Influence Charity empowers communities, supports Black-owned businesses in the UK, and drives positive social change through impactful initiatives.

Joined November 2024
BELONGING BEGINS WITH A JOURNEY Every journey carries courage, longing & hope. We’re gathering stories from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic (BAME) individuals in Aberdeen. Your voice matters; whether about challenges, celebrations, or the feeling of belonging.
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Evidence should inform public debate—not be overshadowed by it. We're pleased to share our latest article in the Influence Evidence Review series: "Sex, Gender Identity and Single-Sex Spaces: What Does the Evidence Actually Show?"
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Better decisions come from engaging with evidence thoughtfully, acknowledging complexity, and remaining open to new insights. We'd be interested to hear your perspective: How should organisations balance evidence, legal obligations, safeguarding...
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Juliet Ibekwe was in abject poverty before Pamtech CEO picked her up, she used to stand behind a charcoal press in a small dry-cleaning shop, the scent of starch and steam clinging to her skin like a second identity. Life was predictable until Pamtech CEO Engineer Chidomere Ndubuisi walked in. He pulled her out of abject poverty, gave her a position in his company, trained and sat her in rooms she never imagined entering in her entire life, rooms even her father never entered in his life. Within months, she wasn’t just an employee, she turned to the face of the Pamtech. He polished her, made her popular and people began to respect her. He was paying her over ₦1 million Nigerian naira every month. More than she had ever dreamed of, more than her father ever earned in his entire life. He trusted her too much, along the way, instead of her showing gratitude, she betrayed him. She began making calls behind closed doors, diverted deals. Smiling in meetings he didn’t attend. Redirecting clients. She began to position herself not as his employee but his equal and quietly his replacement. The same voice he helped refine became the one whispering alternative deals to his biggest contacts. The same doors he opened for her became the ones she slipped through alone. He didn’t notice earlier but ignore it, Success has a way of blinding you when it looks like growth. Until one day, contracts started disappearing. Clients became distant, by the time he realized what is happening, she already diverted too many deals. He had to sack her and her partner in crime then issued a disclaimer. She used him roughly, used him to build herself fraudulently taking advantage of him. He allowed himself to be manipulated by a woman's innocent appearance. Snakes look beautiful 😍 and harmless until you get closer. If he had invested that energy and resources into a man, it would have been a different story atleast, that man will be able to raise another man because men are benevolent, when a woman makes money she doesn't think of helping a man, she doesn't think of starting family, she thinks of herself and the wigs she needs to purchase. Women are naturally selfish and treacherous when given opportunity and power. He saw many innocent man suffering on the streets, he saw men in the same laundry spot, he didn't pick men but he chose to pick a woman. I don't pity him, he deserves whatever she has done. However, Juliet Ibekwe is an ungrateful soul who betrayed and robbed her former Boss. Evil is evil. Condemn evil always! I hope other men will learn from this, help your fellow man and posterity will be kind to you for making great impact in our society. Follow @Iamindiscov for more. Sermons over!
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The most difficult leadership decisions are rarely about what is popular. They are about what is lawful, evidence-based, and capable of standing up to scrutiny.
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This is the first of an eight-part series designed to help boards, executives, HR professionals, policymakers, educators, healthcare leaders and governance professionals make better-informed decisions grounded in evidence.
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New Evidence Review Series | Article 1 Now Available Some public policy debates eventually become impossible for organisations to ignore. This is one of them. Today, Influence launches the first article in our new Evidence Review Series:
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stakeholder perspectives and the practical lessons organisations can apply when developing policy. Whether you work in governance, leadership, HR, education, healthcare, law, the voluntary sector or public policy, we hope this series contributes to informed,
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What happens when we replace opinion with evidence? Too often, complex public policy debates become dominated by headlines, assumptions, and emotion. Yet the issues that shape our laws and society deserve careful examination grounded in facts.
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If you work in public policy, law, academia, research, healthcare, education, advocacy, or simply value informed public discourse, we invite you to follow the series from the very beginning. 📅 Launching next week
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Eight articles. Thoughtful analysis. A commitment to evidence over assumption. We look forward to having you join the conversation. #InfluenceCharity #EvidenceReviewSeries #PublicPolicy #EvidenceBasedPolicy #Law #HumanRights #Equality #SocialImpact #InfluenceUK
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