Anna Patton
@annapatton.bsky.social
Writer/editor focusing on social enterprise, philanthropy, education. Solutions journalism trainer & doer. Philanthropic Studies MA graduate. Associate editor at Pioneers Post, Fellow at On Purpose.
Margate, UK
Margate, UK
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Anna Patton
@annapatton.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Here's a list of media outlets focused on (loosely defined) positive impact and solutions:
bsky.app/starter-pack...
(If anyone knows how to remove myself from the list, please do tell!)
#solutionsjournalism #impactmedia #impactinvesting #socialenterprise #philanthropy #charity #climatereporting
bsky.app/starter-pack...
(If anyone knows how to remove myself from the list, please do tell!)
#solutionsjournalism #impactmedia #impactinvesting #socialenterprise #philanthropy #charity #climatereporting
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"[An estimated] 800,000 people have died who otherwise wouldn’t have due to the (illegal) shuttering of USAID... We don’t know most of their names. But thanks to the essential work of journalists, we know some of them"
timhirschelburns.substack.com/p/the-people...
@timhirschelburns.bsky.social
timhirschelburns.substack.com/p/the-people...
@timhirschelburns.bsky.social
The People They Killed
When the Trump administration destroyed USAID, people died. We know some of their names.
timhirschelburns.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:08 PM
"[An estimated] 800,000 people have died who otherwise wouldn’t have due to the (illegal) shuttering of USAID... We don’t know most of their names. But thanks to the essential work of journalists, we know some of them"
timhirschelburns.substack.com/p/the-people...
@timhirschelburns.bsky.social
timhirschelburns.substack.com/p/the-people...
@timhirschelburns.bsky.social
'The conclusion is that women can’t, after all, have it all. Ariel Wan disagrees: “F*ck that. We can. Let’s just build it.” So she did.'
New story by me, for @reasonstobecheerful.world
reasonstobecheerful.world/little-break...
#childcare #entrepreneur #femalefounder #solutionsjournalism
New story by me, for @reasonstobecheerful.world
reasonstobecheerful.world/little-break...
#childcare #entrepreneur #femalefounder #solutionsjournalism
The Affordable Daycare That Keeps Parents Close
At Little Break, parents get work done on-site while others help care for their kids, keeping costs down and making sure moms and dads don't miss any milestones.
reasonstobecheerful.world
January 29, 2026 at 11:49 AM
'The conclusion is that women can’t, after all, have it all. Ariel Wan disagrees: “F*ck that. We can. Let’s just build it.” So she did.'
New story by me, for @reasonstobecheerful.world
reasonstobecheerful.world/little-break...
#childcare #entrepreneur #femalefounder #solutionsjournalism
New story by me, for @reasonstobecheerful.world
reasonstobecheerful.world/little-break...
#childcare #entrepreneur #femalefounder #solutionsjournalism
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A New York Times video analysis of an ICE agent’s fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis contradicts the Trump administration’s account. Watch our investigation here.
Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
An analysis of footage from three camera angles shows that the motorist was driving away from — not toward — a federal officer when he opened fire.
nyti.ms
January 8, 2026 at 1:30 PM
A New York Times video analysis of an ICE agent’s fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis contradicts the Trump administration’s account. Watch our investigation here.
Why are do-gooders so universally disliked, and are they making a comeback...?
Some thoughts on social comparison, the do-gooder dilemma, and moral envy: howcanwehelp.blog/2025/12/31/d...
Some thoughts on social comparison, the do-gooder dilemma, and moral envy: howcanwehelp.blog/2025/12/31/d...
Do-gooders: disliked – and attempting a comeback
Jacinda Ardern, the former New Zealand prime minister, calls herself a “do-gooder”. It’s an unusual choice: the term is mostly an insult, and she was apparently mocked at school for her do-gooding.…
howcanwehelp.blog
January 5, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Why are do-gooders so universally disliked, and are they making a comeback...?
Some thoughts on social comparison, the do-gooder dilemma, and moral envy: howcanwehelp.blog/2025/12/31/d...
Some thoughts on social comparison, the do-gooder dilemma, and moral envy: howcanwehelp.blog/2025/12/31/d...
"The discomfort of the checkout charity request makes customers more sceptical, and they start to doubt the real motives behind the request"
theconversation.com/checkout-cha...
#fundraising #charity @theconversation.com
theconversation.com/checkout-cha...
