Heartbreaking 💔 news. I salute and celebrate her indomitable spirit!

In this piece for FinEquity our CEO, Dhivya O’Connor CEO, sheds light on how digital inclusion leads to financial inclusion and shares key findings from our ground-breaking research with Intuit. findevgateway.org/finequity/blog…

Small charities are the beating heart of our communities ❤️ This #SmallCharityWeek, we need your help to make sure they can continue to thrive. Pledge your LOVE for small charities in your community today by resharing our content and adding #LoveYourSmallCharity.

I’ve voted! Have you? #UKElection2024 #ElectionJuly4

#TheCharityCEOPodcast #SDG5

This week a shipment of 8,785  brand-new books left our London warehouse bound for Bhutan. This brings the total number of books sent this year to 1,013,313. Thank you to everyone who has supported us to send these books. Donate and send the next book: bookaid.org/donate/

To mark #GlobalGoals Week, an annual week of action, awareness & accountability for the #SDGs, our CEO, Dhivya O’Connor CEO is highlighting the contributions women entrepreneurs make to sustainable development & how supporting them can fuel global progress: cherieblairfoundation.org/news-list/wome…

Few #SDGs are on track to be achieved. #SDG5, gender equality, is among those that have fallen short, but we can't achieve the other goals without it. Women entrepreneurs are key to accelerating progress & achieving the SDGs. Dhivya O’Connor CEO explores: cherieblairfoundation.org/news-list/wome…

Charities across the country are in a dire situation, juggling a triple threat of rising demand, escalating costs and falling funding. These changes in employer national insurance contributions will place another strain on charities. #budget2024

The chancellor’s autumn budget statement will seriously impact the charity and voluntary sector. We're urging chancellor Rachel Reeves to protect charities from increased employer National Insurance Contributions. Add your name to our letter to the chancellor today. 👇👇

More than 1,100 charities and voluntary organisations have signed our letter to the chancellor in the last few hours alone. The scale of this issue cannot be understated, and the sector is coming together with a single voice to call for action. Join us by signing today👇

🎙️✨Season 6 is here! Listen to Eliza Reid, former First Lady of Iceland, on #TheCharityCEOPodcast as she shares her journey, and #Iceland's success in #genderequality. Discover the power of storytelling in creating change! thecharityceo.com/episode-fifty-… #Leadership #Podcast #SDG5

News that the UK will cut aid budgets further to 0.3% of GNI apparently to pay for defence spending is both heartbreaking at a time of rising humanitarian need and 'a big strategic mistake' (as David Lammy called the USAID cuts just a few weeks ago). theguardian.com/us-news/2025/f…

Such a shame to see Anneliese Dodds leave Government. I share her concerns. It was a 'tactical decision', i.e. an active choice, to use aid to pay for arms & it will be impossible to pay for the things the PM promised with what is left of actual aid (minus asylum costs, mulilats)

We often celebrate beginnings. But what happens when a charity has to close its doors? Does closure mean failure or is it a responsible, strategic decision? Kathy Evans of Children England & RosieFerg House of St Barnabas explore the realities: #charityclosure bit.ly/3QHRDsA

We often celebrate beginnings. But what happens when a charity needs to close its doors? Does closure mean failure or is it a responsible, strategic decision? Kathy Evans of Children England & Rosie House of St Barnabas explore the realities of #charityclosure bit.ly/3QHRDsA

📣 Join us #today for a high-level #CSW69 side event on #Afghan women’s rights, education, and the #Women, #Peace, and #Security (#WPS) agenda! 📅 March 14, 2025 h3.00-5.00 pm ET 📺 Watch live on UN Web TV 👇🏻 webtv.un.org/en/asset/k18/k…

“No peace deal has ever succeeded if women’s voice is not included.” Adela Raz Former Afghan Ambassador shares how women’s exclusion from talks led to a predictable tragedy - and why hope, even in a burqa, kept her fighting. #TheCharityCEOPodcast #SDG5 tinyurl.com/3u987cm5