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Becci F
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Media Trust @mediatrust.bsky.social · 18h
This Friday is #WorldMentalHealthDay 💙

Working in comms/social can take a toll - here are some ways to protect your wellbeing:
⏱️ Schedule screen breaks
🚫 Mute non-urgent chats and notifications
🌿 Get outside daily
📅 Block focus time in your calendar
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PBE @pbe.co.uk · 12d
🔔Calling economists, analysts and researchers - we've got new volunteer opportunities!

If you have experience in economic modelling, Excel spreadsheet creation or data analysis, two orgs could use your help.

Applications close 10 am on Wednesday 1 October.

Find out more 👇
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PBE @pbe.co.uk · 13d
Thank you Emily Harle for an excellent write up our new report calling for a civil society evidence org to improve the sector's evidence base and effectiveness.

Funders, get in touch with report co-authors Anoushka Kenley and @mattwhittaker.bsky.social if you're interested in getting involved.
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 13d
Think tank calls for new body to address sector’s ‘fragmented’ evidence base
Think tank calls for new body to address sector’s ‘fragmented’ evidence base
The civil society evidence organisation will reduce duplication and spread good practice, PBE says
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PBE @pbe.co.uk · 13d
Civil society is one of the UK’s greatest assets, but it needs a Civil Society Evidence Organisation (CSEVO): a hub to access evidence, cut duplication & support smarter decisions.

We have a plan: £2.5m over 5 yrs, co-funded by government and the sector.

Read the report: pbe.co.uk/publications...
Better evidence, better outcomes: The business case for a Civil Society Evidence Organisation | PBE
Civil society is one of the UK’s greatest assets. It is driven by innovation, rooted in communities, and committed to tackling some of the nation’s most complex challenges, but it faces barriers that ...
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PBE @pbe.co.uk · 16d
Free2Talk offers something vital for LGBTQ+ young people: a safe, identity-affirming space to belong.

@karol122.bsky.social and @charlotteprothero.bsky.social share Charlie’s story, and the value of the programme which could deliver £4 of wellbeing benefit for every £1 spent.

Read it here 👇
Every LGBTQ+ young person deserves a safe space  | PBE
Charlie* was looking for somewhere they could explore their emerging identity and feel supported as they considered socially transitioning – that is, beginning to live and be recognised in everyday li...
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Beth Kitson @drbethkitson.bsky.social · 20d
We’re all applying for the same jobs, talking about who is applying for which jobs, who deserves which jobs, and how fed up we are of not having jobs. This conversation is boring, exasperating, and addictive. It brings out our worst anxieties and frustrations, particularly when we repeatedly have it over bottles of wine. This is a great way to associate your friendships with a deep feeling of failure and anger. It’s killing our romantic lives. How many relationships have I seen fail because the academic in a couple took a job overseas because they had no other options? That’s without even mentioning the unfortunate academic couples who can spend a decade commuting between different university towns. Even more than that, years of precarity can mean you struggle to invest in your own future. An ex-boyfriend is an early career scholar, a jobbing lecturer at Oxford who has cobbled together a number of part-time roles into one Frankenjob. The best way to give yourself crippling commitment issues is to find yourself with no actual job security but attached to one institution that you hope will reward your loyalty, praying for your contract to be renewed each year. Good luck allowing yourself to relax enough to think about moving in with your girlfriend, you can’t commit to a housing contract because you don’t know where you’ll be in a year. Also, you’re constantly broke. Good luck getting a mortgage, because your income comes from five different places. And good luck imagining yourself having a family, when you can barely look after yourself.
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PBE @pbe.co.uk · Sep 8
"Without suitable measures of organisations’ adoption of AI, policymakers will be unable to shape this powerful technology in ways that benefit society as a whole." - @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social's in her new article for #EconToImproveLives

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Economic progress in the age of AI | PBE
By Diane Coyle If you spend less than four hours and 20 minutes a day online, you are below average for the UK. Using apps and online services, many of them free, is part of the fabric of daily life…
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PBE @pbe.co.uk · Sep 4
Civil society has reached a milestone: we estimate that for the first time, paid hours now exceed volunteer hours.

Do we need to slow the tide and re-emphasise volunteering, or do we accept the sector is becoming more professional?

