Freelance funding and support programme developer 🎯 Helping funders & purpose-led organisations build better partnerships, solve project problems & design programmes that deliver impact 💥https://bsky.app/profile/sophiemacken.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sophiemacken.bsky.social/post/3lly5cw4nxs2oThe existential threat of fluent coherency: content that follows argument rules so well it bypasses scepticism. This issue, seen in AI, media, and politics, allows compelling but false statements to gain traction over nuanced truths https://jeppestricker.substack.com/p/the-synthetic-knowledge-crisis04 Apr 2025 09:50 +0000at://did:plc:gbub3uspygriaa73ju6exft2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lly5cw4nxs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/sophiemacken.bsky.social/post/3llboudotn225Should charities be banned? Provocation by Danny Sriskandarajah in Power to the People. He'd also scrap limited companies and replace both with a structure that embeds social impact, making social change a shared responsibility. Could this help tackle systemic issues or dilute charitable impact?26 Mar 2025 11:33 +0000at://did:plc:gbub3uspygriaa73ju6exft2/app.bsky.feed.post/3llboudotn225https://bsky.app/profile/sophiemacken.bsky.social/post/3lienrwtsa22e@blumelife.bsky.socialgood to see you on here! 🤩 could you add me to your starter pack?17 Feb 2025 11:36 +0000at://did:plc:gbub3uspygriaa73ju6exft2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lienrwtsa22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/sophiemacken.bsky.social/post/3lhbrdjdxj22cHow could Labour use civil society partnerships to achieve its 5 missions? @futuregovforum.bsky.social, NPC + @lbfew.bsky.social have 6 practical steps bit.ly/40WN0B1 Embracing disagreement would help as would involving civil society throughout policy development. Who's involved is the next Q https://www.futuregovernanceforum.co.uk/resource/mission-critical-03/03 Feb 2025 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:gbub3uspygriaa73ju6exft2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhbrdjdxj22chttps://bsky.app/profile/sophiemacken.bsky.social/post/3lcumypwiqs2rIt's been bugging me that the small improvements in recruitment within the not-for-profit world are not reflected in tenders. With freelancing being a least worst option for many with caring responsibilities and health conditions, it feels like we're at square 1 when it comes to equitable tendering. https://blog.weareopen.coop/rethinking-rfps-7747f958716409 Dec 2024 11:33 +0000at://did:plc:gbub3uspygriaa73ju6exft2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcumypwiqs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/sophiemacken.bsky.social/post/3lcnb7jehis2qWhat does doubling mean? Doubling the co-operative & mutuals sector could be no.s of orgs, membership or turnover but how much will it achieve if wider business practices don't also improve? How about doubling the sector as a success metric for encouraging better business approaches in general? https://www.ultimatebanking.co.uk/about-us/blog/view/8/mutuals-and-co-operative-council-will-it-work.aspx06 Dec 2024 13:14 +0000at://did:plc:gbub3uspygriaa73ju6exft2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcnb7jehis2q