Becci F
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Works at www.pbe.co.uk
Cats included
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Our latest report explores how early engagement with arts and culture can play a powerful role in supporting young people’s wellbeing, and assesses the value for money these programmes generate.
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Unlocking creativity: the economic impact of engagement with arts and culture among young people | PBE
Children and young people in the UK have the lowest wellbeing in Europe. National survey data from 2023 show that about one in five children and young people aged 8 to 25 years were likely to have a m...
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November 13, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Our latest report explores how early engagement with arts and culture can play a powerful role in supporting young people’s wellbeing, and assesses the value for money these programmes generate.
pbe.co.uk/publications...
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New analysis, commissioned by the Association of Charitable Foundations, highlights both the opportunities & ongoing challenges in ensuring that trustee boards across the sector reflect the diversity of the communities they serve.
📑Report by Anoushka Kenley and Marie Horton 👇
#Trusteeship #GMTF
📑Report by Anoushka Kenley and Marie Horton 👇
#Trusteeship #GMTF
Trustee demographics in grant making trusts and foundations | PBE
In 2024, PBE partnered with the Charity Commission of England and Wales to survey 2,194 trustees. 233 of the survey respondents chose “Grant Making Foundation” as a principal focus area of their…
pbe.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
New analysis, commissioned by the Association of Charitable Foundations, highlights both the opportunities & ongoing challenges in ensuring that trustee boards across the sector reflect the diversity of the communities they serve.
📑Report by Anoushka Kenley and Marie Horton 👇
#Trusteeship #GMTF
📑Report by Anoushka Kenley and Marie Horton 👇
#Trusteeship #GMTF
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This Friday is #WorldMentalHealthDay 💙
Working in comms/social can take a toll - here are some ways to protect your wellbeing:
⏱️ Schedule screen breaks
🚫 Mute non-urgent chats and notifications
🌿 Get outside daily
📅 Block focus time in your calendar
Working in comms/social can take a toll - here are some ways to protect your wellbeing:
⏱️ Schedule screen breaks
🚫 Mute non-urgent chats and notifications
🌿 Get outside daily
📅 Block focus time in your calendar
October 8, 2025 at 8:00 AM
This Friday is #WorldMentalHealthDay 💙
Working in comms/social can take a toll - here are some ways to protect your wellbeing:
⏱️ Schedule screen breaks
🚫 Mute non-urgent chats and notifications
🌿 Get outside daily
📅 Block focus time in your calendar
Working in comms/social can take a toll - here are some ways to protect your wellbeing:
⏱️ Schedule screen breaks
🚫 Mute non-urgent chats and notifications
🌿 Get outside daily
📅 Block focus time in your calendar
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🔔Calling economists, analysts and researchers - we've got new volunteer opportunities!
If you have experience in economic modelling, Excel spreadsheet creation or data analysis, two orgs could use your help.
Applications close 10 am on Wednesday 1 October.
Find out more 👇
If you have experience in economic modelling, Excel spreadsheet creation or data analysis, two orgs could use your help.
Applications close 10 am on Wednesday 1 October.
Find out more 👇
Volunteer opportunities | PBE
Current volunteer opportunities
pbe.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
🔔Calling economists, analysts and researchers - we've got new volunteer opportunities!
If you have experience in economic modelling, Excel spreadsheet creation or data analysis, two orgs could use your help.
Applications close 10 am on Wednesday 1 October.
Find out more 👇
If you have experience in economic modelling, Excel spreadsheet creation or data analysis, two orgs could use your help.
Applications close 10 am on Wednesday 1 October.
Find out more 👇
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Thank you Emily Harle for an excellent write up our new report calling for a civil society evidence org to improve the sector's evidence base and effectiveness.
Funders, get in touch with report co-authors Anoushka Kenley and @mattwhittaker.bsky.social if you're interested in getting involved.
Funders, get in touch with report co-authors Anoushka Kenley and @mattwhittaker.bsky.social if you're interested in getting involved.
Think tank calls for new body to address sector’s ‘fragmented’ evidence base
Think tank calls for new body to address sector’s ‘fragmented’ evidence base
The civil society evidence organisation will reduce duplication and spread good practice, PBE says
www.thirdsector.co.uk
September 25, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Thank you Emily Harle for an excellent write up our new report calling for a civil society evidence org to improve the sector's evidence base and effectiveness.
