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How AI is changing charity governance: five things I learned
Last week Fraser Simpson from Wellcome Trust and I ran a session on how AI is changing charity governance. This came about after I’d posted on LinkedIn about how I’d come across trustees using AI as part of how they reviewed board papers, strategised and worked...
What will we do with all the time AI saves us?
“What are we going to do with all the time we will have?” This question was asked by the chair of a charity where I was running an AI workshop. It's a brilliant question, which not enough people are asking. Across many of the charities we work with, we are seeing how...
Putting powerful AI tools within reach of small organisations
Matt Lambert is Managing Director of Street Support Network, a charity connecting local people and organisations in order to support those who need it the most. The network provides an online hub to find out about homelessness, what support is available and what you...
Generative AI: The AI Law and Legal Training project
We talk to Dr Francine Ryan, Senior Lecturer in Law and Director of the Open Justice Centre at The Open University, about the project she is leading on responsible AI – including the free online courses they've developed – and how charities can get involved to develop...
AI Policy guide for charity trustees: what to look for and red flags to avoid
Over the last year we have seen an explosion in charities' use of AI rising from 61% in 2024 to 76% of charities using AI in the 2025 Charity Digital Skills Report. In this year's report I was excited to see that almost half (48%) of charities now have an AI...
How small charities are leading the way with AI innovation
Over the summer I had the privilege of facilitating the Charity AI Leadership Accelerator programme in collaboration with Microsoft, where we trained over 100 leaders from small and large charities. One of the most inspiring parts of the programme was hearing directly...
Using agentic AI to connect with supporters and funders
We chat to Chris Khalaf, CEO of Exquitech, a UK-based Microsoft Partner, in collaboration with Charity Excellence, about The Furry Fundraiser – a free AI-powered assistant built to support fundraising and capacity-building for UK charities. (Visit the Charity...
Preparing for civil society’s AI future: reflections from NCVO’s AGM
These speaking notes are based on Zoe Amar's presentation at NCVO's Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 15 October 2025. The text below has been edited for clarity and is not a word for word transcript. You can read more about the event on Third Sector and Civil...
What we’re reading this summer
It's been a year since the UK riots, when we saw racist and Islamophobic violence on our streets. At the time, I took great comfort from the books I was reading, which we recommended to charity leaders. In this blog I’ll be talking about three books I’ve read recently...
Helping small charities and communities grow their AI skills
We talk to Zoë Colosimo, COO at Neighbourly, an organisation connecting businesses and communities for social good. Zoë tells us about Neighbourly’s fantastic Ai123 campaign supporting small charities and communities to understand the basics of artificial intelligence...
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Digital Strategy Resources
Digital strategy is one of our core services. We have worked with hundreds of charity and public sector organisations and we’ve developed these resources to help you.
Digital Leadership Resources
These guides will help you develop your leadership skills, whatever stage you are at.
Digital Fundraising Resources
We’ve helped many charities with digital fundraising and have put together these free online resources.
Digital Governance Resources
These resources are designed to help trustees and senior leadership teams make informed decisions about digital, assess risk and to plan strategically.
Digital Skills Resources
These guides will help your charity assess and grow its digital skills, plan for organisational change and create the right culture for digital.
Inclusion Resources
Inclusion is a key part of every digital project we work on. Our resources will get you thinking about how to take an inclusive approach to digital.
Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) Resources
Our team is already advising charities about why, and how, to use AI, tapping into the potential of the opportunities it brings to create efficiencies and better achieve your vision and mission. We’ve created resources to help you understand the possibilities, and what your next steps should be.
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