🇰🇪 Wonkcomms is launching in Nairobi! On 27 August, Soapbox (@designbysoapbox.bsky.social) + Busara (@busaracenter.bsky.social) are bringing together people working across research, policy and comms for the first Wonkcomms Nairobi.

Come and join my brilliant team! We are looking for a digital comms assistant on a mat cover to work with the superb @pk101.bsky.social to bring data stories to life, innovate with AI, maintain our website and lots more. Please share with your networks 👇

Nuffield Trust@nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 2y ago

Are you interested in a varied, creative and tech-focused role working on high-profile digital content? If so, come and work with us at the Nuffield Trust. We are looking to recruit a Digital Communications Assistant to cover a period of six months of maternity leave. 👇

One for the #wonkcomms people out there… I’m running an online course (starting on 20th Jan) on AI for policy communicators. Interested? Find out more here: castfromclay.co.uk/course/gener...

Do you work in COMMUNICATIONS in a THINK TANK, POLICY INSTITUTE or similar? Are you on BlueSky? Want to be added to this starter pack? Just comment here and we'll do it. Also, if your network includes others who might want in, can you share this post? go.bsky.app/PW3rfE2

Working on a new starter pack. Focus here is folx working directly in the "for good" space with a focus on strategy, futures, and innovation. Let me know who needs to be added! go.bsky.app/SCb25hW

Just discovered this feed, linked to the hashtag #commsky bsky.app/profile/did:... Sharing as it feels like this might be a good one for us #wonkcomms professionals!

Hosting a panel and training on Bluesky aimed at activists and organizers. If that’s you save Nov 21 at 3pm ET. Will send a reg link soon. Yes will record but only for those who register. This is via @newmediamentors.bsky.social .

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Joining this webinar. I have really enjoyed their webinars in the past. FYI @wonkcomms.bsky.social

New Media Mentors@newmediamentors.bsky.social · 2y ago

If you’re joining our webinar in 5 minutes you can live skeet / post along with the tag #eXit

We've added some more communicators to our starter pack! Hi @alexisdarby.bsky.social @chrishewson.bsky.social @mmdesilva.bsky.social @nickbuxton.bsky.social @funsizesuze.bsky.social @mattkertman.bsky.social @kmacsthoughts.bsky.social @aasthauprety.bsky.social Pls repost! go.bsky.app/PW3rfE2

@katederivero.bsky.social @dominicridleymoy.bsky.social and @gchetherington.bsky.social - you're in the starter pack! Do share on to colleagues and contacts who should be on it too! go.bsky.app/PW3rfE2

@sarahevehammond.bsky.social @carlquilliam.bsky.social @michael-a-ryan.bsky.social @ryangfrost.bsky.social you've been added to this starter pack. Please do share and tell us if we're missing anyone! go.bsky.app/PW3rfE2

So, back in our early days on Twitter, this account rotated between comms teams in different organisations. The goal was to share the load and learn from each other. Could we repeat the trick? Would any of our lovely new followers over here take the account for a couple of weeks?

Fellow communicators - have they got a list for you? Loving Bluesky starter packs.

WonkComms@wonkcomms.bsky.social · 2y ago

Do you work in COMMUNICATIONS in a THINK TANK, POLICY INSTITUTE or similar? Are you on BlueSky? Want to be added to this starter pack? Just comment here and we'll do it. Also, if your network includes others who might want in, can you share this post? go.bsky.app/PW3rfE2

A great way to find comms people in the research and policy space!👇

WonkComms@wonkcomms.bsky.social · 2y ago

Do you work in COMMUNICATIONS in a THINK TANK, POLICY INSTITUTE or similar? Are you on BlueSky? Want to be added to this starter pack? Just comment here and we'll do it. Also, if your network includes others who might want in, can you share this post? go.bsky.app/PW3rfE2

We're getting requests to add people not in communications roles to our starter list. What is comms or not is a grey area in policy organisations, but we're trying to focus on people in comms jobs. Broader starter lists do exist: hhttps://blueskydirectory.com/starter-packs/all?q=think+tanks

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Do you work in COMMUNICATIONS in a THINK TANK, POLICY INSTITUTE or similar? Are you on BlueSky? Want to be added to this starter pack? Just comment here and we'll do it. Also, if your network includes others who might want in, can you share this post? go.bsky.app/PW3rfE2

WonkComms is a community of practice for think tank professionals. For many years, Twitter was the place discussions and interaction happened. We even had a rotating Twitter account, where a different comms officer in a think tank would be given the keys for two weeks.