The LOCAL Project @locallancsteam.bsky.social Locally Organised Communities Across Lancashire 14
Hosted by Lancashire Association of CVS
https://www.locallancashire.org.uk/
Gareth Prytherch @gprytherch.bsky.social 
Andrea Holland @bee5knee5.bsky.social Comms Strategy for Charities.
Books, banter and brews.
Folklore, Folk music, Folk the Tories
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreaholland/
Paul Maher @pmarsy.bsky.social Director of Strategic Partnerships & Alliances at The Children’s Society | Board Member at Adullam Homes | Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service | A changemaker driving social impact, systemic change, and equity. Proud Mancunian 🐝 Views are my own.
Mark Flannagan @markflannagan.bsky.social Part-time CEO of https://upcyclemcf.org/; trained funeral celebrant; hospice trustee
Bury VCFA @buryvcfa.bsky.social Supporting a vibrant voluntary - community sector through volunteering, funding & development support across the Borough of Bury.
E: admin@buryvcfa.org.uk
P: 0161 518 5550
W: www.buryvcfa.org.uk 
Buffer @buffer.com The social media management platform for scheduling, publishing & analytics across every major network. Plan your content calendar in one place. This account is managed by real humans. 💙
⬇️ buffer.com/bluesky
BRIDGE Research Network @bridge-nw.bsky.social 🌉 Bridging North West communities, researchers & health professionals to collaborate, share insights & improve health and care.
🔗 Request to take part of our testing phase: https://bridge-research-network.mn.co
Cumbria Community Foundation @cumbriacf.bsky.social Strengthening communities across Cumbria by promoting #philanthropy. Connecting people who care with causes that matter. Find out more at our website: www.cumbriafoundation.org
Greater Manchester VCFSE Leadership Group @gm-vcfse-leaders.bsky.social We’re a Leadership Group dedicated to promoting the role and involvement of the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) sector in Greater Manchester.
Visit our website: www.vcfseleadershipgm.org.uk/
Manchester Community Central @mcrcommcentral.bsky.social A charity supporting Manchester's voluntary, community and social enterprise sector.
Visit our website: manchestercommunitycentral.org
The People’s Powerhouse @peoplespowerhouse.bsky.social We bring Northerners together to have a say on what the future of the North should be💥
Get your ticket to our next annual convention, This is The North, here 👇 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/this-is-the-north-convention-2025-act-now-tickets-1227765101469
Salford CVS @salfordcvs.bsky.social Salford Community and Voluntary Services (CVS)'s aim is making a difference in #Salford. We support the local Voluntary Community, and Social Enterprise sector with volunteering, funding, grants, governance, voice, advice, and more!
Richmond CVS @richmondcvs.bsky.social We are the local support organisation for all charity, community and voluntary activity in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Emily Darko @emilydarko.bsky.social Director of Research and Policy at Social Enterprise UK
Business for a fairer, greener world
Student Minds @studentmindsorg.bsky.social We are the UK's student mental health charity.
Join us as we ensure no student is held back by their mental health🧡
Find out more 👉 studentminds.org.uk
Kaleidoscope @kaleidoscope68.bsky.social Kaleidoscope in Wales & England helps people with Drug, Alcohol & Mental Health issues.
Manchester City of Sanctuary @manchestercos.bsky.social manchester.cityofsanctuary.org
Crimestoppers UK @crimestoppersuk.bsky.social UK charity. Takes info about crime anonymously. Call 0800 555 111 or give info via http://crimestoppers-uk.org. We can't take information about crime via social media.
York CVS @yorkcvs.bsky.social We are a independent charity supporting and championing York's Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector with training, events, funding, development and representation.
Adeela Warley @awarley.bsky.social CharityComms CEO and passionate about strategic communications.
GrantAdvisor UK @grantadvisoruk.bsky.social Peer-to-peer insights for fundraisers and grantseekers. Honest, real time feedback for grantmakers. Visit www.grantadvisor.org.uk #grantseeking #grantmaking #funding #fundraising
Ellie Munro @elmunro.bsky.social Researcher. Voluntary & community action: history, policy, theory. @cdjplus.bsky.social board. Former trade union bureaucrat & policy wonk. Brand: charity archives, institutional theory, campaigning, communities, disability, Godzilla. All snark mine.
International Rescue Committee - UK @uk.rescue.org Responding to the world's worst crises, helping people survive, recover and gain control of their future. #RefugeesWelcome
Anna Maddox @anna-maddox.bsky.social Charity and public sector leadership. Director @Youth United Foundation. Leadership Development and Coaching.
Living Wage Foundation @livingwageuk.bsky.social We’re the leading movement at the heart of fairer, better work.
Championing fair pay, secure hours & enough to live on in retirement.
Join the movement of over 16,000 employers in the UK.