Funders, get in touch with report co-authors Anoushka Kenley and @mattwhittaker.bsky.social if you're interested in getting involved.
Funders, get in touch with report co-authors Anoushka Kenley and @mattwhittaker.bsky.social if you're interested in getting involved.
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Civil society is one of the UK’s greatest assets, but it needs a Civil Society Evidence Organisation (CSEVO): a hub to access evidence, cut duplication & support smarter decisions.
We have a plan: £2.5m over 5 yrs, co-funded by government and the sector.
Read the report: pbe.co.uk/publications...
We have a plan: £2.5m over 5 yrs, co-funded by government and the sector.
Read the report: pbe.co.uk/publications...
Better evidence, better outcomes: The business case for a Civil Society Evidence Organisation | PBE
Civil society is one of the UK’s greatest assets. It is driven by innovation, rooted in communities, and committed to tackling some of the nation’s most complex challenges, but it faces barriers that ...
pbe.co.uk
September 25, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Civil society is one of the UK’s greatest assets, but it needs a Civil Society Evidence Organisation (CSEVO): a hub to access evidence, cut duplication & support smarter decisions.
We have a plan: £2.5m over 5 yrs, co-funded by government and the sector.
Read the report: pbe.co.uk/publications...
We have a plan: £2.5m over 5 yrs, co-funded by government and the sector.
Read the report: pbe.co.uk/publications...
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Free2Talk offers something vital for LGBTQ+ young people: a safe, identity-affirming space to belong.
@karol122.bsky.social and @charlotteprothero.bsky.social share Charlie’s story, and the value of the programme which could deliver £4 of wellbeing benefit for every £1 spent.
Read it here 👇
@karol122.bsky.social and @charlotteprothero.bsky.social share Charlie’s story, and the value of the programme which could deliver £4 of wellbeing benefit for every £1 spent.
Read it here 👇
Every LGBTQ+ young person deserves a safe space | PBE
Charlie* was looking for somewhere they could explore their emerging identity and feel supported as they considered socially transitioning – that is, beginning to live and be recognised in everyday li...
pbe.co.uk
September 22, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Free2Talk offers something vital for LGBTQ+ young people: a safe, identity-affirming space to belong.
@karol122.bsky.social and @charlotteprothero.bsky.social share Charlie’s story, and the value of the programme which could deliver £4 of wellbeing benefit for every £1 spent.
Read it here 👇
@karol122.bsky.social and @charlotteprothero.bsky.social share Charlie’s story, and the value of the programme which could deliver £4 of wellbeing benefit for every £1 spent.
Read it here 👇
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"Without suitable measures of organisations’ adoption of AI, policymakers will be unable to shape this powerful technology in ways that benefit society as a whole." - @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social's in her new article for #EconToImproveLives
pbe.co.uk/insights/eco...
pbe.co.uk/insights/eco...
Economic progress in the age of AI | PBE
By Diane Coyle If you spend less than four hours and 20 minutes a day online, you are below average for the UK. Using apps and online services, many of them free, is part of the fabric of daily life…
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September 8, 2025 at 8:23 AM
"Without suitable measures of organisations’ adoption of AI, policymakers will be unable to shape this powerful technology in ways that benefit society as a whole." - @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social's in her new article for #EconToImproveLives
pbe.co.uk/insights/eco...
pbe.co.uk/insights/eco...
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Civil society has reached a milestone: we estimate that for the first time, paid hours now exceed volunteer hours.
Do we need to slow the tide and re-emphasise volunteering, or do we accept the sector is becoming more professional?
Explore these questions in our new blog: pbe.co.uk/insights/the...
Do we need to slow the tide and re-emphasise volunteering, or do we accept the sector is becoming more professional?
Explore these questions in our new blog: pbe.co.uk/insights/the...
The rise of paid work: Are we really still the “Voluntary Sector”? | PBE
We recently published a new paper on the true economic contribution of civil society to the UK economy. (Spoiler alert: it’s big! At least £40 billion.) Among the many new stats in that report, there’...
pbe.co.uk
September 4, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Civil society has reached a milestone: we estimate that for the first time, paid hours now exceed volunteer hours.