Explore these questions in our new blog: pbe.co.uk/insights/the...
The rise of paid work: Are we really still the “Voluntary Sector”? | PBE
We recently published a new paper on the true economic contribution of civil society to the UK economy. (Spoiler alert: it’s big! At least £40 billion.) Among the many new stats in that report, there’...
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PBE @pbe.co.uk · Sep 1
Instead of framing it as wellbeing v GDP, @hetanshah.bsky.social asks: what's the missing data we need to understand people’s lives?

From jobs & public services to how people feel, the real challenge is deciding what to prioritise with limited resources.

New article👇
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Beyond ‘beyond GDP’ | PBE
By Hetan Shah I was involved in some of the calls for improved measurement of wellbeing in the early 2000s. Two decades on, sometimes the debate feels like it has not moved on sufficiently from those ...
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PBE @pbe.co.uk · Aug 29
Around 3 million people with the lowest wellbeing in the UK fall into the category of “wellbeing poverty”.

Our UK wellbeing forecast suggests the reinforcing effect of declining general and mental health, combined with loneliness, risks creating a “wellbeing poverty trap”.
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3 key stats on drivers of low wellbeing: 44% of people whose mental health impacts them all the time live in wellbeing poverty. 35% of people with poor general health live in wellbeing poverty. 32% of people who often feel lonely live in wellbeing poverty.
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PBE @pbe.co.uk · Aug 28
National surveys often underrepresent LGBTQ+ young people, and standard datasets rarely reflect the full diversity of gender and sexual identities. Our new report with Free2B addresses part of that gap, evaluating the Free2Talk mentoring programme.

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#ChildrensWellbeing
A square tile with a photograph of a young person wearing rainbow face paint. It shows two of the key stats from the report: Higher mental health risks, 3x the rate of their non-LGBTQ+ peers. and £15,600 per participant of annual wellbeing benefits from the Free2Talk programme.
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Becci F @beccitate.bsky.social · Aug 27
🌈The lack of accurate data on LGBTQ+ folks is pervasive

We're often invisible. Historic exclusion, categorisation challenges, and the potential harm of data collection have all played a part, hindering policy, research, and support services.

This report looks to fill in part of that data gap ⬇️
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PBE @pbe.co.uk · Aug 27
LGBTQ+ young people in the UK face a severe, unequal mental health crisis.

Services like Free2Talk offer life-changing, cost-effective help, but they need greater support. 1/7

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A square tile with a photograph of a young person wearing a rainbow flag as a cape. It shows two of the key stats from the report: Higher mental health risks, 3x the rate of their non-LGBTQ+ peers. and £15,600 per participant of annual wellbeing benefits from the Free2Talk programme.
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PBE @pbe.co.uk · Aug 12
We're hiring: Events and Communications Lead (freelance)

We are looking for fixed term support delivering our events and digital communications

📆Fixed term September to November 2025, part or full-time
✨Daily rate: £200 - £250 (inclusive of VAT)

Find out more and apply: pbe.co.uk/vacancies/ev...
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PBE @pbe.co.uk · Aug 11
Whether you’re preparing a funding bid, reporting to stakeholders, or simply looking to better understand your impact, we’re here to support you with free, expert help.

Get support: pbe.co.uk/our-services...
Data first aid | PBE
We connect charities with professional economists who can:​  Analyse and interpret your data  Create user-friendly data visualisations  Automate and streamline spreadsheets Develop templates for ongoi...
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PBE @pbe.co.uk · Aug 5
A hidden wellbeing penalty: private renters are 3 times more likely than homeowners to have persistently low life satisfaction.

Even after accounting for income & health, private renting comes with an estimated wellbeing penalty of around £3,700 per person each year.

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How does private renting fuel wellbeing poverty?  | PBE
What does a decent life look like in the UK today? A safe, settled home is a keystone on which individuals and families build a decent quality of life, good health and the connections with place and p...
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PBE @pbe.co.uk · Jul 31
Wellbeing isn't a fringe idea - it tells us a lot about voter behaviour.

Including 16- & 17-year-olds in the next election is a bold step for youth participation and democracy. But if their lives aren’t improving by the next election, it could open up new political risks.

