Victoria Gilbert
vgilbert.bsky.social
Victoria Gilbert
@vgilbert.bsky.social
Advocacy & Comms Director at the small but mighty Future Advocacy - helping charities and purpose-driven orgs make a big impact |
International development, health, child rights, food systems, sustainability |
Fabian Women alumni | avid horticulturalist
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Our Chair and Vice-Chair @heathernstaff.bsky.social and Libby Smith reflect on what the local election results tell us about the decision to cut the aid budget labourlist.org/2025/05/aid-...
'These lesser-noticed local election results show aid cuts are backfiring' - LabourList
Aid cuts are a blow to Britain’s role on the world stage and to Labour's vote share, the Labour campaign for international development argues.
labourlist.org
May 4, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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Head of / Director of Digital Campaigns (£60-85k)

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Head of Digital Campaigns / Director of Digital Campaigns - Future Advocacy
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February 17, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Bevin, Crosland or Blair?

This is a fabulously geeky article on the three tribe of thinking that are most influential within the current Labour government

renewal.org.uk/2024/10/15/b...?
Bevin, Crosland or Blair? Labour’s rival political economies
David Klemperer and Colm Murphy At the Labour Party’s annual conference in Liverpool last month, the mood was one of anticipation laced with nerves. Unsettled by the scandals and dysfunction at No.…
renewal.org.uk
January 16, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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Inspiring campaign for the week: CALM's #ThisIsNotADrill campaign uses drill music to spark conversations about mental health. A brilliant example of using music, humour and celeb cameos to meet young people where they are to break stigma 🙌 www.creativereview.co.uk/calm-drill-m...
CALM taps into drill music for mental health campaign
The charity’s new campaign, This is Not a Drill, blends hard truths and humour to draw attention to the mental health crisis among young people
www.creativereview.co.uk
January 14, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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Fruitful start to the year! @victoriagilbert.bsky.social & @barbscrowther.bsky.social were at the Transforming UK Food Systems conference this week, meeting w/inspiring people and running a workshop on using research to drive change. Thanks to @hannahbrins.bsky.social for sharing insights too!
January 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Two-thirds of England’s poorest families miss out on childcare, report finds

IPPR and Save the Children call for measures including new not-for-profit nursery trusts and increased funding for deprived area
Two-thirds of England’s poorest families miss out on childcare, report finds
IPPR and Save the Children call for measures including new not-for-profit nursery trusts and increased funding for deprived areas
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2024 at 4:27 AM
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In Chinganji, Malawi some households have clean water. But 305, including Rachel's, don't.

This winter help us turn on the taps in Chinganji and make sure that where there’s water, there’s powerful change: www.wateraid.org/uk/stories/w...
November 15, 2024 at 10:27 AM
Very handy starter pack on all UK MPs on Bluesky
Your starter pack for all the current UK MPs on Bluesky so far ✅
November 15, 2024 at 8:47 AM
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This is a superb at-a-glance resource. Hats off to the @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social team for developing a tool that communicates complex data accessibly.
This month we've launched a new platform to show how the #NHS is performing. 📈

You can explore a beta version of our new dashboard with today's stats here: www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/qualitywatch...
November 15, 2024 at 8:29 AM