RUSI @rusi.bsky.social Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies. Founded in 1831, RUSI is the oldest defence and security think tank in the world.
Website 💻: https://rusi.org/
WhatsApp 📱: https://bit.ly/4h0M5FQ
Adam Locker @chairlord.bsky.social Cornishman, Data Nerd, always hungry.
computerweekly.bsky.social @computerweekly.bsky.social The UK's leading business technology publication - since 1966. Read all the latest news and features at www.computerweekly.com. Orwell Special Prize 2024. We're the team that exposed the #PostOfficeScandal
SignHealth @signhealth.bsky.social The deaf health charity SignHealth provides psychological therapy, domestic abuse support and social care services. And now Deaf Wave!
Email: info@signhealth.org.uk
National Voices @nationalvoices.bsky.social A coalition of over 200 charities making what matters to people matter in health and care.
Account monitored Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm.
charlotte @charlhyde.bsky.social Museum meme enthusiast & deaf accessibilty advocate.
Personal account, so opinions my own.
she/her
Lara Davis @laradavis100.bsky.social Director of Communications and Marketing at Business Disability Forum. Founder of All Dressed Up (we gift prom dresses to school students in financial need). Londoner in Herts, owner of 'eats everything' dog.
Mind @mind.org.uk Fighting for mental health – for support, for respect, for you ✊
Peter Marshman @petermarshman.bsky.social 🦩Proud Charity CEO Digit<all>; 🖥️Secondary Expert BCS/CAS;
👨🏫AH and HoD Computing Education 20 years; 📖CS Author & Editor; 👩💻Girls in Computing Expert; 🌍Climate Education Advocate; 🧑🏫Trainer & Facilitator; 🐈Cat Mad! http://tiny.cc/pzyxzz
University of Exeter @exeter.ac.uk Exeter is a world class research institution. Our teaching and learning is rated TEF Triple Gold.
Justene Ewing @justeneewing.bsky.social Vice President Health, Care & Life Sciences at CGI UK & Australia. Deeply passionate about innovation, digital, ai, transformation, reform and whole system approaches to health and care services #doingthingsdifferently #wearecgi #doingcomplexthingswell
NHS Charities Together @nhscharitiestogether.co.uk Uniting for better healthcare, for everyone. 💙
https://linktr.ee/nhscharitiestogether
Francesca de Munnich @francescademunnich.bsky.social Head of Policy - Association of Charitable Foundations.
She/her
Maddie Stark @starkmadelaine.bsky.social
Ben Proctor @benproctor.co.uk Some time folk singer. Freelance data consultant.
LibDem Herefordshire & Hereford City Councillor for College Ward (promoted by Sam Potts on behalf of the Liberal Democrats all at 54 St Owen St Hereford HR12PU) more at https://linktr.ee/ben4college
Jen Lowthrop @jlowthrop.bsky.social Nature facilitator, charity consultant, hiking travel blogger, Coworking space founder and wannabe (more!) activist. Avid reader and dog mama. Chair of Peak District Foundation.
Pauline Roche @paulineroche.bsky.social Sector knowledge + convening power + technical understanding; Amplifier, Producer, Librarian, Freelance journo - *Digital Inclusion/Open data*; Producer/Co-presenter #DrTechShow, Co-organiser Open Data Camp
Cllr Tess Read @tessread.bsky.social Singer, writer, Exeter University Career Coach, Green Party Councillor Exeter City Council, Exeter Climate Choir leader, Tess & the d’Urbervilles acappella group. Obsessed with discos and Cake or Death brownies. All views someone else’s.
The Evelyn Glennie Foundation @evelynglenniefd.bsky.social The official account of The Evelyn Glennie Foundation - 'Teach the World to Listen'. linktr.ee/TheEvelynGlennieFoundation
Dame Evelyn Glennie @dameevelynglennie.bsky.social Solo percussionist, composer, founder of The Evelyn Glennie Foundation and The Evelyn Glennie Collection, and host of The Evelyn Glennie Podcast. https://linktr.ee/dameevelynglennie
Exeter Observer @exeterobserver.org Local news that matters. Independent, investigative, in the public interest. Subscribe free: https://exeterobserver.org/subscribe. Upgrade to paid: https://exeterobserver.org/upgrade.
www.exeterobserver.org
Gemma Peters @gemmapeters.bsky.social Chief Executive, Macmillan Cancer Support
Carol @ Surfers Against Sewage @carol-sas.bsky.social Protecting the rivers and ocean for 34 years! SAS focuses on Water Quality (sewage pollution) & Plastic Pollution - making our blue spaces safe and healthy for all life. A people-powered movement from the beachfront to the frontbench!
