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Andy Burnham at the Financial Times 2015 Summer Party. Licence: Creative Commons Licence Creator: Financial Times Copyright: Tolga Akmen
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Small charity week, 22-29 June, small charities, big impact, small in size, but big in impact.
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“For the 10th anniversary [of Loneliness Awareness Week] we are calling on a renewed national leadership on loneliness and social connection through a cross government action plan that future proofs the social health of young people and recognises the importance of a coordinated, multi-systemic approach to address loneliness in all ages.” Hannah Beatrice, Loneliness Awareness Week Campaign Manager, Marmalade Trust
The panel chair, Meera Saravanan, Youth Activist, Jack Reynolds, CEO, Football Beyond Borders, Karol Rodriguez Cabrera, Economist and PBE's Children and Young People's Mental Health lead and Jon Franklin, PBE's Chief Economist.
The panel chair introduces the panel.
Tell us a bit about why you chose to volunteer with PBE? What drew me to PBE was that it felt like an opportunity to share my skills and actively be involved in making positive changes happen. How did you find the experience and what did you learn? I enjoyed getting to learn about Welcome to Badminton’s work with migrants and, as a foreigner living and working in the UK at the time, I felt personally drawn to the project. Volunteering on this project definitely gave me a sense of fulfilment and elation at being able to give a solution to a pressing issue. It was also an eye-opener to the fact that volunteering does not always have to be a grand gesture but with a few hours a week, from the comfort of your home you can make a difference. What would you say to other economists thinking of engaging with PBE? Overall, I had a great experience throughout the project with adequate support from the PBE team ranging from setting up introductory calls, regular check-ins and spelling out clear expectations. My biggest thanks to Nadine and Ruth for this amazing opportunity. I definitely would take up another volunteering project with PBE! Iseoluwa supported Welcome to Badminton, a charity that offers sports sessions for refugees, asylum seekers and migrants to help support wellbeing.
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Image shows a headshot of Nadine against a PBE-branded background. It also includes the quote mentioned in this thread.
Impact measurement workshop, September 2026. Got questions? Get in touch at projects@pbe.cu.uk. The image also shows PBE's Chief Economist chatting with workshop participants and has some explainer text about the workshops that is repeated in the post caption.
Illustration of J Curve Effect in Reported wellbeing. Notes: Time (months) begins when the support starts (month 1). The vertical axis shows reported wellbeing, measured using a life satisfaction scale (for example, the ONS 0-10 scale). Source: PBE illustrative example (not based on real data). The image is of a chart showing the J Curve Effect plotted as a purple line.
Pro bono support. The application window for pro bono support from our in-house economists is open — apply now. pbe.co.ukThe image shows three people working at a desk, but only one of each of their hands is visible. One touches an open notebook, one touches a pad of post-it notes and the third types on a laptop.
Tha image shows a screenshot of all the participants and trainers on the online training with Morgan Stanley.
Image shows the quote from Dr Rahanaz and an image of her against a branded PBE background.
What is green or blue social prescribing? Green or blue social prescribing encourages people with mental health difficulties or low wellbeing to get involved with nature-based interventions. The NHS refers to 'green' social prescribing to cover all aspects of nature, but increasingly, specific 'blue' water-based interventions are being developed.
Three people with learning disabilities sit and stand in a group around a table. One person is listening to music on their phone with headphones in and dancing, the other two people are smiling at the camera.
Data First Aid. Whether your charity is preparing a funding bid, reporting to stakeholders, or simply looking to better understand your impact, we're here to support you with practical, expert help. Get free support with specific data tasks from a dedicated volunteer economist. The image also shows a young woman working at her laptop.
A graphic describes the role of CSEVO. The text for this graphic is also available on the webpage linked in the next post.
In 2024, our research found that five million adults in the UK struggle with chronic loneliness. It is one of the biggest drivers of low wellbeing.
Pro bono support The application window for pro bono support from our in-house economists is open — apply now. The image shows three people working on a project. Two have notebooks and one has a laptop.
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Marion Gady, Managing Director, FTI Consulting
Damien Régent and Jenny Scott
Four children play a game — they are smiling and laughing.
A bar chart shows the total number of economists engaging with PBE within 2025. the title reads: Record numbers of economists engaged with us. To the side of the graph, the text reads: 174 economists engaging in 2025; 929 economist engagements since 2010.
A bar chart shows the number of active volunteers joining up with PBE within the year and remaining active at year end. The title reads: Our number of active volunteers topped 1,000. To the side of the chart, the text reads: 147 new volunteers joined PBE in 2025; 1,131 volunteers in place by end-2025.
"We’ll be building on the back of our previous research highlighting the potential £50bn of benefits from reversing the deterioration in our young people’s mental health, as well as new research on the impacts on parents and the NHS to give the most comprehensive assessment to date of how earlier support could make a difference.” Jon Franklin, Chief Economist. The image also shows a headshot of Jon and logos rom both organisations.
Unleashing civil society's potential. Image shows Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament emerging from a PBE shape in yellow against a blue/black background.
Participants at an in-person unlocking impact workshop sit at tables discussing the content, asking questions and listening to the facilitator.
The image shares the details of the workshop contained in the Bluesky thread and on the web page linked. It also includes an image of Jon Franklin, Chief Economist, working with two workshop attendees.
The workshop attendees pose for a screenshot on their Zoom call.
Veterans sit around a campfire at the Eden Project eating their lunch as part of one of the Defence Gardens Scheme's programmes.
Josh sits on a chair in the PBE conference room, wearing a white shirt and blue/grey trousers. The image is labelled, 'Economic Associate, Josh Martin'
"It has been incredible to work with the team at PBE, who prove that small, driven organisations can have a big impact." Oscar Zemsky, Analyst. The graphic also shows a headshot of Oscar against a PBE branded background with his quote overlaid.