#fundraising #charity @theconversation.com
‘Checkout charity’ requests often backfire, leaving shoppers feeling guilty: new study
Our research found many customers feel pressured, anxious or pushed into making a donation.
theconversation.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
"The discomfort of the checkout charity request makes customers more sceptical, and they start to doubt the real motives behind the request"
theconversation.com/checkout-cha...
#fundraising #charity @theconversation.com
theconversation.com/checkout-cha...
#fundraising #charity @theconversation.com
New episode from us at @pioneerspost.bsky.social, recorded in Medellin with @juliepybus.bsky.social. (Enjoy my lame attempts to slurp the coffee while tasting, and my terrible Spanish...)
www.pioneerspost.com/podcasts/202...
#bcorp #colombia #medellin #socialenterprise @soljourno.bsky.social
www.pioneerspost.com/podcasts/202...
#bcorp #colombia #medellin #socialenterprise @soljourno.bsky.social
Urbania: The Colombian enterprise using great coffee to do good
Good Stories podcast episode 7: Colombia is famous for its top quality coffee, but the brew can offer more than just a pick-me-up. Anna Patton meets the co-founders of Urbania, who are creating jobs f...
www.pioneerspost.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:17 AM
New episode from us at @pioneerspost.bsky.social, recorded in Medellin with @juliepybus.bsky.social. (Enjoy my lame attempts to slurp the coffee while tasting, and my terrible Spanish...)
www.pioneerspost.com/podcasts/202...
#bcorp #colombia #medellin #socialenterprise @soljourno.bsky.social
www.pioneerspost.com/podcasts/202...
#bcorp #colombia #medellin #socialenterprise @soljourno.bsky.social
18 UK universities now exclude oil, gas and mining companies from their careers and recruitment activities, according to the charity People & Planet
www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025... @thecanaryuk.bsky.social @peopleandplanet.bsky.social
www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025... @thecanaryuk.bsky.social @peopleandplanet.bsky.social
More universities are banning fossil fuel industry recruitment
Since the start of 2025, eight UK universities have committed to excluding oil, gas and mining companies from their careers and recruitment
www.thecanary.co
December 13, 2025 at 4:53 PM
18 UK universities now exclude oil, gas and mining companies from their careers and recruitment activities, according to the charity People & Planet
www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025... @thecanaryuk.bsky.social @peopleandplanet.bsky.social
www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025... @thecanaryuk.bsky.social @peopleandplanet.bsky.social
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😬2025 has been rough going for America.
🧐But did anything good happen at all?
🥰Thankfully, yes.
theprogressnetwork.org/good-news-un...
🧐But did anything good happen at all?
🥰Thankfully, yes.
theprogressnetwork.org/good-news-un...
What Could Go Right? - Did Anything Good Happen in the US in 2025?
Yes, and we have the receipts.
theprogressnetwork.org
December 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
😬2025 has been rough going for America.
🧐But did anything good happen at all?
🥰Thankfully, yes.
theprogressnetwork.org/good-news-un...
🧐But did anything good happen at all?
🥰Thankfully, yes.
theprogressnetwork.org/good-news-un...
The latest @reasonstobecheerful.world newsletter is all about giving - and it includes my story from a little while ago, about the wealth advisors helping their clients to give more money away.
Read it here: reasonstobecheerful.world/giving-away-...
#philanthropy #wealth #giving
Read it here: reasonstobecheerful.world/giving-away-...
#philanthropy #wealth #giving
December 10, 2025 at 10:29 AM
The latest @reasonstobecheerful.world newsletter is all about giving - and it includes my story from a little while ago, about the wealth advisors helping their clients to give more money away.
Read it here: reasonstobecheerful.world/giving-away-...
#philanthropy #wealth #giving
Read it here: reasonstobecheerful.world/giving-away-...
#philanthropy #wealth #giving
Latest in our Earth Fixers series - this time, we look at some of the organisations making nature "bankable"
@hoganlovells.bsky.social @unep.org @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
@hoganlovells.bsky.social @unep.org @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
NEW: Innovators are creating new markets to make nature investable and mobilise much-needed private investment for our ecosystems.
Can forward-thinking finance overcome fears – of financial risk, greenwashing and more – in time to prevent ecosystem collapse?
tinyurl.com/mu6mv8xy
Can forward-thinking finance overcome fears – of financial risk, greenwashing and more – in time to prevent ecosystem collapse?
tinyurl.com/mu6mv8xy
December 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Latest in our Earth Fixers series - this time, we look at some of the organisations making nature "bankable"
@hoganlovells.bsky.social @unep.org @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
@hoganlovells.bsky.social @unep.org @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
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Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
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🔴 The Telegraph’s Record of Climate Falsehoods
The newspaper has been scolding the BBC for its editorial failings, while issuing a string of climate corrections.