George Brewster @georgebrewster.bsky.social Public Affairs at Better Society Capital. 🗣️
Social Impact Investment - Charities and Social Enterprises, Housing, Public Services, Tech for Good and a Just Transition to Net Zero 🌏
Anna Landre @annalandre.com Part woman, part machine / Disability justice + more / #DisabilityPower100, Vogue #21Under21 💋🦾
Fmr Washington DC Commissioner, now in London📍
annalandre.com
Hearing Health Foundation @hearinghealthfn.bsky.social Largest nonprofit US funder of innovative hearing loss, tinnitus, and related hearing and balance research🔬💪
Prevention | Research | Cure | hhf.org
#LoveYourEars #KeepListening
Here to share news and notes!
Lucy Warnes @lucywarnes.bsky.social Chief Executive at SignHealth. Deaf. She/her. Views my own etc.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucy-warnes
Tom Godwin @tom-godwin.bsky.social Chief Operating Officer of First Light
Domestic Abuse & Sexual Violence charity - all ages and genders
Operating services in Cornwall, Devon, Swindon, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and a Church related abuse service across England and Wales
Views my own
Ciara McCarthy @deafciara.bsky.social 19
She/They Profoundly Deaf & Disabled 📧: deafciara04@gmail.com #iwillambassador my views are not reflective of any orgs
Rob McDowall AMRSPH MIHSCM FRSA @mcdowall.me Chair, Welfare Scotland | EQHR Commissioner | Experts by Experience Panel at 🏴 Poverty and Inequality Commn | AMRSPH Assoc | Fellow of Royal Society of Arts | MIHSCM Institute Health & Social Care Mgmt | 🏳️🌈 ♿️ #LGBT+ | He/Him
Joel Voysey @joelvoysey.bsky.social Twitter refugee. Fundraising, family and football (Oxford United)
Andy McGowan @andymcgowan.bsky.social Policy and Practice Manager at Carers Trust. Usually tend to post about carers, politics, social care, education, football or musicals.
Any posts are strictly in a personal capacity.
Steve Chu @stevechu.bsky.social Freelance consultant - stevechu.co.uk. Trustee Weston Park Cancer Charity. Ex-Age UK Sheffield and SWFC. EFC ⚽️🦉 🏓 🚴♀️ 🏃♀️ 🏴 🇬🇧 🇪🇸 🇲🇺
Joshua Dibble @joshuadibble.bsky.social Head of PR & Comms at RNID
Previously: Diabetes UK, National Autistic Society & Young Epilepsy
Views are my own.
Scott Redding @scottredding.bsky.social Fundraising and development at a charity in Coventry. Born Canadian, Irish national, living here for 20 years. I miss snow.
Ed Holloway @edholloway.net CEO at the Macular Society, Trustee at the Association of Charitable Organisations
Interested in social impact, health, disability and tech
Posting in a personal capacity
Dr Alex Barker @abbarkerpsych.bsky.social Dr Alex Barker || Lecturer / researcher in Psychology / Public Health || AFBPsS CPsychol FHEA|| Dad || deaf 🦻
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4568-5114
Lesley Munro @lesjoanne.bsky.social Deputy CEO & Director of Patient Care and Communities: Princess Alice Hospice
Global Deaf Research Institute (GDRI) @globaldeafresearch.org GDRI is a deaf-led research non-profit organization founded with the goal of bettering the lives of deaf people and their communities around the world through the collection, analysis and effective dissemination of robust data. (www.globaldeafresearch.org)
Here for civil society leaders @acevo.bsky.social Together with our network, we inspire and support civil society leaders through connection, skills and influence. Our members lead civil society organisations of every shape and size across England and Wales: acevo.org.uk
Teenage Cancer Trust @teenagecancertrust.bsky.social We’re the only UK charity providing specialised nursing care and expert youth support for young people with cancer. Learn more about us here: https://www.teenagecancertrust.org/about-us
The Children's Society @childrenssociety.bsky.social We fight for a better future for all children. We're working to end child poverty, halt the grooming and exploitation of children, and stop crisis in its tracks. Learn more: https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk
Marjorie Creek @mcreek.bsky.social A solicitor, veteran, charity trustee
law, health, politics
RICHARD FORD @richardfordshow.bsky.social 🇪🇺International vinyl DJ🎙️ with camper van ☀️🚐 trailer tent, motorbike, bicycles, and sheds!