Do we need to slow the tide and re-emphasise volunteering, or do we accept the sector is becoming more professional?
Explore these questions in our new blog: pbe.co.uk/insights/the...
Do we need to slow the tide and re-emphasise volunteering, or do we accept the sector is becoming more professional?
Explore these questions in our new blog: pbe.co.uk/insights/the...
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Instead of framing it as wellbeing v GDP, @hetanshah.bsky.social asks: what's the missing data we need to understand people’s lives?
From jobs & public services to how people feel, the real challenge is deciding what to prioritise with limited resources.
New article👇
pbe.co.uk/insights/bey...
From jobs & public services to how people feel, the real challenge is deciding what to prioritise with limited resources.
New article👇
pbe.co.uk/insights/bey...
Beyond ‘beyond GDP’ | PBE
By Hetan Shah I was involved in some of the calls for improved measurement of wellbeing in the early 2000s. Two decades on, sometimes the debate feels like it has not moved on sufficiently from those ...
pbe.co.uk
September 1, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Instead of framing it as wellbeing v GDP, @hetanshah.bsky.social asks: what's the missing data we need to understand people’s lives?
From jobs & public services to how people feel, the real challenge is deciding what to prioritise with limited resources.
New article👇
pbe.co.uk/insights/bey...
From jobs & public services to how people feel, the real challenge is deciding what to prioritise with limited resources.
New article👇
pbe.co.uk/insights/bey...
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Around 3 million people with the lowest wellbeing in the UK fall into the category of “wellbeing poverty”.
Our UK wellbeing forecast suggests the reinforcing effect of declining general and mental health, combined with loneliness, risks creating a “wellbeing poverty trap”.
pbe.co.uk/publications...
Our UK wellbeing forecast suggests the reinforcing effect of declining general and mental health, combined with loneliness, risks creating a “wellbeing poverty trap”.
pbe.co.uk/publications...
August 29, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Around 3 million people with the lowest wellbeing in the UK fall into the category of “wellbeing poverty”.
Our UK wellbeing forecast suggests the reinforcing effect of declining general and mental health, combined with loneliness, risks creating a “wellbeing poverty trap”.
pbe.co.uk/publications...
Our UK wellbeing forecast suggests the reinforcing effect of declining general and mental health, combined with loneliness, risks creating a “wellbeing poverty trap”.
pbe.co.uk/publications...
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National surveys often underrepresent LGBTQ+ young people, and standard datasets rarely reflect the full diversity of gender and sexual identities. Our new report with Free2B addresses part of that gap, evaluating the Free2Talk mentoring programme.
🔗 pbe.co.uk/publications...
#ChildrensWellbeing
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#ChildrensWellbeing
August 28, 2025 at 7:00 AM
National surveys often underrepresent LGBTQ+ young people, and standard datasets rarely reflect the full diversity of gender and sexual identities. Our new report with Free2B addresses part of that gap, evaluating the Free2Talk mentoring programme.
🔗 pbe.co.uk/publications...
#ChildrensWellbeing
🔗 pbe.co.uk/publications...
#ChildrensWellbeing
🌈The lack of accurate data on LGBTQ+ folks is pervasive
We're often invisible. Historic exclusion, categorisation challenges, and the potential harm of data collection have all played a part, hindering policy, research, and support services.
This report looks to fill in part of that data gap ⬇️
We're often invisible. Historic exclusion, categorisation challenges, and the potential harm of data collection have all played a part, hindering policy, research, and support services.
This report looks to fill in part of that data gap ⬇️
LGBTQ+ young people in the UK face a severe, unequal mental health crisis.
Services like Free2Talk offer life-changing, cost-effective help, but they need greater support. 1/7
pbe.co.uk/publications...
Services like Free2Talk offer life-changing, cost-effective help, but they need greater support. 1/7
pbe.co.uk/publications...
August 27, 2025 at 9:20 AM
🌈The lack of accurate data on LGBTQ+ folks is pervasive
We're often invisible. Historic exclusion, categorisation challenges, and the potential harm of data collection have all played a part, hindering policy, research, and support services.
