Madeleine Sugden

Are you using AI in your charity's information production? New post with research about transparency and comms around this. Interesting findings.

Useful info from SCVO for smaller charities > Critical security update to patch PHP2Shell vulnerability in websites running PHP

A quick canter round the charity internet and it all looks pretty much business as usual with only one or two sites down for maintenance. Not seeing many posts like this one confirming action. Might be a good thing to do to help build trust?

With reports of cyber-security issues affecting websites, we took precautions to enhance our website security and have rolled out the necessary fixes. If you're dealing with this issue for your own website management, find resources below to help you understand the matter and follow expert advice.

This PHP vulnerability *is* why lots of sites – especially government ones – are suddenly offline, but it's *not* because they've been hacked. Instead, they've been pulled offline until they can be made secure again. It's a bit of a mess. Short thread.

MPs will debate a petition relating to the proposed ban on social media for under 16s

Useful read for evaluation teams - with tips about using AI responsibly.

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My most popular blog post is still the one I wrote about giant cheque photos. I am always happy to see on-brand creative illustrations of fundraising totals and donations.

For 10 weeks, we asked five AI chatbots the same questions every day. None repeated the core misinformation they were tested on, but they reported proposals as law, quoted outdated figures and gave different answers on different days. Our first report: fullfact.org/ai-benchmark...

Good news!

Shocking news that the @dsc-charity.bsky.social is to close.

For my latest post I looked at how transparency might build trust in information giving. I visited the websites of 40 big charities and found that half have a page describing their information production Most were health charities. Many mentioned how they were using AI. Some listed specific tools.

"Thirteen new managers" ❤️🐐

Ever thought, “why don’t they just fix it?” 🤔 Until 12 November, you can submit your suggestions to The Institute for Small Ideas ⤵️ https://www.instituteforsmallideas.org/

To the man on the radio earlier who was using the UK's long history of public executions as evidence for our morals - the last one was on 26 May 1868 - 158 years ago.

New look and tagline for @independentage.bsky.social.

Thread of useful reads about the under-16s social media ban or #TokOff as I am calling it now.

Enjoying the responses to this. Breturn vs brejoin vs britin. So many options!

My lovely client @lymphomaaction.bsky.social are this week's BBC Radio 4 Appeal. Listen to Jacqueline share her experience of diagnosis and treatment for lymphoma and then the support she received via the helpline and Live your Life programme.

Humanists UK mourns Dame Esther Rantzen (1940–2026) Esther was a great champion of human dignity. She approached her final years with the same fearless determination that defined her career of advocacy, using her own experience to shine a light on the suffering caused by our outdated laws.

New post with news on the timeline of the under-16s social media ban + what it might mean for your charity and how you support young people.

Part-time advice and information officer job at @prtuk.bsky.social. 3-days. Hybrid. One day in London office. #CharityJob

Lisa Nandy announced that the social media ban for under-16s will come into force in March 2027.

27 Sept, Bangkok: "Nearly 4,900 people have been evacuated to shelters, with about 52,000 households affected by the floods".

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How hot & dry was your UK summer? Excellent interactive tool to explore how hot this summer was: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Look for the helpers.

Your expertise could help a charity go further! 💙 From social media and storytelling to design and digital, share your skills with a charity that needs them. Join our Volunteer Platform and get #MatchedByMediaTrust: https://mediatrust.org/register/

How Discord is implementing their age verification process.

Was always thus. 20 years ago when I worked at RNIB, people often thought we were birds or boats.