Records/books collector.
European: France/Spain.
Keen DIY gardener..👨🏼🌾🌳
/🇫🇷/🇪🇸/🏴/🇮🇪/🇳🇱/🇳🇴/🇩🇰/🇨🇦
#Resister 🇺🇸 #BlueCrew
#FBPE #IFB #MotoSky
💙📎🏍️🚐🌈🌹🗽🪴♻️💚
No DMs pls …🛳️🌊
Paula McGowan OBE @oliverscampaign.bsky.social •Hon University Fellow- Fac Health
•Founder The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training
•Patient Safety
•Hoping for a Social Media Platform where everyone can live together peacefully
#Oliverscampaign
Phil Castang MBE @philcastang.bsky.social CEO at Music for Youth. Showcasing the brilliance of young musicians. MFY Proms|National Festival
WWW.MFY.ORG.UK
Guitarist made in Camden. Former sound engineer. Cultural manager.
Live music, vinyl, art, cooking and quantum mechanics. Writing a book 📖
Diana Moore @dianafmoore.bsky.social Green Party Councillor for St David's #Exeter since 2019.
Views mine, sometimes shared.
PromoterTJMilburn/Exeter GreenParty EX12DE(4)
James Barker @jamesabarker82.bsky.social Head of Marketing & Planning NSPCC. Coach, www.jamesbarkercoaching.com London Marathon runner @ciofundraising Convention Board member. Views my own 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Alison @alisonhendry16.bsky.social Deaf🧏🏻♀️🌻 BSL user🤟🏻 Glaswegian living in Edinburgh🏴 mumma/employer to HD Gerry🐕🦺 Views are my own💬 love using emojis😝🎉 (she/her)
Charity Times @charitytimes.bsky.social Charity Times is the leading charity leadership title for third sector professionals
Home of the #CharityTimesAwards
https://www.charitytimes.com
BuDS Disability Service @buds-disability.bsky.social BuDS Disability Service is a user-led, pan-disability grassroots charity working across England. Formerly Buckinghamshire Disability Service. Registered Charity 1102511 #Fair4All #Reach4Work
RNIB Scotland @rnibscotland.bsky.social We’re the Royal National Institute of Blind People Scotland.
Profile pic: Our logo, bold black capital letters spelling RNIB Scotland, with a pink underline and See Differently.
Header pic: RNIB Scotland community outside Hillside
linktr.ee/rnibscotland
Dr Rasu Shrestha @rasushrestha.bsky.social Physician, bridge builder & strategist. EVP, Chief #Innovation & Commercialization Officer. Together, we can fix health AND care. Posts are my own.
#digitalhealth #healthpolicy #strategy #radiology #meded #heforshe #leadership #lifehacks #puns 😏
Ben #ActNow 🔥🌳🌊 @benaldo.bsky.social People+planet-centred Service Designer / Product Manager
Service Manual & Service Standard, GDS, DSIT
Woke
he/him
Dan Paskins @danpaskins.bsky.social Save the Children UK Exec Director - UK Impact
Vice-Chair, End Child Poverty
Chair, Civic Power Fund
Hannah Corbett @hannahcthinks.bsky.social Research-led storytelling, charities, social enterprise, civil society, wellbeing economy, leadership, AI, inequality, social justice.
Mark Rounding 🍉 @markrounding.bsky.social Live your best life! Enjoying & celebrating diversity, championing the needs and wishes of older people & working as CEO @ageukbradford (my views here of course) & wanting a world where we are free to be who we are. #Person-centred. 🇪🇺🇬🇧🏴🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🇵🇸
Liz @liztc.bsky.social Storyteller, Mom, Boston Girl
I like to make stuff.
