Nicola Upton
@nicolaupton.bsky.social
charity CEO turned freelancer | coaching | leadership | strategy | change | fairness | real impact | happy workplaces | plus cats and gardening |
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My Myers Briggs profile is JFDI
March 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
My Myers Briggs profile is JFDI
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It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
February 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
It was my absolute pleasure to talk at this year’s @acevo.bsky.social #ACEVOfest, with two women I respect deeply - Ngozi Fulani and Anne Fox .
We shared stories of leading through very different challenges, the impact at the time & the lasting echoes - good and bad - that we feel.
We shared stories of leading through very different challenges, the impact at the time & the lasting echoes - good and bad - that we feel.
March 4, 2025 at 2:46 PM
It was my absolute pleasure to talk at this year’s @acevo.bsky.social #ACEVOfest, with two women I respect deeply - Ngozi Fulani and Anne Fox .
We shared stories of leading through very different challenges, the impact at the time & the lasting echoes - good and bad - that we feel.
We shared stories of leading through very different challenges, the impact at the time & the lasting echoes - good and bad - that we feel.
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Don't fall for old vs. young framing. There's more variation within age cohors than between them. Both the 1% and the 99% are made up of all ages. ca.news.yahoo.com/wealth-hoard...
‘Wealth-hoarding boomers’ stereotype is age discrimination, MPs say
The ‘boomer’ stereotype is contributing to ageist attitudes, a Commons group has found
ca.news.yahoo.com
February 23, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Don't fall for old vs. young framing. There's more variation within age cohors than between them. Both the 1% and the 99% are made up of all ages. ca.news.yahoo.com/wealth-hoard...
Lovely seeing my @blumelife.bsky.social blog pop up again! Give it a read if you want to get the right freelancer for your charity - I draw on experience as a client and a provider - including the mistakes I made so you don’t have to!
This week's Monday musing is an epic throwback! Brilliant Blumer Nicola shares her thoughts on how to find a freelancer that fits! 🦄🦄🦄
💡 You can connect with Nicola and find the good stuff in the comments 👇
@nicolaupton.bsky.social
#Freelancer #FreelancerLife #SmallCharity #CharityCEO #Charity
💡 You can connect with Nicola and find the good stuff in the comments 👇
@nicolaupton.bsky.social
#Freelancer #FreelancerLife #SmallCharity #CharityCEO #Charity
February 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Lovely seeing my @blumelife.bsky.social blog pop up again! Give it a read if you want to get the right freelancer for your charity - I draw on experience as a client and a provider - including the mistakes I made so you don’t have to!
Feeling a bit embattled after Wes Streeting’s comments on the voluntary sector. Some great responses from @acevo.bsky.social and @barelycivilsociety.bsky.social which give me hope in the despair.
February 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Feeling a bit embattled after Wes Streeting’s comments on the voluntary sector. Some great responses from @acevo.bsky.social and @barelycivilsociety.bsky.social which give me hope in the despair.
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How often do you see older people in advertising? What products are being advertised and are they only aimed at older people?
These are all great questions that we must ask ourselves and others.
These are all great questions that we must ask ourselves and others.
February 3, 2025 at 9:41 AM
How often do you see older people in advertising? What products are being advertised and are they only aimed at older people?
These are all great questions that we must ask ourselves and others.
These are all great questions that we must ask ourselves and others.
‘You don’t have to be a person of faith to trust that innate human capacity to channel love, goodness, and real strength into our own lives and into the world’
Words to live by from Reverend Marian Budde
Words to live by from Reverend Marian Budde
January 26, 2025 at 8:42 PM
‘You don’t have to be a person of faith to trust that innate human capacity to channel love, goodness, and real strength into our own lives and into the world’
Words to live by from Reverend Marian Budde
Words to live by from Reverend Marian Budde
I love bench plaques, and I think might be the best one ever.
January 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I love bench plaques, and I think might be the best one ever.
