Imagine if your daughter or sister had been banned from school for 1000 days? I am so ashamed that the world is standing by while Afghan girls are forced to stay home. Please join me in raising #AfghanGirlsVoices

You've got just over a week left to apply for the Richard Beeston Bursary, which awards an aspiring foreign correspondent £6,000 to spend six weeks abroad, researching and reporting on a foreign news story for The Times and The Sunday Times. 🔗 journoresources.org.uk/job/richard-be…

On 3 July we’ll be exploring how you can manage well as a social business leader when you or your team have caring responsibilities. Find out more and book a free place here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/who-cares-mo… #WISE100 Social & Community Capital

As a working class person in journalism, it troubles me how tough it still is for working class people to break into the trade. So I'm freeing up some time in my calendar for chats with aspirant working class journalists.

URGENT! Pls share. The last chance to register to vote in the General Election is 11.59pm tomorrow Tue 18 June. Potentially 8m aren't registered at their current address. Here's 4 key facts... 1) You can do it online here registertovote.service.gov.uk/country-of-res… 2) It's good for your finances.

97 per cent of over 65s are registered to vote - far fewer young adults are! Today's your last chance to register to vote on July 4th. Sign up if you haven't already! Democracy! Plus, it's good for your credit score 😎 gov.uk/register-to-vo…

Packed house at the Pioneers Post event on stories, narrative and impact. Big tick from me already for the family friendly start time ✅ Looking forward for to a really interesting event.

.Sebastian Rocca: "I want to own my story and I want my colleagues to do the same. A key part of Micro Rainbow's journey has been about creating an environment where colleagues who have a lived experience background feel safe to share their stories" #GoodStories Pioneers Post

"If you are focused on solutions, you have to decide: What character are you in the story of change?" At our Good Stories event earlier today, Natalie Campbell of Belu emphasised why social innovators need "courage" in storytelling. Thanks to Impact Hub London for hosting us!

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"The usual response is, ‘hang on, why doesn’t every country have that?’" More on "time rebels", "strong longtermism", and doing what's right for #futuregenerations: howcanwehelp.blog/2024/06/25/fac… Future Gen Cymru Nesta #NextFrontiers2024 #effectivealtruism

NEW: Five ways the media and the impact community can spotlight solutions to global challenges buff.ly/3zs8hY9 Sebastian Rocca Micro Rainbow Natalie Campbell Belu Impact Hub London Isabelle Gerretsen Impact Media Amruta Byatnal Zino Heard European Journalism Centre #socent #impact

The Editor’s Post: Pre-election plot twist – last-minute ‘impact unit’ gambit from senior UK Labour figure Read more from Julie Pybus: pioneerspost.com/news-views/202… Better Society Capital Sir Stephen Timms #impact #socialimpact

I'm working on a story about the movement to save kids from tech, which is not as anti-tech as it sounds. If you're a parent, teacher, teen, or expert, I'd love to talk to you. forms.gle/cggtMsC5RaxQki…

Congrats to all the winners, finalists and top 100!

Is economics an "empty subject"? I spoke to Nobel prizewinner and microcredit trailblazer, Muhammad Yunus - who shared his frustration with an education system that only provided theories, and didn't show him how to actually help people.

We're hiring for TWO roles! 1⃣ Co-CEO: A purpose-led entrepreneur to grow our Sharing Library Platform 2⃣ Finance Lead: An accountant to manage finances & empower our team Both roles are ⏲️ part-time 🚸 flexible 📍 hybrid London & remote 💞 in our values-led culture 👇🧵🔗

Our latest Earth Fixers feature, on the social enterprise putting young trainees to work at sea - in an industry that's crying out for talent: Solutions Journalism Network Carla Parks Blanquier Fanny SocialEnterpriseNL

"We are the pilots of this planet...Where is the destination?" A few months ago, Pioneers Post's Anna Patton interviewed microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus – who was to become his country's leader just a few weeks later: pioneerspost.com/news-views/202… Anna Patton Muhammad Yunus #Yunus

I wrote about the Bristol community that took wind power into its own hands - building England's largest wind turbine Stir to Action Ambition LW OVO Thrive Renewables