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We’re a digital partner for good 🐰 Helping charities, creatives + community orgs shine online with accessible web, CiviCRM + strategy that puts people first. 🌍 www.pooka.co

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Pooka & Co @pookaco.bsky.social · May 20

🌱 We believe change makers deserve digital that works for them.

– Web development that’s open & ethical
– Comms support that fits your mission
– Data privacy help without the jargon
– Training for real teams doing real work

🐇 Curious? 🔗 rb.gy/xjrj3j

#DigitalForGood #OpenSource #DigitalStrategy

Who We Are and What We Stand For - Your Digital Partner for Good - Pooka & Co

In 2025, we're launching something new…

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Pooka & Co @pookaco.bsky.social · 17h

As a web development team working predominantly in the charity sector, this is horrifying to see.

Green Alliance @green-alliance.org.uk · 21h

Today, security support for Windows 10 ends, rendering up to 400 million computers unsecure to use in the largest case of premature, planned obsolescence to date.

Latest blog from Ugo Vallauri, co-director @therestartproject.org, on why this is such a big issue and what's being done to solve it:

The end of support for Windows 10 is creating an e-waste disaster

This post is by Ugo Vallauri, co-director, at the Restart Project.

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Pooka & Co @pookaco.bsky.social · 17h

As a web team that focus on charities, it’s nice to see an article that describes the nuance of the sector so neatly.

Pooka & Co @pookaco.bsky.social · 4d

Running a digital agency means living online, but staying well offline matters just as much.
Marcus leans on yoga, Paul on music and movement, and Sian on long walks and sunshine.
Digital creativity only works when humans do too. 💛
#DigitalForGood #Wellbeing

Pooka & Co @pookaco.bsky.social · 5d

And we're off with the second @civicrm.org meet up in Scotland today. Mads is taking everyone through the benefits of using CiviCRM and Gift Aid.

Pooka & Co @pookaco.bsky.social · 7d

WordCamp Asia. We’ll be there one day! 🤞❤️ #wordpress

WordPress @wordpress.org · 8d

Want the ultimate backstage pass to WordCamp Asia 2026? Become a Media Partner. Enjoy interview access, a dedicated media studio, and visibility across official channels. Join us in Mumbai at Jio World Convention Centre from April 9-11, 2026. asia.wordcamp.org/2026/media-...

#WCAsia #WordPress

Media Partner Applications for WordCamp Asia 2026 Are Now Open

We’re excited to open applications for Media Partners at WordCamp Asia 2026 in Mumbai, April 9–11! Gain exclusive access to speakers, behind-the-scenes content, and networking opportunities while h…

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Pooka & Co @pookaco.bsky.social · 7d

Lovely design

Pooka & Co @pookaco.bsky.social · 8d

“AI search results: useful shortcut or risky rabbit hole?” 🐇
We dug into the research, turns out most people don’t trust AI summaries, but still use them anyway. For charities, that’s a challenge worth paying attention to.
Hop in 👉 [linkhttps://www.pooka.co/ai-search-results-charities/

Pooka & Co @pookaco.bsky.social · 12d

It’s #NationalPoetryDay 🐇✍️
We wrote a poem (because play matters).
And we’re thinking of our friends at @byleaveswelive.bsky.social — whose site is ready for the poetry rush today.
Servers backed up ✔️
Poems queued up ✔️
Joy unlocked ✔️

Pooka & Co @pookaco.bsky.social · 13d

🐇 Not every charity has an IT department. But every charity deserves to feel secure online.
That’s why the NCSC’s Small Charity Guide is gold.
If you don’t know about it already, check it out 👉 www.ncsc.gov.uk/collection/c...
#CyberSecurityMonth #DigitalForGood

Pooka & Co @pookaco.bsky.social · 15d

Charity comms teams: What’s your biggest cyber security worry?
Data breaches? Phishing emails? Keeping volunteers trained up?
We’ve written a guide to help 👉 www.pooka.co/cyber-securi... #CyberSecurityMonth #DigitalForGood

Pooka & Co @pookaco.bsky.social · 18d

Friday question for comms brains: If you had 5 mins with your board, what’s the one thing you’d want them to understand about your website? 🐇 No pressure to reply — but if you do, know you’re not alone.