Crikey. I just watched the Alex Garland film ‘civil war’…
Yes it’s close to home with current politics and the very real worries many of us have, but far more than that, the depiction of war journalism is really powerful & Kirsten Dunstable is incredible. This one’s going to sit with me for a while.
Yes it’s close to home with current politics and the very real worries many of us have, but far more than that, the depiction of war journalism is really powerful & Kirsten Dunstable is incredible. This one’s going to sit with me for a while.
January 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Crikey. I just watched the Alex Garland film ‘civil war’…
Yes it’s close to home with current politics and the very real worries many of us have, but far more than that, the depiction of war journalism is really powerful & Kirsten Dunstable is incredible. This one’s going to sit with me for a while.
Yes it’s close to home with current politics and the very real worries many of us have, but far more than that, the depiction of war journalism is really powerful & Kirsten Dunstable is incredible. This one’s going to sit with me for a while.
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Two calls this week so far with charity leaders facing complex changes and risk to their organisations. Doing what I can with low cost and pro Bono support, and connecting them with other good advice.
Thinking of creating a starter pack for charity leaders seeking free advice - who should I add?
Thinking of creating a starter pack for charity leaders seeking free advice - who should I add?
December 17, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Two calls this week so far with charity leaders facing complex changes and risk to their organisations. Doing what I can with low cost and pro Bono support, and connecting them with other good advice.
Thinking of creating a starter pack for charity leaders seeking free advice - who should I add?
Thinking of creating a starter pack for charity leaders seeking free advice - who should I add?
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Here it is! The Confed briefing on the devolution white paper and what it means for the NHS and health. Hope you find it useful.
@nhsconfed.bsky.social
www.nhsconfed.org/publications...
@nhsconfed.bsky.social
www.nhsconfed.org/publications...
English devolution white paper
Summary and analysis of the government's plans to move more power to local communities.
www.nhsconfed.org
December 17, 2024 at 3:18 PM
Here it is! The Confed briefing on the devolution white paper and what it means for the NHS and health. Hope you find it useful.
@nhsconfed.bsky.social
www.nhsconfed.org/publications...
@nhsconfed.bsky.social
www.nhsconfed.org/publications...
It’s funny cos it’s true…
December 16, 2024 at 4:19 PM
It’s funny cos it’s true…
Really looking forward to #ACEVOfest 2025 - my first as a freelancer and my first as a speaker! Excited to talk about resilience, change, and what we can learn from the heartbreak of closures. Thank you @acevo.bsky.social for inviting me to be part of it!
December 10, 2024 at 7:27 PM
Really looking forward to #ACEVOfest 2025 - my first as a freelancer and my first as a speaker! Excited to talk about resilience, change, and what we can learn from the heartbreak of closures. Thank you @acevo.bsky.social for inviting me to be part of it!
I’ve spoken with 3 small charity CEOs this week, in personal & professional crisis due to funding worries & pressure of need for their services.
I’m doing my bit offering free advice & support whenever l can. Please, do what you can to support these people - their work is vital to our communities.
I’m doing my bit offering free advice & support whenever l can. Please, do what you can to support these people - their work is vital to our communities.
December 10, 2024 at 5:16 PM
I’ve spoken with 3 small charity CEOs this week, in personal & professional crisis due to funding worries & pressure of need for their services.
I’m doing my bit offering free advice & support whenever l can. Please, do what you can to support these people - their work is vital to our communities.
I’m doing my bit offering free advice & support whenever l can. Please, do what you can to support these people - their work is vital to our communities.
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👋Hey, new followers! Great to see so many new faces!
📢 We have a #StarterPack announcement!
Blume is collating a pack of all the charity freelancers across the UK!
If you want to be included, drop us 👋 in the comments below.
Also, why not connect with our Founder @alsteve.bsky.social 🍂
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December 9, 2024 at 1:25 PM
👋Hey, new followers! Great to see so many new faces!
📢 We have a #StarterPack announcement!
Blume is collating a pack of all the charity freelancers across the UK!
If you want to be included, drop us 👋 in the comments below.
