Leesa Harwood
@bythewaves.bsky.social
I support charity leaders to change the world. Former Fundraiser, Executive Director, CEO and Trustee. Now NHS Non-exec Director and Owner of my own business By the Waves Consulting. Feminist. A bit geeky with books and trains. she/her. Views my own.
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There’s a lot of challenging political news to digest this morning. So here’s something to lighten the mood from Westminster. We’ve always been able to rely on Sir Humphrey to set us back on track.
Yes, Minister character is government's new AI assistant www.bbc.com/news/article...
Yes, Minister character is government's new AI assistant www.bbc.com/news/article...
Yes, Minister character is government's new AI assistant
A new suite of AI tools for civil servants are named 'Humphrey' after the scheming character.
www.bbc.com
January 21, 2025 at 7:40 AM
There’s a lot of challenging political news to digest this morning. So here’s something to lighten the mood from Westminster. We’ve always been able to rely on Sir Humphrey to set us back on track.
Yes, Minister character is government's new AI assistant www.bbc.com/news/article...
Yes, Minister character is government's new AI assistant www.bbc.com/news/article...
There’s a glitch in the matrix. My calendar says 18th January but I know it’s 43rd Jan.
the word glitch is displayed in a glitch effect
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January 18, 2025 at 10:59 AM
There’s a glitch in the matrix. My calendar says 18th January but I know it’s 43rd Jan.
Who’s recruiting who in a candidates’ market. I’m noticing some shifts in the power balance in the charity sector. Are you? www.linkedin.com/pulse/whos-r...
Who's recruiting who in a candidate's market?
I have lost count of the number of recruitment processes I have been involved in during my 30+ year career in the charity sector. I have been a recruiter, and I have been recruited.
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January 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Who’s recruiting who in a candidates’ market. I’m noticing some shifts in the power balance in the charity sector. Are you? www.linkedin.com/pulse/whos-r...
Getting rid of fact checkers is just the tip of the iceberg at Meta. Dystopian future anyone?
Zuckerberg going back to his roots
January 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Getting rid of fact checkers is just the tip of the iceberg at Meta. Dystopian future anyone?
This just popped up on my timeline. So I thought I’d share it. Lough Swilly, Ireland. I took this during a visit to the RNLI lifeboat station there. Stunning place. And the inspiration behind Amazing Grace. It’s easy to see why. #Ireland
January 6, 2025 at 9:48 PM
This just popped up on my timeline. So I thought I’d share it. Lough Swilly, Ireland. I took this during a visit to the RNLI lifeboat station there. Stunning place. And the inspiration behind Amazing Grace. It’s easy to see why. #Ireland
For the love of god if anyone is still on X or buying Teslas please stop.
The uber-aggressive bizarreness continues.
This is straight-up hostility against British democracy.
This is straight-up hostility against British democracy.
January 6, 2025 at 9:02 AM
For the love of god if anyone is still on X or buying Teslas please stop.
For all typewriter geeks out there here’s my just acquired 1921 folding, portable Corona 3. In perfect working condition, its original case with cleaning brush and metal vial of oil. Ernest Hemingway used one of these when he was a war correspondent in France for the Toronto Star from 1920 to 1925.
January 5, 2025 at 7:49 PM
For all typewriter geeks out there here’s my just acquired 1921 folding, portable Corona 3. In perfect working condition, its original case with cleaning brush and metal vial of oil. Ernest Hemingway used one of these when he was a war correspondent in France for the Toronto Star from 1920 to 1925.
My Women’s History Calendar 2025 celebrates Simone de Beauvoir during the month of January. If you want to learn more about inspirational women throughout 2025 check out this calendar at Radical Tea Towel . There’s still time to get your year off to a feminist start.
www.radicalteatowel.com
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January 1, 2025 at 2:53 PM
My Women’s History Calendar 2025 celebrates Simone de Beauvoir during the month of January. If you want to learn more about inspirational women throughout 2025 check out this calendar at Radical Tea Towel . There’s still time to get your year off to a feminist start.
www.radicalteatowel.com
www.radicalteatowel.com
When your clients head off for Christmas and the in-box goes quiet….
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December 22, 2024 at 9:47 AM
When your clients head off for Christmas and the in-box goes quiet….
When you have to go the long way round for this morning’s walk because your dog is too scared to walk past your neighbour’s inflatable outdoor Xmas Santa and Polar Bear.
December 19, 2024 at 9:45 AM
When you have to go the long way round for this morning’s walk because your dog is too scared to walk past your neighbour’s inflatable outdoor Xmas Santa and Polar Bear.
Get your feminist, Secret Santa gifts here and help sleigh the patriarchy. thespark.company/pages/about-us
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Welcome to Spark, a community for anyone who believes in the radical notion that everyone should be treated equally. We're here to put our money where our loud feminist mouths are, creating apparel an...
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December 7, 2024 at 10:04 AM
Get your feminist, Secret Santa gifts here and help sleigh the patriarchy. thespark.company/pages/about-us
Pip Hare is a woman on a mission. A solo mission around the world in the Vende Globe Race. I worked with Pip at the RNLI and still can’t quite believe that she’s doing her second Vende. Check out her updates. This is what amazing looks like.
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December 4, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Pip Hare is a woman on a mission. A solo mission around the world in the Vende Globe Race. I worked with Pip at the RNLI and still can’t quite believe that she’s doing her second Vende. Check out her updates. This is what amazing looks like.
www.youtube.com/live/2XxRAeK...
www.youtube.com/live/2XxRAeK...