This report looks to fill in part of that data gap ⬇️
We're often invisible. Historic exclusion, categorisation challenges, and the potential harm of data collection have all played a part, hindering policy, research, and support services.
This report looks to fill in part of that data gap ⬇️
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We're hiring: Events and Communications Lead (freelance)
We are looking for fixed term support delivering our events and digital communications
📆Fixed term September to November 2025, part or full-time
✨Daily rate: £200 - £250 (inclusive of VAT)
Find out more and apply: pbe.co.uk/vacancies/ev...
We are looking for fixed term support delivering our events and digital communications
📆Fixed term September to November 2025, part or full-time
✨Daily rate: £200 - £250 (inclusive of VAT)
Find out more and apply: pbe.co.uk/vacancies/ev...
August 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
We're hiring: Events and Communications Lead (freelance)
We are looking for fixed term support delivering our events and digital communications
📆Fixed term September to November 2025, part or full-time
✨Daily rate: £200 - £250 (inclusive of VAT)
Find out more and apply: pbe.co.uk/vacancies/ev...
We are looking for fixed term support delivering our events and digital communications
📆Fixed term September to November 2025, part or full-time
✨Daily rate: £200 - £250 (inclusive of VAT)
Find out more and apply: pbe.co.uk/vacancies/ev...
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Whether you’re preparing a funding bid, reporting to stakeholders, or simply looking to better understand your impact, we’re here to support you with free, expert help.
Get support: pbe.co.uk/our-services...
Get support: pbe.co.uk/our-services...
Data first aid | PBE
We connect charities with professional economists who can: Analyse and interpret your data Create user-friendly data visualisations Automate and streamline spreadsheets Develop templates for ongoi...
pbe.co.uk
August 11, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Whether you’re preparing a funding bid, reporting to stakeholders, or simply looking to better understand your impact, we’re here to support you with free, expert help.
Get support: pbe.co.uk/our-services...
Get support: pbe.co.uk/our-services...
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A hidden wellbeing penalty: private renters are 3 times more likely than homeowners to have persistently low life satisfaction.
Even after accounting for income & health, private renting comes with an estimated wellbeing penalty of around £3,700 per person each year.
🔗 pbe.co.uk/insights/how...
Even after accounting for income & health, private renting comes with an estimated wellbeing penalty of around £3,700 per person each year.
🔗 pbe.co.uk/insights/how...
How does private renting fuel wellbeing poverty? | PBE
What does a decent life look like in the UK today? A safe, settled home is a keystone on which individuals and families build a decent quality of life, good health and the connections with place and p...
pbe.co.uk
August 5, 2025 at 8:44 AM
A hidden wellbeing penalty: private renters are 3 times more likely than homeowners to have persistently low life satisfaction.
Even after accounting for income & health, private renting comes with an estimated wellbeing penalty of around £3,700 per person each year.
🔗 pbe.co.uk/insights/how...
Even after accounting for income & health, private renting comes with an estimated wellbeing penalty of around £3,700 per person each year.
🔗 pbe.co.uk/insights/how...
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Wellbeing isn't a fringe idea - it tells us a lot about voter behaviour.
Including 16- & 17-year-olds in the next election is a bold step for youth participation and democracy. But if their lives aren’t improving by the next election, it could open up new political risks.
pbe.co.uk/insights/wha...
Including 16- & 17-year-olds in the next election is a bold step for youth participation and democracy. But if their lives aren’t improving by the next election, it could open up new political risks.
pbe.co.uk/insights/wha...
What could votes at 16 mean for the next general election? | PBE
The news that 16- and 17-year-olds will be able to vote in the next general election marks a significant shift in the UK’s democratic landscape. Promised in Labour’s manifesto last summer, the move br...
pbe.co.uk
July 31, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Wellbeing isn't a fringe idea - it tells us a lot about voter behaviour.
Including 16- & 17-year-olds in the next election is a bold step for youth participation and democracy. But if their lives aren’t improving by the next election, it could open up new political risks.
pbe.co.uk/insights/wha...
Including 16- & 17-year-olds in the next election is a bold step for youth participation and democracy. But if their lives aren’t improving by the next election, it could open up new political risks.
pbe.co.uk/insights/wha...