Also, why not connect with our Founder @alsteve.bsky.social 🍂
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"Although we count people coming in, we can’t know whether they are really migrants until 12 months later... The Migration Advisory Committee which advises government on migration, estimates that, overall, about 43% are likely to stay in the UK permanently."
REALLY helpful guide to the key facts. 👇
REALLY helpful guide to the key facts. 👇
Net migration: time to face the real facts
The last government ignored difficult issues, and allowed incompatible policies on migration. The real challenges are much more difficult.
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 6, 2024 at 8:43 AM
"Although we count people coming in, we can’t know whether they are really migrants until 12 months later... The Migration Advisory Committee which advises government on migration, estimates that, overall, about 43% are likely to stay in the UK permanently."
REALLY helpful guide to the key facts. 👇
REALLY helpful guide to the key facts. 👇
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Some important lessons for Labour from this research given the many deprived Labour held seats where (a) voters are more reliant on public services hit by austerity and (b) Reform have surged and are now the main local opposition
New paper published @ajpseditor.bsky.social
Showing that reduced access to public services fuelled far right support in 🇮🇹
Existing work on far right highlights globalization & migration grievances, what about people’s experiences with the state?
We use 🇮🇹 reform to find out
shorturl.at/zQ8bJ
Showing that reduced access to public services fuelled far right support in 🇮🇹
Existing work on far right highlights globalization & migration grievances, what about people’s experiences with the state?
We use 🇮🇹 reform to find out
shorturl.at/zQ8bJ
December 6, 2024 at 9:04 AM
Some important lessons for Labour from this research given the many deprived Labour held seats where (a) voters are more reliant on public services hit by austerity and (b) Reform have surged and are now the main local opposition
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Volunteering rates in England are still failing to reach pre-pandemic levels, according to government research published today.
Volunteering rates still failing to reach pre-pandemic levels, government reports
www.civilsociety.co.uk
December 4, 2024 at 1:31 PM
Volunteering rates in England are still failing to reach pre-pandemic levels, according to government research published today.
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📢 #StarterPack announcement!
Blume is collating a pack of all the charity freelancers across the UK!
If you want to be included, drop us 👋 in the comments below.
@alsteve.bsky.social | @nicolaupton.bsky.social | @barelycivilsociety.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/VSrcMiu
Blume is collating a pack of all the charity freelancers across the UK!
If you want to be included, drop us 👋 in the comments below.
@alsteve.bsky.social | @nicolaupton.bsky.social | @barelycivilsociety.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/VSrcMiu
December 3, 2024 at 3:22 PM
📢 #StarterPack announcement!
Blume is collating a pack of all the charity freelancers across the UK!
If you want to be included, drop us 👋 in the comments below.
@alsteve.bsky.social | @nicolaupton.bsky.social | @barelycivilsociety.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/VSrcMiu
Blume is collating a pack of all the charity freelancers across the UK!
If you want to be included, drop us 👋 in the comments below.
@alsteve.bsky.social | @nicolaupton.bsky.social | @barelycivilsociety.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/VSrcMiu
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Reposting my popular post from elsewhere. It's still relevant 6 years later. I made a handy flowchart called "Should I say resources?" Please use as needed.
November 20, 2024 at 12:56 PM
Reposting my popular post from elsewhere. It's still relevant 6 years later. I made a handy flowchart called "Should I say resources?" Please use as needed.
I hate taking selfies but I love train travel so I wanted to capture this moment of sunny fields from a window seat.
En route to run an away day with an amazing client that I’m helping create a community produced strategy. I have sharpies, coloured card, and fire for their cause 🔥
En route to run an away day with an amazing client that I’m helping create a community produced strategy. I have sharpies, coloured card, and fire for their cause 🔥
November 29, 2024 at 2:04 PM
I hate taking selfies but I love train travel so I wanted to capture this moment of sunny fields from a window seat.
En route to run an away day with an amazing client that I’m helping create a community produced strategy. I have sharpies, coloured card, and fire for their cause 🔥
En route to run an away day with an amazing client that I’m helping create a community produced strategy. I have sharpies, coloured card, and fire for their cause 🔥