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How to ace a charity centenary campaign: a review of #Cubs100
This is a guest blog by Simon Carter, Head of Media Relations for the Scout Association. Back in June last year I shared a two part blog on how to run an effective charity anniversary campaign. This blog was based on the lessons learnt from 2007 and those being...
Your Christmas reading list
I love Christmas. Everything finally quietens down after a busy autumn, and it’s a chance to put the phone and laptop away and see family and friends. It’s also a lovely time of year to hide away in the warm with a cup of tea and some good reads. Here are the books...
Campaign of the week: NSPCC’s Little Stars
December has come around very quickly here but we're getting into the festive swing of things. And our campaign of the week is very much in that spirit. You may have spotted that something a bit different happened with the Christmas lights on Oxford Street this...
What can we learn from the Scottish voluntary sector’s Digital Call to Action?
You may have seen SCVO's Digital Call to Action in the news recently, which aims to get the Scottish voluntary sector behind the aim of going digital first. We asked Sally Dyson, Head of Digital Participation at SCVO, to tell us more about it the Digital Call to...
4 Smart Ways to Avoid Burnout for Nonprofit Professionals
This is a guest post by Beth Kanter and Aliza Sherman, co-authors, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout Working at a nonprofit can be a pressure cooker. Trying to manage huge workloads with limited resources can easily trap us...
Who are the winners of Social CEOs 2016?
Here they are- the winners of this year’s awards. You may have seen my blog about the awards on The Guardian Voluntary Sector Network this morning. Below is our infographic of this year’s winners, including the top 30, the overall winner, and the 3 awards for best...
8 lessons from the Third Sector Digital Leaders programme
Our very first cohort of students graduated from the Third Sector Digital Leaders programme last week. For those who don’t know it, it’s an intensive four day programme that we run in partnership with The School for Social Entrepreneurs. I’m really proud of...
Campaign of the week: Girlguiding’s #ForTheGirl
https://youtu.be/ZUSe41W68xY I spotted this campaign earlier in the week on Facebook and as the mum of a little girl I absolutely love it. The aim of the campaign is to challenge perceptions of the way society talks about gender and the assumptions they make. The...
From tech bros to Christmas sandwiches: 5 insights from the Third Sector Digital Leaders’ programme
Last week we welcomed the very first cohort to the Third Sector Digital Leaders’ programme, which we are running in partnership with The School for Social Entrepreneurs. It’s the first digital leadership skills training programme of its kind in England and Wales,...
The Charity Commission, Zoe Amar Communications and Grant Thornton partner on digital guidance for charities
We're thrilled to share the digital guidance for charities that we've written in partnership with The Charity Commission and Grant Thornton. It's a tool to guide charity boards on the questions that they should be asking about digital, and as such we think it will be...
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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 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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