If you’re going to have your own tiny library you need a decent cup of tea from a good tea pot. I was thrilled to find this 1950s Heatmaster tea pot, milk jug and sugar bowl at a vintage shop in Blandford Forum. Then I spotted this hand-turned retro tray at Broad St Vintage in Lyme Regis. 🫖🍶
November 30, 2024 at 9:25 AM
If you’re going to have your own tiny library you need a decent cup of tea from a good tea pot. I was thrilled to find this 1950s Heatmaster tea pot, milk jug and sugar bowl at a vintage shop in Blandford Forum. Then I spotted this hand-turned retro tray at Broad St Vintage in Lyme Regis. 🫖🍶
Sometimes, even in somewhere as gorgeous as Lyme Regis, the best thing to do is buy a book, find a cozy pub, come in from the weather, and order a coffee.
November 29, 2024 at 12:20 PM
Sometimes, even in somewhere as gorgeous as Lyme Regis, the best thing to do is buy a book, find a cozy pub, come in from the weather, and order a coffee.
Dear Women. During the festive season please remember … it is not your job to buy, write & send all the cards; to buy and cook all the food or to run around making sure everyone is happy. If none of this gets done because you don’t do it, it is also not the woman’s job to feel guilty. ❤️
November 28, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Dear Women. During the festive season please remember … it is not your job to buy, write & send all the cards; to buy and cook all the food or to run around making sure everyone is happy. If none of this gets done because you don’t do it, it is also not the woman’s job to feel guilty. ❤️
This afternoon I will be sitting out the storm in my happy place. Creating a little library at the bottom of the garden has been a dream of mine for over 50 years. Earlier this year I made my dream come true. I had massively underestimated the positive impact it would have on my wellbeing.
November 24, 2024 at 4:06 PM
This afternoon I will be sitting out the storm in my happy place. Creating a little library at the bottom of the garden has been a dream of mine for over 50 years. Earlier this year I made my dream come true. I had massively underestimated the positive impact it would have on my wellbeing.
If you want a follow back you’re going to have to have a credible bio.
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November 23, 2024 at 10:09 AM
If you want a follow back you’re going to have to have a credible bio.
What a way to start the weekend. Sending tranquil vibes from Weymouth, Dorset. No snow here today.
November 22, 2024 at 6:44 PM
What a way to start the weekend. Sending tranquil vibes from Weymouth, Dorset. No snow here today.
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Happy World Philosophy Day!
To celebrate, here's some of my all-time favourite quotes about philanthropy from philosophers.
(But first FYI that if you want more, there's a whole Philanthropisms podcast episode on "the philosophy of philanthropy":
whyphilanthropymatters.com/podcast/the-...)
To celebrate, here's some of my all-time favourite quotes about philanthropy from philosophers.
(But first FYI that if you want more, there's a whole Philanthropisms podcast episode on "the philosophy of philanthropy":
whyphilanthropymatters.com/podcast/the-...)
The Philosophy of Philanthropy - Why Philanthropy Matters
whyphilanthropymatters.com
November 21, 2024 at 10:34 AM
Happy World Philosophy Day!
To celebrate, here's some of my all-time favourite quotes about philanthropy from philosophers.
(But first FYI that if you want more, there's a whole Philanthropisms podcast episode on "the philosophy of philanthropy":
whyphilanthropymatters.com/podcast/the-...)
To celebrate, here's some of my all-time favourite quotes about philanthropy from philosophers.
(But first FYI that if you want more, there's a whole Philanthropisms podcast episode on "the philosophy of philanthropy":
whyphilanthropymatters.com/podcast/the-...)
Game on! JustGiving is the first UK platform to accept crypto donations. Over 60 different currencies will be accepted on the platform. This will open up significant opportunities for UK charities.
www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/uk-fund...
www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/uk-fund...
UK fundraising platform becomes first to accept cryptocurrency
www.civilsociety.co.uk
November 21, 2024 at 5:32 PM
Game on! JustGiving is the first UK platform to accept crypto donations. Over 60 different currencies will be accepted on the platform. This will open up significant opportunities for UK charities.
www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/uk-fund...
www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/uk-fund...
Charity employer league table anyone? No thanks. I think I'll pass. Here's why.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/winner...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/winner...
And the winner is ..... it doesn't really matter.
I am seeing more and more surveys, headlines and posts about charity employer league tables and awards and its starting to bother me. One thing I have always thought differentiates the charity sector ...
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November 21, 2024 at 4:47 PM
Charity employer league table anyone? No thanks. I think I'll pass. Here's why.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/winner...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/winner...
We’ve got this snow malarkey nailed here in Dorset. 😱 It’s like Wacky Races on ice out there. Cars colliding everywhere. Just stay at home Dorset peeps. If you’re already out … take care.
November 21, 2024 at 12:00 PM
We’ve got this snow malarkey nailed here in Dorset. 😱 It’s like Wacky Races on ice out there. Cars colliding everywhere. Just stay at home Dorset peeps. If you’re already out … take care.
It’s easy for charity professionals and trustees to roll their eyes when we talk about good governance. But without good governance things can go wrong quickly with devastating consequences. Make sure your governance is sound and your trustees are aware of their duties. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Captain Tom's family benefitted from charity - inquiry
The fundraiser's family damaged public trust by not donating any money from his books, a report finds.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2024 at 11:22 AM
It’s easy for charity professionals and trustees to roll their eyes when we talk about good governance. But without good governance things can go wrong quickly with devastating consequences. Make sure your governance is sound and your trustees are aware of their duties. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...