Liam Dutton @liamdutton.bsky.social 👨🏽💼Channel 4 Weather Presenter
☀️Meteorologist
🎵Pianist & Musician
📚Author
🧑🏽💻 www.liamdutton.com
Emma Dawson @emmadawsondev.bsky.social Full stack software developer • Passionate about accessibility
Amy Czuba @amyczuba.bsky.social New biz @ Nexer Digital | Umbraco MVP.
Caffeinated, solar-powered, and paying attention to the little things in life. Sharing thoughts on sustainability, accessibility, digital and music — through an optimistic Yorkshire lens.
Charity Book Club @charitybookclub.bsky.social For charity folks that want to think big & think differently. Founded by @elliemccarthy.bsky.social, @yasgeorgiou.bsky.social, and Bex Sterry. Hosted by @wjdesign.bsky.social
Stacey Worboys @staceyworboys.bsky.social Social Media Executive at RNID
Deaf 🦻🏼
BSL 🤟🏼
South Wales 🏴
Neil Lawrence @ox1digital.co.uk Product Manager at Unilink / localgov survivor / LocalGovDigital alumni / All my views / Stupidly excited by default / European citizen / passionate about not using the word “passionate” / proud hearing aid wearer
Judi @judi.graysky.social Suffolk mum and CEO of St Elizabeth Hospice. Passionate about health equity and encouraging Compassionate Communities to support one another. Posting mostly personal but bit of work too, opinions are all my own.
Duncan Hames @duncanhames.bsky.social Director of Policy @TransparencyUK.bsky.social, governor at Westminster Foundation for Democracy, JRRT director, and former MP (2010-15). Husband to @joswinson.bsky.social, Dad to 3 boys, and recent King’s war studies MA. All views here are my own etc.
Lucy Caldicott @lucycaldicott.bsky.social Executive coach and consultant | Proud West Midlander | Road safety campaigner
Toxic workplaces, career transitions, helping people figure out what comes next | 🎬 @LucyOnLife on YouTube and weekly newsletter at changeout.org
📍Birmingham.
Rebecca Montacute @beckymontacute.bsky.social Research Director at cross-party think tank @smfthinktank.bsky.social, prev @suttontrust.bsky.social. Expert on educational inequality/social mobility.
Trustee @inquest-org.bsky.social. MH campaigner in memory of mum. Views own. linktr.ee/beckymontacute
Pet Shop Boys @handle.invalid Since 1984. "Dreamworld" concert film out now on Blu-ray & 2CD. “Volume” & “Annually“ books available now. “It’s a sin” dance show dates announced.
https://linktr.ee/petshopboys
Adam @adamf23.bsky.social 🏳️🌈 Obsessed with politics, history, equality, TV & theatre. Views my own. (He/Him)
David McGlashan @davidmcglashan.bsky.social Head of Sales and Marketing at The School for Social Entrepreneurs. Personal views. Write a weekly social enterprise newsletter: bit.ly/ssenewsletter - Trying to get my golf handicap below 20.
h3lx @h3lx.dev Software Engineer | Music Producer
Socially left. Economically centrist.
Mark Russell OBE @markrusselluk.bsky.social From N.Ireland, work in London, live in Hampshire. I’m passionate about social justice, hope, and building a society for all children. Chief Executive of @childrenssociety.bsky.social , School Governor, FRSA. Views mine 🏳️🌈
Toilet Map @toiletmap.bsky.social 15000 publicly accessible toilets in the UK and beyond. toiletmap.org.uk. Created by Royal College of Art and Neontribe. Account run by @gaillyk.bsky.social. Data available under open licence.
Herko @herkocoomans.bsky.social Global health data interoperability advocate. Dutch Ministry of Health international digital health coordinator. Curious nerd. Policy wonk.
Vicki Mulligan @vickicji.bsky.social Deputy Director @cjinnovation.bsky.social - championing innovation in criminal & family justice. FDAC national lead. Trustee @prisonersed.bsky.social. Proud Northerner. Views my own (or ones I like)
Crisis @crisis-uk.bsky.social The national charity for people experiencing homelessness in Britain. We help individuals out of homelessness, and campaign for the changes needed to solve it altogether.
www.crisis.org.uk
ActionAid UK @actionaiduk.bsky.social ActionAid is an international charity that works with women and girls living in poverty. Our dedicated local staff are changing the world with women and girls. actionaid.org.uk
Gaz Aston @gazaston.com Design n’ that. UCD in government & tech for good.
