Dani
@danisg.bsky.social
brummie down south. head of brand, marketing & comms at @power2org.bsky.social, previously Good Things Foundation.
interests: content design, digital comms, youth development, social justice
striving to elevate the voices of systemically excluded people
interests: content design, digital comms, youth development, social justice
striving to elevate the voices of systemically excluded people
I now have a lifelong vendetta against @yougov.co.uk.
My account got blocked once I reached 4,600 points - just 400 points off a voucher.
My account got blocked once I reached 4,600 points - just 400 points off a voucher.
June 26, 2025 at 9:07 AM
I now have a lifelong vendetta against @yougov.co.uk.
My account got blocked once I reached 4,600 points - just 400 points off a voucher.
My account got blocked once I reached 4,600 points - just 400 points off a voucher.
I saw someone who looked exactly like Lin-Manuel Miranda this morning. Even though I know it most definitely wasn't him walking through Kings Cross, I still feel starstruck.
January 29, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I saw someone who looked exactly like Lin-Manuel Miranda this morning. Even though I know it most definitely wasn't him walking through Kings Cross, I still feel starstruck.
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#Booksky: If you haven’t already, export your data from Goodreads (an Amazon company) and import it into StoryGraph, a book-tracking app founded and led by a Black woman.
January 27, 2025 at 5:00 AM
#Booksky: If you haven’t already, export your data from Goodreads (an Amazon company) and import it into StoryGraph, a book-tracking app founded and led by a Black woman.
The Microsoft Office suite is excellent! As long as you aren't collaborating with colleagues and only work in silos...
January 17, 2025 at 9:25 AM
The Microsoft Office suite is excellent! As long as you aren't collaborating with colleagues and only work in silos...
For those who forget to take time off throughout the year. Here's a reminder to book some leave in a few days of annual leave in a couple of months.
Book it in now so you don't get to May and realise you've not had a break.
You don't always need to have concrete plans to take annual leave!
Book it in now so you don't get to May and realise you've not had a break.
You don't always need to have concrete plans to take annual leave!
January 6, 2025 at 10:13 AM
For those who forget to take time off throughout the year. Here's a reminder to book some leave in a few days of annual leave in a couple of months.
Book it in now so you don't get to May and realise you've not had a break.
You don't always need to have concrete plans to take annual leave!
Book it in now so you don't get to May and realise you've not had a break.
You don't always need to have concrete plans to take annual leave!
The @biggive.bsky.social Christmas Challenge is a great opportunity to discover local small charities doing amazing things but may not have a huge marketing budget to spread the word about their work.
Check them out: donate.biggive.org/christmas-ch...
Check them out: donate.biggive.org/christmas-ch...
Christmas Challenge 2024
Double the difference you can make this Christmas. Between 12pm (midday) 3rd December and 12pm (midday) 10th December, donate whatever you can to a charity of your choice, and we'll do the doubling - ...
donate.biggive.org
December 4, 2024 at 3:47 PM
The @biggive.bsky.social Christmas Challenge is a great opportunity to discover local small charities doing amazing things but may not have a huge marketing budget to spread the word about their work.
Check them out: donate.biggive.org/christmas-ch...
Check them out: donate.biggive.org/christmas-ch...
It's always heartwarming to see one of our stories be so well received when we share it publicly. But the best feeling is when we share it with the young person we've worked with and they feel proud of the story too!
December 3, 2024 at 3:31 PM
It's always heartwarming to see one of our stories be so well received when we share it publicly. But the best feeling is when we share it with the young person we've worked with and they feel proud of the story too!
The sheer volume of marketing emails after buying a product online is so unhinged.
Hun, you're coming on too strong...
Hun, you're coming on too strong...
December 2, 2024 at 3:28 PM
The sheer volume of marketing emails after buying a product online is so unhinged.
Hun, you're coming on too strong...
Hun, you're coming on too strong...
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I like to think my typos help keep the people reading mentally agile. You’re welcome
November 22, 2024 at 9:46 AM
I like to think my typos help keep the people reading mentally agile. You’re welcome
I learnt how to knit in 2020 but I still haven't quite mastered the art of knitting mindfully. I always add the pressure of starting a new project for a gift and then give myself a less than ideal amount of time to finish it.
a black and white photo of a woman with brabantinbeelden.nl written on the bottom right
Alt: a black and white photo of a woman knitting
media.tenor.com
November 22, 2024 at 8:39 AM
I learnt how to knit in 2020 but I still haven't quite mastered the art of knitting mindfully. I always add the pressure of starting a new project for a gift and then give myself a less than ideal amount of time to finish it.
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@ChanceUK research Primary school exclusions are at an all-time high—and it’s the most vulnerable children who are being let down. Over 97% of excluded pupils have special education need or disabilities, and 90% of those excluded in primary won’t pass GCSE English or Maths.
November 21, 2024 at 7:06 AM
@ChanceUK research Primary school exclusions are at an all-time high—and it’s the most vulnerable children who are being let down. Over 97% of excluded pupils have special education need or disabilities, and 90% of those excluded in primary won’t pass GCSE English or Maths.
I recently heard someone say, 'When you can learn to sit with your uncomfortable emotions and self-regulate, you can become the most secure and confident version of yourself'.