Let's make work that works for everyone
www.livingwage.org.uk
Localgiving @localgiving.bsky.social We believe that local is better. Everyday we connect thousands of UK grassroots organisations with donations, fundraising and grants plus resources and support.
Charity Today @charitytoday.co.uk The UK’s leading charity news platform sharing sector news, insight & inspiring stories. Got a story? support@charitytoday.co.uk
Visit 👉 app.charitytoday.co.uk & save to your home screen.
Salford Foundation @salfordfoundation.bsky.social Tackling disadvantage; changing lives.
https://www.salfordfoundation.org.uk/
Tabby Tiger Vicky @tabbytigervicky.bsky.social Freelance comms empowering charities to amplify their voices and share their inspiring work with the world I Charity Meetup host I Charity Collab Club host I CharityComms member
Francesca de Munnich @francescademunnich.bsky.social Head of Policy - Association of Charitable Foundations.
She/her
Resolve Poverty @resolvepoverty.bsky.social 📍 Resolve Poverty is an independent, not-for-profit organisation working with local authorities and partners across the country to see an end to poverty.
🌐 resolvepoverty.org
Anna Cooper @anna-cooper.bsky.social Greater Manchester Programme Manager at Voluntary Sector North West @vsnw.bsky.social
💻 www.vsnw.org.uk
Officer for the GM VCFSE Leadership Group @gm-vcfse-leaders.bsky.social
🌐https://www.vcfseleadershipgm.org.uk/
Greater Manchester Moving @gmmoving.co.uk We lead, support, and connect people and partners to deliver the GM Moving in Action strategy.
Changing lives through movement, physical activity, and sport.
UK Charity News @uk-charity.bsky.social Follow for hourly news on UK Charities
Power to Change @powertochange.org.uk We are the think-do tank that backs community business. We turn bold ideas into action so communities have the power to change what matters to them.
powertochange.org.uk
Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social Championing the community sector - building trust, influencing, inspiring. #WeAreCWVA #NeverMoreNeeded
ACMHS Manchester @acmhs-manchester.bsky.social African and Caribbean Mental Health Services (ACMHS) endeavors to inform and empower individuals to identify their own health needs and the resources to deal with them in order to be more resilient to stress and illness. https://www.acmh-services.co.uk/
10GM @10gm.bsky.social A joint venture to support the local voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector in Greater Manchester.
10GM.org.uk
Awil Mohamoud @awiljhm.bsky.social 
Joe Sarling @joesarling.bsky.social Economist working in capital markets ▪ Big on placemaking, housing, regeneration, land policy ▪ Inspired by systems thinking and servant leadership ▪ FRSA
❤️ cycling & running in the Peak District & on Zwift 🚵🏻♂️🏃
@andyburnham.bsky.social @andyburnham.bsky.social Mayor of Greater Manchester
NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) @nihrarcs.bsky.social We are the network of 11 NIHR (@nihr.bsky.social) Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs)
ARCs support applied health and care research across the country
💙
linktree: linktr.ee/nihrarcs
e-newsletter: tinyurl.com/ARCsnewsletter
website: tinyurl.com/NIHRARCs
New Local @wearenewlocal.bsky.social We're an independent think tank and network of councils with a mission to transform public services and unlock community power.
Find out more: https://www.newlocal.org.uk
The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social The King's Fund is an independent charity working to improve people's health. Our vision is a world where everyone can live a healthy life. https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/
Joseph Rowntree Foundation @jrf-uk.bsky.social We work to speed up and support the transition to a future free from poverty, in which people and planet can flourish.
https://www.jrf.org.uk/
Ellen Loudon @ellenloudon.bsky.social Canon Chancellor at Liverpool Cathedral and Director of Social Justice. Human companion to Mr Tig the Dog. PhD in 19th century popular music. Author of 12Rules for Christian Activists.
Laura @lauravsnw.bsky.social 📖Research and Policy Manager at Voluntary Sector North West @vsnw.bsky.social
⛩️ Sporadically studying Japanese in my spare time. ようこそ！
📍 New Brighton, Wirral
Views my own!
Helen Barnard @helenbarnard.bsky.social Director of Policy, Research, Impact, TrussellTrust Trustee NatCen. Former JRF & Pro Bono Economics. Author: Want (Giants: A New Beveridge Report) http://amzn.eu/d/hk1ojO6
Women's Institute @womensinstitute.bsky.social The WI is the largest voluntary women’s membership organisation in the UK, all about fun, friendship, & campaigning for change. 190,000+ members #InspiringWomen
https://linktr.ee/womensinstitute
www.thewi.org.uk
Tom Lay @thatcharityman.bsky.social Hi 👋🏻 I’m Tom and I work at Cancer Research UK as the Head of Talent & Influencers. Also a Trustee at St. Catherine’s Hospice. (all views my own)
Richard Sved @richardsved.bsky.social All about charities, at 3rd Sector Mission Control. Fundraiser, volunteer, trustee, consultant, trainer, mentor, writer, blogger, enthusiast. May also feature brass music playing and parkrun content. 🎺❤️🌳🏃♂️
Emma Newman @emlounewman.bsky.social Communications Officer for @vsnw.bsky.social sharing VCFSE insights and updates 🌍☀️
📍Manchester
Madeleine Sugden @madlinsudn.bsky.social Digital Impact Consultant. Helps charities with digital comms, content strategy and other things that follow. One half of @RadioLento.
Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social Civil Society Media is the UK’s only independent media company dedicated solely to supporting the charity sector. 
Chartered Institute of Fundraising @ciofundraising.bsky.social The professional membership body for UK fundraising. We believe fundraising can be the most rewarding of careers. #ProudFundraiser
https://bit.ly/4arrMxo
UK Fundraising @ukfundraising.bsky.social Fundraising news, community and inspiration for professional charity and nonprofit fundraisers. Since 1994. From @howardlake.bsky.social.
See also @fundraisingworld.bsky.social
Locality @locality.org.uk We support local community organisations to be strong and successful. #PowerOfCommunity
AKA @localitynews
locality.org.uk
Museums Association @museumsassociation.org Membership organisation and network for everyone working in museums and heritage 🤝 based in the UK 📍 museumsassociation.org
Community Rail Network @communityrail.bsky.social Championing the community rail movement 🙌
Connecting people and their railways 🫂
Creating inclusive, empowered, sustainable, healthy communities 🌍💚
linktr.ee/communityrailnetwork
Campaigning Forum Community (aka ECF) @campaigningforum.bsky.social Emerged from the annual Campaigning Forum (ECF) events in Oxford and Berlin. 4000+ campaigning practitioners from around the world supporting each other, learning together and organising together. Join at fairsayforum.com/join/lists/ecf.campaigningforum
Leeds Community Foundation @leedscommfound.bsky.social We distribute vital grants and give trusted advice to Community Organisations across Leeds and Bradford to influence positive change.
Find out more at www.leedscf.org.uk
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
Social Enterprise UK @socialenterpriseuk.bsky.social We are the UK’s strong voice for social enterprise, offering membership and network building for businesses with a social or environmental purpose.
Legacy Futures @legacyfutures.bsky.social On a mission to help charities grow with legacy giving. 
The Young Foundation @theyoungfdn.bsky.social The UK's home for community research and social innovation. Also powering the Institute for Community Studies.
www.youngfoundation.org
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Flourishing Lives @flourishinglives.bsky.social Infrastructure charity supporting a coalition of organisations taking a creative, relational approach to supporting richer, more independent lives for older people.
GCVS @glasgowcvs.bsky.social Glasgow's Council for the Voluntary Sector
💡Support, Training, Resources, News
🫶 Subscribe to our newsletter at gcvs.org.uk
AVOW - Association of Voluntary Organisations, Wrexham @avow.org AVOW - Association of Voluntary Organisations, Wrexham. Wrexham's CVC.
Website: http://www.avow.org
Francesca McIntosh @francescalily.bsky.social Research & Communications Coordinator @vsnw.bsky.social ✨ Media, Culture and Communications grad🎓 Currently developing @bridge-nw.bsky.social, bridging the VCFSE sector and the health and care research community🌉
Peter Oliver OBE @peteroliver.uk 
Next for Nonprofits @handle.invalid Ideas and insights for changemakers around the world
www.nextfornonprofits.com
Nick Temple @nicktemple.bsky.social CEO @thesocialinvest.bsky.social; social enterprise, social investment, coffee, NFL.. #socent #socinv #impinv #charity
Hannah Harniess @hharniess.bsky.social AHP Director @ NHS NEL. Background in public & voluntary sectors. Believer in compassionate, kind leadership. Passionate about social justice and inclusion, strength and asset based approaches, health equity and integrated care.
Alison Day @atday.bsky.social Professional Engagement Lead at Parkinson's UK. Views are my own.
Here for dogs, books, travel, cinema, comedy, theatre, sewing... the list goes on...
John Hannen @jhannen.bsky.social Business Development Lead for @vsnw.bsky.social - Connecting, empowering and championing the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector to shape a brighter future for the North West
Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk The UK's leading title for the voluntary and not-for-profit sector. Home of the Third Sector Podcast: https://podfollow.com/thirdsector/view
Liverpool Charity and Voluntary Services (LCVS) @liverpoolcvs.bsky.social We provide support, advice, training, networking, representation and a range of services for Liverpool's VCFSE sector. Learn more: hopp.bio/liverpoolcvs
Warren Escadale @vsnwescadale.bsky.social Chief executive of Voluntary sector north west. Chair of Greater Manchester VCFSE Leaders Group, and VCFSE partner member on Cheshire and Merseyside ICB. Championing meaningful devolution and sector’s role in making it work.
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