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Charity Times @charitytimes.bsky.social · 19d

Almost four in five charity leaders from 27 countries are warning that demand for their support has increased over the last year, according to a report by Charities Aid Foundation (CAF).

www.charitytimes.com/ct/Four-in-f...

Four in five charity leaders across the world reporting demand surge

Almost four in five charity leaders from 27 countries are warning that demand for their support has increased over the last year, according to a report by Charities Aid Foundation (CAF).

www.charitytimes.com

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Pooka & Co @pookaco.bsky.social · 20d

That’s a (dangerous) beauty!

Pooka & Co @pookaco.bsky.social · 20d

Every online action happens through a site or app. If they’re inaccessible, digital inclusion fails. @SCVO.scot’s roadmap says it’s time for all of us to take responsibility 🐇

Pooka & Co @pookaco.bsky.social · 22d

Ever tried to update a charity website and thought, “Why is this harder than making tea in the dark?” ☕🐇
That’s why we pulled together a guide for boards — all about why WordPress is the practical, people-first choice for charities.
Have a skim here: www.pooka.co/wordpress-fo...

Pooka & Co @pookaco.bsky.social · 25d

☕ Tea + biscuits included.
📍 Free, friendly, and right by Waverley Station.
💻 Join us in person or online.
civicrm.org/civicrm/even...
#CiviCRM #CharityDigital #DigitalForGood #PookaRecommends

CiviCRM Scotland Meetup: UK Gift Aid | CiviCRM

In this month's Meetup, Mads Mitchell talks about how CivCRM can be set to help charities and nonprofits UK Gift Aid workflows - including handling Gift Aid Declarations and reporting back to HMRC.

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Pooka & Co @pookaco.bsky.social · 25d

This month:
🎙️ Mads Mitchell on how CiviCRM can streamline Gift Aid workflows — from declarations to HMRC reporting.
🤝 Meet other CiviCRM users.
👇There's more....

Pooka & Co @pookaco.bsky.social · 25d

🐇✨ Save your spot!
The Scottish CiviCRM Meet Up is back on Thursday 9th October, 3pm at The Melting Pot, Edinburgh (and online).
👇See thread for all the details

Pooka & Co @pookaco.bsky.social · 26d

Our friends at @takeoneaction.bsky.social kick off their festival in Edinburgh this week. See the programme at www.takeoneaction.org.uk

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Pooka & Co @pookaco.bsky.social · 27d

Just set up on BlueSky? Don’t know who to follow?
We’ve made it easier: 3 Starter Packs for the charity, third + public sectors in the UK.
Hop in 📺https://go.bsky.app/8bZQaBc
#DigitalForGood

Pooka & Co @pookaco.bsky.social · 29d

🤔Charity comms folks: are you setting up on BlueSky yet?
We wrote a guide with the things we wish we’d known at the start → www.pooka.co/bluesky-for-...

Pooka & Co @pookaco.bsky.social · Sep 12

Paul caught this on video: us swapping the X logo for BlueSky on our site.
It’s a small act with a big meaning: stories deserve platforms that fit their values.
Links back to our Monday blog on leaving X + Wednesday’s @charitycomms.bsky.social piece on why platform is part of storytelling strategy.

Pooka & Co @pookaco.bsky.social · Sep 11

We put @itc-arts.bsky.social’s WordPress and CiviCRM show on the road.

Let them do the same with your tour!

#theatre #wordpress #civicrm

Independent Theatre Council @itc-arts.bsky.social · Aug 19

Get your show on the road with ITC's tour booking course.
Find out more: www.itc-arts.org/events/event...

Pooka & Co @pookaco.bsky.social · Sep 11

Love this!

Pooka & Co @pookaco.bsky.social · Sep 11

A thought provoking read from our friends at Green Alliance.

Green Alliance @green-alliance.org.uk · Sep 11

Can we build 1.5 million homes without blowing the UK’s carbon budget? If we keep doing things the same way, the answer is no.

Libby Peake, senior fellow, explores how we can change course in our latest blog.

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Is it possible to have it all: to build 1.5 million homes without accelerating the climate crisis?

How can we build 1.5 million homes without breaking the carbon budget? This was the question we set for a webinar I chaired last week, which Green Alliance organised in partnership with the Institu…

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