22 years ago today, the first release of WordPress was made available for download. It was free of charge under the GPL license: lnkd.in/eMsVjp2g UK Fundraising has used WordPress since 2006 for its guest blogs and for the whole site for the past 10 years.

This week, we paid tribute to our 168 colleagues who lost their lives in the line of duty last year. They embodied the essence of the our mission, driven by the cause of peace, the need to alleviate suffering & to ensure dignity for all. They represented humanity in action.

On this day on ukfundraising in 2013. New book published on why giving is good for you. fundraising.co.uk/2013/06/10/new…

On this day on ukfundraising in 2021. Fundraising world records round-up fundraising.co.uk/2021/06/24/fun…

📈How can not-for-profits become great fundraising organisations? We were joined by Alan Clayton, Chair of Revolutionise, and charity leaders last week to find out! Centre for Charity Effectiveness (CCE) ⤵️ bayes.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-event…

On this day on ukfundraising in 2023. GB athletes urge good causes to take up free experience days offer to raise funds fundraising.co.uk/2023/08/02/gb-…

I built a Morning Brew-style daily newsletter that writes itself with AI (now at 10,000 daily readers) (and I’m nuts for open-sourcing it) The AI system behind The Recap AI clones how a human writer would function, but each step is packaged into an agentic workstream. The full

On this day on ukfundraising in 2004. Clairvoyant didn't see her gift's rejection coming fundraising.co.uk/2004/11/02/cla…

On this day 10 years ago on ukfundraising in 2014. 10 things you didn't expect you could donate to charity fundraising.co.uk/2014/11/10/10-…

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Today marks the 148th birthday of Mykola Leontovych, a famous Ukrainian composer. His iconic tune, Shchedryk (aka Carol of the Bells), is a symbol of Ukraine’s culture. Listen to its captivating performance by Cultural Forces. Even amidst ruins, it exuberates life and hope❤️

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If you want to support Ukraine's future, please consider donating to Kyiv School of Economics – to help honest and ethical students who will rebuild our country with true European values. x.com/Mylovanov/stat…

Our 2025 version of "Carol of the Bells" - originally a Ukrainian New Year celebration song "Shchedryk" - music first written by Mykola Leontovych in Pokrovsk (now under Russian occupation). The composer would be murdered by a Soviet agent in 1921. #SlavaUkraïni #dontabandonthem

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Before Your Heart Ever Beat Once, Thousands of Cells Made a Silent Decision That Still Controls You Today. Before a heart ever beats, life organizes itself in complete silence. Scientists have captured the exact moment when cardiac cells begin acting as one second before the

The death of Brigitte Bardot necessitated the update of this marvelous chart. Only three people mentioned in Billy Joel's banger "We Didn't Start The Fire" are still alive. Source: reddit.com/r/dataisbeauti…

Here are some European train journeys for your bucket list!

A lovely way to visualize the news cycle of the year gone by from Axios. Topics (important or unimportant, over and ongoing) enter and leave the news cycle. Source: axios.com/2025/12/29/goo…

The Times's new data hub offers every metric you could imagine: a major public resource thetimes.com/data