November 21, 2024 at 8:30 AM
I recently heard someone say, 'When you can learn to sit with your uncomfortable emotions and self-regulate, you can become the most secure and confident version of yourself'.
One of my friends has decided to start a ritual of going for a swim every year on her birthday. She'd reflected on previous years and found that the birthdays when she went for a swim were some of her favourites. What are your birthday rituals?
November 20, 2024 at 11:19 AM
One of my friends has decided to start a ritual of going for a swim every year on her birthday. She'd reflected on previous years and found that the birthdays when she went for a swim were some of her favourites. What are your birthday rituals?
Now and again I think about this magpie. I like to think she's still mooching about, carefree and being a nuisance.
November 19, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Now and again I think about this magpie. I like to think she's still mooching about, carefree and being a nuisance.
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Met Office forecasts expect temperatures of 0°C or below in London tonight.
#SWEP (Severe Weather Emergency Protocol) has been activated.
If you, or anyone you know, is at risk of being homeless, please let StreetLink know so that they can get shelter ➡️
thestreetlink.org.uk
Met Office forecasts expect temperatures of 0°C or below in London tonight.
#SWEP (Severe Weather Emergency Protocol) has been activated.
If you, or anyone you know, is at risk of being homeless, please let StreetLink know so that they can get shelter ➡️
thestreetlink.org.uk
StreetLink - Connecting people sleeping rough to local services
Welcome to StreetLink. Make an alert if you've seen someone sleeping rough, or if you're sleeping rough and want to find out about local support services.
thestreetlink.org.uk
November 19, 2024 at 2:52 PM
*PLEASE SHARE*
Met Office forecasts expect temperatures of 0°C or below in London tonight.
#SWEP (Severe Weather Emergency Protocol) has been activated.
If you, or anyone you know, is at risk of being homeless, please let StreetLink know so that they can get shelter ➡️
thestreetlink.org.uk
Met Office forecasts expect temperatures of 0°C or below in London tonight.
#SWEP (Severe Weather Emergency Protocol) has been activated.
If you, or anyone you know, is at risk of being homeless, please let StreetLink know so that they can get shelter ➡️
thestreetlink.org.uk
Looking for UK Charity Comms #StarterPacks, has anyone created one yet?
November 19, 2024 at 8:38 AM
Looking for UK Charity Comms #StarterPacks, has anyone created one yet?
Being a storyteller is a huge responsibility when you're telling someone else's story. It's good to be reminded of that.
November 14, 2024 at 8:40 AM
Being a storyteller is a huge responsibility when you're telling someone else's story. It's good to be reminded of that.
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Every time someone corrects my vocabulary it just makes me think fewer of them.
October 2, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Every time someone corrects my vocabulary it just makes me think fewer of them.
Interesting... might be the charity bubble I exist in but this doesn't reflect the chats I've been in recently at all.
Lots of people who were very hesitant about Keir have viewed him as having more integrity following his actions over the past few weeks - and certainly more than past leaders.
Lots of people who were very hesitant about Keir have viewed him as having more integrity following his actions over the past few weeks - and certainly more than past leaders.
🧵Bit of bumpy polling for the Government: in today's Playbook PM - our finding that Starmer's approval has sunk to its lowest level this year at minus 16 - down 27 points from his post election high: a short honeymoon with voters. What might be driving it?
August 29, 2024 at 1:57 PM
Interesting... might be the charity bubble I exist in but this doesn't reflect the chats I've been in recently at all.
Lots of people who were very hesitant about Keir have viewed him as having more integrity following his actions over the past few weeks - and certainly more than past leaders.
Lots of people who were very hesitant about Keir have viewed him as having more integrity following his actions over the past few weeks - and certainly more than past leaders.
It's heartbreaking that there is this much need and not enough support.
My frustration with the media's reporting on children's mental health is that there isn't enough focus on how valuable early intervention can be - before the point of needing NHS support.
www.theguardian.com/society/arti...
My frustration with the media's reporting on children's mental health is that there isn't enough focus on how valuable early intervention can be - before the point of needing NHS support.
www.theguardian.com/society/arti...
NHS referrals for anxiety in children more than double pre-Covid levels
Exclusive: more than 500 children a day or one every three minutes are referred to mental health services in England
www.theguardian.com
August 27, 2024 at 10:55 AM
It's heartbreaking that there is this much need and not enough support.
My frustration with the media's reporting on children's mental health is that there isn't enough focus on how valuable early intervention can be - before the point of needing NHS support.
www.theguardian.com/society/arti...
My frustration with the media's reporting on children's mental health is that there isn't enough focus on how valuable early intervention can be - before the point of needing NHS support.
www.theguardian.com/society/arti...
There should be a bank holiday in October and more evenly spread throughout the year's final quarter. August to December feels way too long without one.
August 27, 2024 at 8:19 AM
There should be a bank holiday in October and more evenly spread throughout the year's final quarter. August to December feels way too long without one.
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Having spent some time in BlueSky now, I’m finding that Twitter seems even more rabid and furious when I go back. Like I’m now a frog hopping in and out of the boiling water
August 22, 2024 at 1:30 PM
Having spent some time in BlueSky now, I’m finding that Twitter seems even more rabid and furious when I go back. Like I’m now a frog hopping in and out of the boiling water