beware of the limitations

Wishing all those who are celebrating today a Merry Christmas, and sending a special festive thank you to all of our incredible members and organisations across the #VoluntarySector whose crucial work doesn't stop over the holidays 🎅🎄

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