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Worker-owned tech agency building tools for social good // #data, websites & humanity 🥳 // https://space4.tech is our coworking & event space in London's sunny Finsbury Park. Come say hi!
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We’re very proud to have been developing NookCRM for the #CommunityEnergy sector, funded by the Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme too! 🙌🙌🙌
richardedwards.me Richard Edwards @richardedwards.me · 1d
This week we pressed the button: NookCRM - the case management tool for #CommunityEnergy groups - is coming out of pilot and is now available for all! #fuelpoverty #opensource #civicrm 🥳🎺🎉
NookCRM
The open source client and case management tool for community energy groups.
nookcrm.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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👇 #digitalsovereignty
richardedwards.me Richard Edwards @richardedwards.me · 4d
If you want to take one practical step TODAY for #digitalsovereignty: use meet.coop instead of Teams, Zoom etc. Spending £9 / month on a basic business tech function that’s *cooperatively owned* is an incredibly low risk and useful step towards a better future.
November 7, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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Say hello to our CoTech team there today, Natasha, Richard and Ben: members of worker owned tech cooperatives! They love to talk about #digitalsovereignty 👍
ethical-consumer.bsky.social Ethical Consumer @ethical-consumer.bsky.social · 5d
It's only a few days away from our annual conference in London.

We've got some great speakers joining us to explore "How can we move beyond corporate power? Why re-inventing corporations can help us build a fairer and more sustainable future"

Find out more and buy tickets here:
bit.ly/4nFvWr8
November 7, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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Excited to be showcasing NookCRM.com at @commenergyengland.bsky.social‘s WINTER CONFERENCE, on 17 November! 🌟

Plus connecting with CEE members from across England, diving into crucial #CommunityEnergy matters.
🙌 If you want to learn more about how Nook can support your case management come say hi!
Nook CRM
The open source client and case management tool for community energy groups.
NookCRM.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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It's built on #civicrm, if you're a dev and interested. Lots of new + custom Civi functionality such as a lovely UI skin, side bar navs and Kanban boards :)
richardedwards.me Richard Edwards @richardedwards.me · Sep 29
Our next online NookCRM community meetup is this Wednesday! Come talk about #communityenergy case management, find out about this whacky CRM stuff and more! Energy advisor, manager, developer - all are welcome at casa Nook this Wednesday 😉 🥳

#fuelpoverty
Nook CRM Community Hour
Monthly online sessions for existing Nook users, developers, and potential users, to connect, ask questions, and share insights.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
September 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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This is fantastic news and it's so good to see the interest in nookcrm.com !

#communityenergy
richardedwards.me Richard Edwards @richardedwards.me · Sep 23
This week the NookCRM team are bopping about to the news of: welcoming our 12th #communityenergy org to our CRM pilot AND our becoming a member of @commenergyengland.bsky.social 🥳🎉🥳
A map of England overlaid with the text “I’m a member Community Energy England”
September 23, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Many claim that businesses organized as democracies are inefficient and will fail at a higher rate than the conventional undemocratic model.

But according to the data, democratic businesses are significantly more resilient and survive longer than conventional businesses.

#EconomicDemocracy
Precentage survival rates (YoY) for companies and co-operatives, for businesses incorporated in 2011 Survival rate for each year since incorporation for co-operatives: 1 - 96% 2 - 91% 3 - 87% 4 - 84% 5 - 80% Survival rate for each year since incorporation for companies: 1 - 93% 2 - 76% 3 - 61% 4 - 51% 5 - 44% Understanding the data: An 80% rate of survival at 5 years since incorporation means 4 out of 5 enterprises remain in business after 5 years, while 1 out of 5 have gone out of business. https://www.uk.coop/sites/default/files/2020-10/co-operative_survival_1.pdf A comparison of survival rates (%) for co-operatives and companies over a 5 year period, for businesses incorporated 2009-2011 Survival rates of co-operatives and companies incorporated in 2009 by year since incorporation: 1 - 98.8% vs 90.8% 2 - 97.6% vs 73.8% 3 - 91.6% vs 59.6% 4 - 86.4% vs 48.9% 5 - 84.8% vs 41.7% Survival rates of co-operatives and companies incorporated in 2010 by year since incorporation: 1 - 98.3% vs 86.7% 2 - 94% vs 72.5% 3 - 91% vs 57.1% 4 - 87.3% vs 48.1% 5 - 81.9% vs 41.4% Survival rates of co-operatives and companies incorporated in 2011 by year since incorporation: 1 - 96.3% vs 93.1% 2 - 91.1% vs 75.6% 3 - 87.4% vs 60.5% 4 - 84% vs 51% 5 - 80.4% vs 44.1% https://www.uk.coop/sites/default/files/2020-10/co-operative_survival_1.pdf
May 20, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Now this is a lovely development. We're starting a regular community of practice for NookCRM users + #communityenergy groups to talk approaches, opine about case management and to generally swap notes. Come join!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nook-crm-c...
Nook CRM Community Hour
Monthly online sessions for existing Nook users, developers, and potential users, to connect, ask questions, and share insights.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
August 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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richardedwards.me
More happy tidings! Nook, our CRM for #communityenergy groups, has secured a second batch of funding from the Energy Redress Scheme to develop improved reporting features for orgs working against #fuelpoverty and for #WarmHomes 🥳

nookcrm.com
Nook CRM
The open source client and case management tool for community energy groups.
nookcrm.com
July 17, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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Happening here at SPACE4, Islington 👇👇👇
#innovation #socialimpact #data
richardedwards.me Richard Edwards @richardedwards.me · Jul 16
I'm reeaally excited by these forthcoming workshops from the ex-Innovation Lead at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park 🤩🤩🤩 Technology readiness targets ✔️, evidence frameworks ✔️, it's got it all!
#innovation #startups #socialimpact

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/designing-...
Designing and Running an Impactful Pilot Project: Laying the Groundwork
Develop a Theory of Change, define scope, duration, and SMART KPIs to guide your success.
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July 16, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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richardedwards.me
I’m off to #CoopCongress today in the incredible Rochdale Town Hall. I mean, just look at it!