Lover of nature. Dad of dog. Maker of bread and beats.
Doug Knox @dougknox.bsky.social Dad (he/him) | Trumpeter | Head of Technical Services Group at Forestry and Land Scotland | Passionate re leadership & forestry | Unofficial 🌳🌲
Peter Yates @peteryates.graphia.co.uk Software developer. Data enthusiast. Rochdale. Build gov.uk stuff. Currently with DfE and x-govuk 🩵
Chappers @chappers.org Accessibility / Web / intranet / social / patient information @ NHS | Brentford FC sufferer. Pdf killer. #A11y- S Sam Selmon @samselmon.bsky.social Head of Product at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)
Stuart Chalmers @stu73.bsky.social From #Paisley. Living in #Brighton. Likes: #OpenData #Digital #Tech #metal #prog #country #punk #Ukulele & #StMirren. Views My Own.
Mark Kirkpatrick @mkirkpat.bsky.social Wellington NZ based, Irish, digital professional, twitter refugee, personal opinions here etc. etc.
Joe Bramall @joebram.bsky.social Design Manager at the Civic Health Innovation Zone, leading a new HealthTech Design Studio to co-create better solutions with the people of Liverpool.
Portrait and headshot photographer @ joebramall.photography
Alex Coley @alexrcoley.bsky.social Data Strategy & Design Leader
Passionate about the power of data to help organisations make a positive difference in the world. Director at Epimorphics Ltd, former Deputy Director for Data at Defra. Based in South Wales, UK. With #aphantasia
David Kane @dkane.net Independent data scientist. Picture is a homemade Dalek. Mostly talk about charities, data and charity data.
Paul Drinkwater @drinkwaterpaul.bsky.social Consulting on AI and Digital, Data & Technology transformation for housing, charities & government. Golden Lane Estate dweller.
Adam Coulson @coulson.bsky.social Product and user centred design at Research Data Scotland. #Weeknotes at https://medium.com/@adam.coulson
Leonora Merry @leonoramerry.bsky.social Director of Comms & External Affairs at Nuffield Trust (@nuffieldtrust.org.uk). Advisory Group, Science Media Centre. Co-founder WonkComms (https://bsky.app/profile/wonkcomms.bsky.social). Mum of 👧🧒 👦. SE Londoner. Views: mine!
Kimberley MacKenzie, ACC CPCC @kimberleycanada.bsky.social Passionate about the wellbeing of folks working for social good. We need to take better care of each other so that we can have a great impact. The time are urgent. We must slow down!
Damian O’Broin @damianobroin.bsky.social Could I belong here? The vibes are kinda strong here.
CEO @ Ask Direct.
Lucy Burke @lucyburkemcr.bsky.social Academic (literary & cultural disability studies/medical humanities), Green New Deal podcast https://www.gndmedia.co.uk Wellcome Trust Advisory Committee, North Manchester & Kreiz Breizh.
Museums Association @museumsassociation.org Membership organisation and network for everyone working in museums and heritage 🤝 based in the UK 📍 museumsassociation.org
Marged @marged.bsky.social Digital health | Tech for good | Patient, Customer & Employee experience | Digital Transformation | Nutrition 🏴
Ex Chief Experience Officer & MD at Healthpath
Deputy Director for Primary Care, Digital Health and Care Wales, NHS Wales
SIC @sic-official.bsky.social UK-based social enterprise that works to close the disability employment gap
Supporting employers with training, workshops, and consulting www.sicofficial.co.uk
Supporting our community🧑🎓 Learning Hub 📰 Magazine 🤝 Events. www.siclearninghub.co.uk
CARE International UK @careintuk.bsky.social When women lead. In crises. In their communities. We can change the world. Join us.
https://www.careinternational.org.uk/
Matt Downie @mattdownie.bsky.social Trying this out…desperately seeking sanity.
CEO of Crisis. Chair of London Youth Theatre.