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What could votes at 16 mean for the next general election? | PBE
The news that 16- and 17-year-olds will be able to vote in the next general election marks a significant shift in the UK’s democratic landscape. Promised in Labour’s manifesto last summer, the move br...
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PBE @pbe.co.uk · Jul 3
15 min call for Economics to improve lives

Join us online: www.youtube.com/live/hxKEySZ...
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Matt Whittaker @mattwhittaker.bsky.social · Jul 2
New report from @pbe.co.uk on the wellbeing of the UK’s adults. Good news: despite the grumbles we sometimes have, nearly 4-in-5 of us are content with our lives. Bad news: that’s still down on pre-covid norms pbe.co.uk/publicatio...

Column chart titled 'Proportion of UK adult population with high or very high life satisfaction' showing trends between 2012 and 2024 in the percentage of the UK population who rate their life satisfaction as high or very high. Starting at around 77 per cent in 2012, increasing to 82 per cent between 2017 and 2019 and then decreasing in 2020 to 78 percent in 2020, levels have started to increase again in 2024 to 79 per cent.
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Becci F @beccitate.bsky.social · Jul 2
Our new report contains a deep dive by @drbethkitson.bsky.social and Marie Horton on the private rental sector. Have a read 👇
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PBE @pbe.co.uk · Jul 2
What does it take to live a decent life?

Our latest low wellbeing in the UK report shows that for millions, a decent quality of life remains out of reach. 1/8

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PBE @pbe.co.uk · Jun 24
“The main purpose of government should be to improve the wellbeing of the people.”

In a new blog, @sarahdavidson.bsky.social makes the case that UK government has the data on wellbeing - but isn't using it to drive action.

Read why she believes that must change 👇
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Why wellbeing must drive government decisions | PBE
Sarah Davidson, CEO at Carnegie UK “The main purpose of Government should be to improve the wellbeing of the people”.  This is the shared rallying cry of the wellbeing movement in the UK. Uniting arou...
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Becci F @beccitate.bsky.social · Jun 23
This looks like a great opportunity!
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Media Trust @mediatrust.bsky.social · Jun 23
There's only one week left to apply for our #ReframingDisability programme 📢

We're teaming up with Leo Burnett again to support Disabled and Neurodivergent talent breaking into the advertising industry.

Apply by next Monday:
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PBE @pbe.co.uk · May 28
Free webinar: explore the diversity gap at the top of charities

This webinar on Tuesday 24 June lifts the lid on trustee demographics and skills gaps, looking at potential solutions & continuing the conversation sparked by our recent report for the Charity Commission👇
Who’s on board? Closing the diversity gap in charity leadership  | PBE
Sign up now to hear about PBE's latest research on trustee diversity and what's needed to build more inclusive charity boards.
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Becci F @beccitate.bsky.social · May 22
Massively enjoyable management training with Smart Thinking today - dusted off my acting skills for the role plays 😅 Great prep for future managers and enlightening to see things from the other side of the manager/employee relationship!
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PBE @pbe.co.uk · May 15
How can funders measure what really matters, without overwhelming grantees?

Our new report is a blueprint for using wellbeing valuation to understand social impact, based on Spirit of 2012’s legacy funding work.

Read it here: pbe.co.uk/publications...
Helping funders to measure what matters | PBE
Summary Funders influence how impact is measured in the social sector. Their data needs to shape both the type of data charities collect and how they use it. However, the need for charities to balance...
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Becci F @beccitate.bsky.social · May 14
Big thank you to @nicolesykes.bsky.social who kicked this off, and to @hannahcthinks.bsky.social who ran full pelt with it. And to everyone who inputted to make this massive project a reflection of what PBE is now. I'm a bit in love with the new website we've created.
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PBE @pbe.co.uk · May 14
Notice something different? We're now PBE!

We’re embracing a new name and strapline, along with a new website to make it easier for charities, policymakers, funders, and supporters to see what we do, and why it matters.

🔗 Read about how and why we've changed: pbe.co.uk/insights/wer...
We’re changing how we look and communicate: here’s why  | PBE
Refreshing our brand isn’t about looking different for the sake of it. It’s about better reflecting who we are, what we do, and how we can better connect with the people and organisations we work with...
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