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Hilary Berg
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Sustainability and social change strategy & communications. Championing social enterprise & community. Democratising environmentalism.
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Iceland to provide low-income families with freezers to improve access to frozen food
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Thread. The impossibility of childcare for working parents...
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Lots of people talking about cost of nursery fees. We’re grappling with this at the moment.
There’s one nearby that cost £71 for a HALF day. Full time £113.60.
That’s £1,420 for 4wks half days £2,272 for 4wks full time.
Approx £18,460 part time annually. Or £29,536 full time
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Case studies are useful for more than awards entries. There's something for everyone in the case study by in this latest edition by Danny Moss and Barbara DeSanto. #BookReview
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$725 million is the settlement in America - but was used to directly bombard c. 7 million with 1 billion Facebook ads grossly distorting the truth in the last weeks of #brexit by - he credits these ads as crucial see them here parliament.uk/globalassets/d
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A first: 100% #plasticfree mince pie packaging! We managed to produce 100,000 packs (out of about 850k) - so still a long way to go but aiming for much more next Christmas.
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"Microloans can be very helpful for people during times of particular financial pressure."
Thank you , and of the , for highlighting the importance of our work with to tackle #FoodPoverty.
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Update on our ethical micro loans with : the December top-up window opened yesterday with 4,000 in 24 hrs. Looks like the loans are being spent almost as soon as the money is loaded onto the cards. We’re keen to help those most in need through these tough times.
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Brilliant and much-needed work and an inspiring example of community speaking truth to power.
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Here's a thread about the power of #volunteers. I've had the privilege of being part of the @Forster_Comms that for the last 6 months has been supporting the Better Social Housing Review, a independent panel examining ways to improve the quality of #socialhousing
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"Most people ...never expected this devastation of unpayable bills, soaring debt, bare cupboards... [deeply embarrassed] they don’t quite know how to phrase asking for food”: powerful report by from a office
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Inspiring morning with amazing young people from Birmingham, Northumberland, Gateshead & Brent - designing future models for Holiday Activities & Food Provision for teens. Way to go Prof Greta . Great to meet #changemakers
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Thank you to for alerting me to the website All Our Yesterdays, which illustrates super-clearly just how long we've known about the Climate Emergency, and just how long we've been failing to take action.
Can you believe that the picture illus…
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The UK's poorest families were told their benefits would increase by inflation as usual. The government has considered u-turning on this - a choice that would plunge 200,000 more children into poverty and mean yet another devastating cut for struggling families. Please RT.
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Well this is brilliant. A great cause and beautifully executed. So proud of the team at - superb partnership alongside their amazing support for vulnerable children and young people.
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Fantastic to work with @JohnLewisRetail on this year's Xmas advert.
The platform they're giving to vulnerable children & the funds raised for @actnforchildren both vital
But most impressive aspect is the work they are doing to help care experienced young people into work twitter.com/JohnLewisRetai…
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It’s vital all children have access to hot meals during the #CoL crisis. Today is backing the #FeedtheFuture campaign to extend Free School Meals and I'm encouraging government and other businesses to do the same. Listen here bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0
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Actual food prices vs inflation - the Government can't ignore the need to uprate benefits for struggling families.
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Great work by the @ONS today, with its new measure of impact of inflation on the basic foods many people rely on. Well done @BootstrapCook for pushing this issue. 
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Well worth a watch.
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The Brexit effect film is free to view.
No remoaning - just cold, hard facts clearly explained by @FT writers and interviews with businesses affected
It's approaching 1m views on YouTube and was the number 1 trending film.
Please watch and comment youtu.be/wO2lWmgEK1Y
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Well this is horrific.
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To my friends in the media:
This is a time of high drama, I agree. But while you gossip endlesly about who's in and who's out, you have almost entirely ignored the Public Order Bill that was passed in the Commons this week: the most draconian legislation of the modern era.
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For any business wanting to do what it can to support people (employees/customers/local communities) through this awful time then this is well worth a read. Lots of practical ideas. Thanks for sharing
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Last chance to get your tickets for our event tomorrow lunch time. Free for members!
Hear from a great line-up of speakers including and Mark Flannagan from . Book here👉bit.ly/3Se5wxV
Thanks to sponsors 👏
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The ceremony is tonight - we are nominated in the Community Partnerships category for our Food Club scheme.
We're honoured to be in such inspiring company, so good luck to all fellow nominees.