📝 @writesbright.bsky.social
The newspaper has been scolding the BBC for its editorial failings, while issuing a string of climate corrections.
📝 @writesbright.bsky.social
The Telegraph’s Record of Climate Falsehoods
The Telegraph, which has accused the BBC of bias and a lack of editorial rigour, has been forced to amend a swathe of climate inaccuracies. The BBC’s director-general and CEO resigned this weekend aft...
www.desmog.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
🔴 The Telegraph’s Record of Climate Falsehoods
The newspaper has been scolding the BBC for its editorial failings, while issuing a string of climate corrections.
📝 @writesbright.bsky.social
The newspaper has been scolding the BBC for its editorial failings, while issuing a string of climate corrections.
📝 @writesbright.bsky.social
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Farage: epic grifter
October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Farage: epic grifter
New feature from us at @pioneerspost.bsky.social - this time on how #openmapping - plus drones, AI and community engagement - can help people better prepare for and respond to climate disasters.
immersives.pioneerspost.com/openstreetma... #opensource @hotosm.org
immersives.pioneerspost.com/openstreetma... #opensource @hotosm.org
Mapping a fairer future: The open-source movement that's mobilising for climate resilience
Huge swathes of the planet barely appear on commercial maps, leaving open-source maps – built and updated by volunteers around the world – to fill in the gaps. Now, the nonprofit Humanitarian OpenStre...
immersives.pioneerspost.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
New feature from us at @pioneerspost.bsky.social - this time on how #openmapping - plus drones, AI and community engagement - can help people better prepare for and respond to climate disasters.
immersives.pioneerspost.com/openstreetma... #opensource @hotosm.org
immersives.pioneerspost.com/openstreetma... #opensource @hotosm.org
New story by me for @proximate.bsky.social
www.proximate.press/latest-stori...
@escp.bsky.social @nyuwagner.bsky.social @timabansal.bsky.social
www.proximate.press/latest-stori...
@escp.bsky.social @nyuwagner.bsky.social @timabansal.bsky.social
What Are Business Schools For?
With crises converging, the call for radical change in business education has never been stronger. Can MBA programs equip students to serve society?
www.proximate.press
October 9, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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Researchers across the US and the world who raced to protect climate data, public reports and other information from the Trump administration’s budget cuts, firings, and scrubbing of federal websites are launching their own climate information portals.
From our friends at @insideclimatenews.org:
From our friends at @insideclimatenews.org:
Climate scientists raise a middle finger to Trump's censorship efforts
Hundreds are collaborating to make sure accurate data is available to the public.
www.motherjones.com
October 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Researchers across the US and the world who raced to protect climate data, public reports and other information from the Trump administration’s budget cuts, firings, and scrubbing of federal websites are launching their own climate information portals.
From our friends at @insideclimatenews.org:
From our friends at @insideclimatenews.org:
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📣 Less than two weeks to submit! #TheMagazine is still seeking pitches from #Indigenous storytellers for our next edition about Indigenous changemakers in 2025.
📆 Deadline: Sept 30
Read the thread for the details.
🔗 Find the guide for submissions here: crushingcolonialism.org/call-for-sub...
📆 Deadline: Sept 30
Read the thread for the details.
🔗 Find the guide for submissions here: crushingcolonialism.org/call-for-sub...
September 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
📣 Less than two weeks to submit! #TheMagazine is still seeking pitches from #Indigenous storytellers for our next edition about Indigenous changemakers in 2025.
📆 Deadline: Sept 30
Read the thread for the details.
🔗 Find the guide for submissions here: crushingcolonialism.org/call-for-sub...
📆 Deadline: Sept 30
Read the thread for the details.
🔗 Find the guide for submissions here: crushingcolonialism.org/call-for-sub...
"Kent County Council has scrapped its declaration of a climate emergency, making Kent one of the few places in the country to row back from acknowledging the crisis."
thank you to @kentcurrent.news for covering this:
www.kentcurrent.news/p/kent-counc... #climateemergency
thank you to @kentcurrent.news for covering this:
www.kentcurrent.news/p/kent-counc... #climateemergency
Kent councillors decide there is no climate emergency
Plus Medway school u-turns on Reform essay contest, more from KCC this week, news in brief, and more
www.kentcurrent.news
September 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
"Kent County Council has scrapped its declaration of a climate emergency, making Kent one of the few places in the country to row back from acknowledging the crisis."
thank you to @kentcurrent.news for covering this:
www.kentcurrent.news/p/kent-counc... #climateemergency
thank you to @kentcurrent.news for covering this:
www.kentcurrent.news/p/kent-counc... #climateemergency
"This gets me kicked out of all the family office conferences: taxes! We’re big proponents of any kind of #wealthtax... This irritates everyone, even the impact investors."