I’m hoping to build some solid connections & opportunities for the coop tech sector 🥳 #coops
A photo of the interior of Rochdale Town Hall, with high arched ceilings and stained glass windows reminiscent of a grand church but actually depicting scenes of trade and history.
July 4, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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It's #LondonDataWeek in July! And as an official event host, we'll be running a FREE workshop on how to combine policy, citizen science and ecological #data to drive real-world change. Tickets 👇👇👇

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/unlocking-...

#biodiversity #govtech
Unlocking Nature with Data: Designing Citizen Science Tools for Impact
A London Data Week event about how we can combine policy, citizen science and ecological data to drive real-world change.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
June 16, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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Happening next week! 👇

#communityenergy #digitaltransformation #energyadvice #fuelpoverty
richardedwards.me Richard Edwards @richardedwards.me · May 13
Considering a CRM? Doing case management? Gird yourself for the best online call of the week! 🥳

Includes 👇
- how we extended open-source #civicrm to create Nook for #communityenergy groups
- a demo
- Qs *and* As
- and advice on running a good CRM project

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/civicrm-fo...
CiviCRM for Case Management: A Deep Dive into Nook
CiviCRM is a powerful open-source tool used by nonprofits and advocacy groups worldwide, but how well does it work for case management?
www.eventbrite.co.uk
May 13, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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It's International Workers' Day! ✊🥳 If you want to advance your economic, social and cultural interests now's a *great* time to consider starting or joining a cooperative!

#coops #techjobs
Life inside a cooperative – A personal journey
I joined the Outlandish team – a workers owned digital agency cooperative, back in August ‘19 and I’ve...
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May 1, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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richardedwards.me
If you’re considering a new #crm this year we’ve put together some handy insights and risks from Nook CRM’s lead designer. Fill your boots!

#digitaltransformation
Design risks & advice for your new CRM project | Notion
1. Don’t rush. Document and analyse your org’s existing processes first.
nookcrm.notion.site
April 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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prospectunion.bsky.social
News that Trump has signed an executive order banning collective bargaining for nearly 1 million US federal workers is incredibly worrying.

We stand in solidarity with our colleagues and sister unions overseas against these attacks on their union rights.
March 31, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Hello BlueSky. Does anyone here work in #community engagement, organising or community #nature projects? Or worked on tools to help people do community projects? Do you have 30mins on Tues afternoon for a (paid) Zoom call to feedback on a new project idea?
February 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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richardedwards.me
I love these simple updates from Natasha to the Nook CRM website this week. Screenshots! Feature details & benefits! And a rambly video demo from me! 🫣

#communityenergy #fuelpoverty

nookcrm.com
Nook CRM
The open source client and case management tool for community energy groups.
nookcrm.com
January 18, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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richardedwards.me
Our lead developer said something beautiful this morning: "ok I think we have ourselves a multisite deployment pipeline". I'm so happy! This means we're almost ready to host and support separate setups of the CRM for each #communityenergy group. 🥳

#fuelpoverty #buildinpublic
January 15, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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There’s only ~1 week left to apply to join our lovely team as a Digital Project Manager & Business Development Specialist. Come deliver socially impactful tech for the likes of Greenpeace, Innovate UK, The Stroke Association, Stop The War & more!
#tech #socialimpact
We are hiring a Digital Project Manager & Business Development Specialist
Outlandish is seeking a talented, pro-active, and socially-engaged individual to project manage a variety of...
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January 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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What would it be like if nature was on your company’s board of directors? This week at @catapultnetwork.bsky.social , we had a great talk from Faith in Nature who’ve legally done just that 1/
A presenter stands in front of a screen showing a slide that reads (in bright and friendly curvy letters) “How light business change if nature had a voice and a vote?” A presenter stands in front of a screen showing a slide showing illustrations of raised hands, each reaching towards the phrases “guardianship model”, “independence and accountability”, “purpose clause” and “nature has an equal vote”.
January 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Come work with us! 🥳 We're looking for a new Digital Project Manager & Business Development Specialist to deliver socially impactful tech projects for our wonderful clients, including the likes of Greenpeace, Innovate UK, The Stroke Association, Stop The War & more.
#techjobs #tech
We are hiring a Digital Project Manager & Business Development Specialist
Outlandish is seeking a talented, pro-active, and socially-engaged individual to project manage a variety of...
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December 19, 2024 at 10:32 PM
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A great share and a good read - sounds like a much-needed project @weareopen.coop team 🙌
November 22, 2024 at 9:20 AM
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Obvs we're very excited to see this launch! If you're in #communityenergy or #retrofit and want to test out the CRM, follow the link & register your interest 🚀
richardedwards.me Richard Edwards @richardedwards.me · Nov 15
Sprint 4 of building our open-source CRM for #communityenergy groups starts this week. Very exciting! We'll be focusing on impact reporting & configuration options 🤠 #buildinpublic
NookCRM
The open source CRM for community energy groups.
nookcrm.com
November 15, 2024 at 5:26 PM
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Hello new, blue world 💙
November 15, 2024 at 5:20 PM