#SocialEnterprise #SocialImpact
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We're proud to be in contention for a @GlobalGoodAward. We're also delighted that being nominated gives us that chance to learn from and be inspired by our fellow nominees, as our CEO writes...
#SocialEnterprise
linkedin.com/pulse/inspirin
@NatWestGroup @Del_Agua @kpmguk @Datastake
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The power of business includes innovative case studies about how organisations, including and , are responding to the cost of living crisis. 🙌
Download the guide. Use your power to make change.
👉 lnkd.in/eJqhCP6M
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Liverpool is a city that's made for Eurovision.
Our people, businesses and communities are ready to embrace the fantastic chaos of this European spectacle.
For, and with, Ukraine.
Let's do this, 💙💛
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Liverpool will host #Eurovision 2023 on behalf of Ukraine…and it’s gonna be proper boss 
Find out all about Liverpool 2023 right here: eurovision.tv/story/liverpoo
Find out all about Liverpool 2023 right here: eurovision.tv/story/liverpoo
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Passionate about the role #PR and #comms can play in a more sustainable world?🌍
One year on from #COP26, we’re hosting a panel of experts to discuss the success stories and challenges of promoting sustainability in the comms sector.
bit.ly/3Se5wxV
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If you've been looking for an air fryer, then look no further.
Iceland are selling a Tower air fryer for just £35 (usually £60)!
They're available from Saturday 8 October 😁
mse.me/3SHmSDM #MSEDeals
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"We will push back with fortitude"
Chris Packham on what the response should be to the government's raft of new environmental policies
#Newsnight @ChrisGPackham
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'Benefits Street Culture'? Terrifying indeed. Patronising, ill-informed, and completely disconnected from reality. Poverty is not a lifestyle choice.
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terrified by how swiftly we’ve gone from “we reluctantly have to cut benefits to pay for our essential tax cuts” to “we actively want to cut benefits to punish the work-shy” twitter.com/Haggis_UK/stat…
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.@MattChorley #TimesRadio
1. Benefits are not wages. Part of their job is to protect the basic living standards of children. Cutting benefits is rationing decency.
2. Benefits haven't kept pace w. earnings or inflation - we've had many years of real term benefit cuts since 2010
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Comms professionals could hold the key to tackling our biggest social and environmental challenges. Join me, and @MarkFlannCEO as we explore how. Really looking forward to a fascinating and inspiring event!
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Taking from the poor to give to the rich - in a cost-of-living crisis.
Truly appalling.
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No. No. No.
You cannot try to clear up this mess by making the worst off pay for it.
In recent years we’ve already seen deepening poverty & rising destitution. Millions are already going without essentials. Basic benefit rates are already at a 40 yr low in real terms.
So no.
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New. Chris Philp confirms on #peston that the government has NOT decided if benefits will be uprated in line with inflation this Autumn, as promised by @RishiSunak As I reported earlier.
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Please take 2 minutes to do this. We MUST stop this all-out attack on nature from this blinkered government. Diolch
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To do this all you need to do is click here 
on our new e-action, and follow the instructions. Please, please help. Click the link now. 3/14
action.rspb.org.uk/page/114089/ac
on our new e-action, and follow the instructions. Please, please help. Click the link now. 3/14
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Great to see launching a fierce attack on this environmentally destructive government. Now let’s ALL get behind them!
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It’s been a tough few days. The Government has launched an #AttackOnNature.
But YOU have stood up for wildlife. In your hundreds of thousands. Because YOU care. And you are being heard. Thank you, all of you. 
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After the chilling effect of the Lobbying Act and the relentless culture war bullshit, it’s been great to witness charities getting so vocal and holding this terrible government to account
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🚨 NEW from JRF:
This is a #MiniBudget that has wilfully ignored families struggling through a cost of living emergency and instead targeted its action at the richest.
It leaves those on the lowest incomes out in the cold with no extra help to get them through the winter. 🧵
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One of the many passages of Hilary Mantel that will never leave. ‘All houses are haunted.’ RIP.
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How can comms help build sustainable organisations?
Join us for a lunchtime session with leading experts working in #sustainability and communications
Book your place for this virtual talk on Wednesday 19th October – free for @CIPR_Global members 
bit.ly/3Se5wxV
Join us for a lunchtime session with leading experts working in #sustainability and communications
Book your place for this virtual talk on Wednesday 19th October – free for @CIPR_Global members
bit.ly/3Se5wxV