I spoke to the Hyatt heiress & impact investor, who's not afraid to get *very* political:
(Free to read, for now!)
I spoke to the Hyatt heiress & impact investor, who's not afraid to get *very* political:
(Free to read, for now!)
NEW: Trailblazing family office co-founder – and former child actor – Liesel Pritzker Simmons on why more impact investors should wade into the “muddy” world of politics – and why there’s one topic no one wants to talk about.
www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
#familyoffice #wealthtax
www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
#familyoffice #wealthtax
September 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"This gets me kicked out of all the family office conferences: taxes! We’re big proponents of any kind of #wealthtax... This irritates everyone, even the impact investors."
I spoke to the Hyatt heiress & impact investor, who's not afraid to get *very* political:
(Free to read, for now!)
I spoke to the Hyatt heiress & impact investor, who's not afraid to get *very* political:
(Free to read, for now!)
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To even allow the appearance of this — Starmer’s No 10 adopting Trumpian media management policies — seems extraordinary to me. Very depressing.
September 18, 2025 at 11:35 AM
To even allow the appearance of this — Starmer’s No 10 adopting Trumpian media management policies — seems extraordinary to me. Very depressing.
A body of research shows that risky play can set children up for life - and even insurance companies agree.
Interesting read by @reasonstobecheerful.world:
Interesting read by @reasonstobecheerful.world:
A new crop of unsupervised and risky recreation spaces aims to banish helicopter parenting and set up children for life in the real world.
reasonstobecheerful.world/anarchic-pla...
reasonstobecheerful.world/anarchic-pla...
September 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
A body of research shows that risky play can set children up for life - and even insurance companies agree.
Interesting read by @reasonstobecheerful.world:
Interesting read by @reasonstobecheerful.world:
"Diabetes is not a scary word for people. It should be"
Untreated diabetes is associated with serious complications - vision loss, TB, kidney disease - but its seriousness is often underestimated, making it hard to attract funding.
I wrote about a new initiative that hopes to change this:
Untreated diabetes is associated with serious complications - vision loss, TB, kidney disease - but its seriousness is often underestimated, making it hard to attract funding.
I wrote about a new initiative that hopes to change this:
With diabetes set to affect 850 million people in the coming decades, more funding is desperately needed. Leading grantmaker, the World Diabetes Foundation, hopes its Diabetes Investment Accelerator will help plug the gap.
Diabetes funder turns to impact investing to fill care gap
Diabetes funder turns to impact investing to fill care gap
www.devex.com
September 12, 2025 at 1:29 PM
"Diabetes is not a scary word for people. It should be"
Untreated diabetes is associated with serious complications - vision loss, TB, kidney disease - but its seriousness is often underestimated, making it hard to attract funding.
I wrote about a new initiative that hopes to change this:
Untreated diabetes is associated with serious complications - vision loss, TB, kidney disease - but its seriousness is often underestimated, making it hard to attract funding.
I wrote about a new initiative that hopes to change this:
This is a delightful read, including:
"When a piece [...] described the singer Art Garfunkel waving his arms around, the checker asked Garfunkel to confirm that he had two arms."
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... @newyorker.com
"When a piece [...] described the singer Art Garfunkel waving his arms around, the checker asked Garfunkel to confirm that he had two arms."
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... @newyorker.com
The History of The New Yorker’s Vaunted Fact-Checking Department
Reporters engage in charm and betrayal; checkers are in the harm-reduction business.
www.newyorker.com
September 9, 2025 at 1:17 AM
This is a delightful read, including:
"When a piece [...] described the singer Art Garfunkel waving his arms around, the checker asked Garfunkel to confirm that he had two arms."
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... @newyorker.com
"When a piece [...] described the singer Art Garfunkel waving his arms around, the checker asked Garfunkel to confirm that he had two arms."
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... @newyorker.com
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Lush shuts UK shops 'in solidarity' with Gaza
Lush shuts UK shops 'in solidarity' with Gaza
Beauty chain Lush has shut its UK shops, website and factories in protest at the Israeli government "preventing urgent humanitarian assistance from entering Gaza".
news.sky.com
September 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Lush shuts UK shops 'in solidarity' with Gaza