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July 3, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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New report from @pbe.co.uk on the wellbeing of the UK’s adults. Good news: despite the grumbles we sometimes have, nearly 4-in-5 of us are content with our lives. Bad news: that’s still down on pre-covid norms pbe.co.uk/publicatio...
July 2, 2025 at 8:10 AM
New report from @pbe.co.uk on the wellbeing of the UK’s adults. Good news: despite the grumbles we sometimes have, nearly 4-in-5 of us are content with our lives. Bad news: that’s still down on pre-covid norms pbe.co.uk/publicatio...
Our new report contains a deep dive by @drbethkitson.bsky.social and Marie Horton on the private rental sector. Have a read 👇
What does it take to live a decent life?
Our latest low wellbeing in the UK report shows that for millions, a decent quality of life remains out of reach. 1/8
pbe.co.uk/publications...
Our latest low wellbeing in the UK report shows that for millions, a decent quality of life remains out of reach. 1/8
pbe.co.uk/publications...
pbe.co.uk
July 2, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Our new report contains a deep dive by @drbethkitson.bsky.social and Marie Horton on the private rental sector. Have a read 👇
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“The main purpose of government should be to improve the wellbeing of the people.”
In a new blog, @sarahdavidson.bsky.social makes the case that UK government has the data on wellbeing - but isn't using it to drive action.
Read why she believes that must change 👇
pbe.co.uk/insights/why...
In a new blog, @sarahdavidson.bsky.social makes the case that UK government has the data on wellbeing - but isn't using it to drive action.
Read why she believes that must change 👇
pbe.co.uk/insights/why...
Why wellbeing must drive government decisions | PBE
Sarah Davidson, CEO at Carnegie UK “The main purpose of Government should be to improve the wellbeing of the people”. This is the shared rallying cry of the wellbeing movement in the UK. Uniting arou...
pbe.co.uk
June 24, 2025 at 9:33 AM
“The main purpose of government should be to improve the wellbeing of the people.”
In a new blog, @sarahdavidson.bsky.social makes the case that UK government has the data on wellbeing - but isn't using it to drive action.
Read why she believes that must change 👇
pbe.co.uk/insights/why...
In a new blog, @sarahdavidson.bsky.social makes the case that UK government has the data on wellbeing - but isn't using it to drive action.
Read why she believes that must change 👇
pbe.co.uk/insights/why...
This looks like a great opportunity!
There's only one week left to apply for our #ReframingDisability programme 📢
We're teaming up with Leo Burnett again to support Disabled and Neurodivergent talent breaking into the advertising industry.
Apply by next Monday:
mediatrust.org/youth-progra...
We're teaming up with Leo Burnett again to support Disabled and Neurodivergent talent breaking into the advertising industry.
Apply by next Monday:
mediatrust.org/youth-progra...
June 23, 2025 at 4:11 PM
This looks like a great opportunity!
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Free webinar: explore the diversity gap at the top of charities
This webinar on Tuesday 24 June lifts the lid on trustee demographics and skills gaps, looking at potential solutions & continuing the conversation sparked by our recent report for the Charity Commission👇
This webinar on Tuesday 24 June lifts the lid on trustee demographics and skills gaps, looking at potential solutions & continuing the conversation sparked by our recent report for the Charity Commission👇
Who’s on board? Closing the diversity gap in charity leadership | PBE
Sign up now to hear about PBE's latest research on trustee diversity and what's needed to build more inclusive charity boards.
pbe.co.uk
May 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Free webinar: explore the diversity gap at the top of charities
This webinar on Tuesday 24 June lifts the lid on trustee demographics and skills gaps, looking at potential solutions & continuing the conversation sparked by our recent report for the Charity Commission👇
This webinar on Tuesday 24 June lifts the lid on trustee demographics and skills gaps, looking at potential solutions & continuing the conversation sparked by our recent report for the Charity Commission👇
Massively enjoyable management training with Smart Thinking today - dusted off my acting skills for the role plays 😅 Great prep for future managers and enlightening to see things from the other side of the manager/employee relationship!
May 22, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Massively enjoyable management training with Smart Thinking today - dusted off my acting skills for the role plays 😅 Great prep for future managers and enlightening to see things from the other side of the manager/employee relationship!