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Billericay/Chicago/NornIron
Joined July 2009
Sarah Clarke retweeted
Scammers don't always make themselves easy to spot but protecting yourself online doesn't have to take hours⏳ From secret family codes to call screening, we asked our experts to share the precautions they take in their own lives👇 which.co.uk/news/article/how…
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Sarah Clarke retweeted
The baby boomer generation is the first to enter its most vulnerable years with unfettered access to the internet and, like the rest of us, it has trouble looking away. Americans over 60 now spend more than half their leisure hours in front of screens. But unlike millennials and most Gen-Xers, who have spent years navigating engagement bait, stealth marketing, and AI slop — and have developed a working instinct for what to trust — older adults tend to have little idea of what they’re looking at. This susceptibility is creating an entirely new type of responsibility for the adult children of these suddenly very online parents. These adult children describe watching their relatives — call them iPad parents — ingest content they have no context for, slipping into a zombified state of consumption that their loved ones often believe is exacerbating their decline. “It seems like an addiction,” says Beth, a 51-year-old lawyer, who says she has watched her 84-year-old mother’s attention span atrophy over the past few years. “It kind of has the same symptoms — getting fussy if she’s not online or just constantly going back to try and get online.” Marti DeLiema, a gerontologist at the University of Minnesota, likens the process of regulating a parent’s internet access to getting an adult to give up driving in their later years. “Driving is part of your identity. It’s like a mark of freedom and independence,” she says. The online world is “also a source of your social connection.” All this amounts to a particularly tricky balancing act for adult children: figuring out how to preserve their parents’ independence while protecting them from an ever-advancing slop-filled ecosystem. Read Jessica Lucas’s report on how adult children now have to save their retired parents from slop-filled, scam-riddled feeds: nymag.visitlink.me/FQ9dBi
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Sarah Clarke retweeted
🔐 October is #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth 🚨 There were 44,355 victims of email and social media account hacking last year. ✅ Protect your email and social media accounts with a passkey. Find out more: reportfraud.police.uk/social…
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Sarah Clarke retweeted
Pls spread word. Three digits can help protect you from scams: 159. If you're suspicious of a 'call from your bank', politely hang up and dial 159. It connects you to a switchboard that puts you through to your bank's real number. Watch the video for why its extra protection
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Here’s your weekly roundup of key updates from #CharityComms! Don’t miss a sneak peek of the digital delegate bag for our Strategic Communicators’ Conference, and our latest blog tips on moving from in-house to freelance and more events.
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With recent announcements by Meta, we've updated our social media hub with resources to help charities understand what these changes mean and assess their approaches. Here’s just some of the things we’ve added!
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44% of charity communicators tell us that their org encourages them to talk about their wellbeing. A further 40% say they are able to talk about wellbeing informally. How does that match with your experiences? Take part in our #CCSalarySurvey: bit.ly/3QKRODd
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❄️Winter can be a worrying time, especially for those who are retired. If you're a retired dancer or dance teacher needing support with winter fuel payments, or know someone who does, reach out: bit.ly/3BrB4x9 #WinterWarmthNetwork
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Our #CCSalarySurvey is now open for your views. The report will offer insights into how the sector’s marcomms salaries break down and the value placed on comms and digital within charities. Take the survey today and help us highlight how the sector can better support charity communicators: bit.ly/3QKRODd
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Nominations are now open for our Inspiring Communicator Awards 2024! Our #InspiringComms awards recognise individuals and teams for their service to the sector. Want to make a nomination? More here: bit.ly/4exJuRH Special thanks to our sponsor @creativeconcern.
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Are you ready to move onto the next stage in your career but not sure how? Join us in London on 25 September for an in-person networking event with peers and presentations from established comms professionals to learn more about career progression: bit.ly/47lKCW5
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In times when the news is heavy and people may be feeling different emotions, it's important to look after yourself and those around you. Here are a couple of posts we've spotted from our network that may help. 🧵
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"Whatever our work is this week, whether we are directly involved in the communities affected by these events or not, let’s make sure we hold that banner very, very high, for others to see; to know; to convene around; and to feel protected by." @ACEVO linkedin.com/pulse/love-hope…
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Many of our members are working hard to communicate powerful messages of solidarity with communities facing racism and violence. We stand in solidarity to support the vital work they do to build resilient and diverse communities and a positive future for all, and will do everything we can to share their messages.
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Do you receive our email updates? We’re reviewing our email communications and would love to hear your thoughts! Take part in our short survey by Friday 26 July to let us know how you feel about our emails and help us improve: bit.ly/4cWLjH6
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46% of charity communicators say professional development is a benefit they value most, while 82% of people would change roles for a higher salary. Learn more about what helps in comms careers and staff retention in our #CCSalarySurvey report: bit.ly/3HZUBEL
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Each year, the CharityComms Salary and Organisational Culture Survey shares insights into how charity marcomms professionals feel about their role and how they are perceived within the sector. Discover what the #CCSalarySurvey results for 2023 tell us! bit.ly/3HZUBEL
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Exciting Friday news! We're thrilled to announce that the shortlisted candidates for our Inspiring Communicator Awards are now live! Stay tuned as we unveil the winners at our event in February. Visit the page to explore the shortlist: bit.ly/3siOHKG #InspiringComms
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