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Welcome to our blog! Find out how charity leaders are leading digital change and get all the latest resources and advice from the Zoe Amar Digital team.
What is digital transformation, anyway?
Digital transformation is the buzzword of the moment. Chances are that your organisation is either in the thick of it, about to start it or at least talking about whether to do it or not. But what does it actually mean? In his recent blog, Matt Collins points out that...
How to run a brilliant charity anniversary campaign- part 2
This is part 2 of a guest blog by Simon Carter, Head of Media Relations for the Scout Association. Read Part 1 here. In January this year Scouting kicked off the centenary celebration of the Cub Scout section. Simon describes how the lessons learned from the 2007...
How to run a brilliant charity anniversary campaign- part 1
This is part 1 of a guest blog by Simon Carter, Head of Media Relations for the Scout Association .In January this year Scouting kicked off the centenary celebration of the Cub Scout section. Simon describes how the lessons learned from the 2007 centenary year have...
If your digital transformation feels uncomfortable, you’re doing it right
We’re at a tipping point in the charity sector with digital. As I argued in my recent piece for The Guardian Voluntary Sector Network, charities who don’t adapt to new tech developments will become obsolete. Meanwhile, charities have the lowest industry sector score...
Why digital skills have the power to transform
This is a guest blog by Helen Milner, Chief Executive of the Tinder Foundation It’s hard to believe that over 12.6 million people in the UK still aren’t using the internet. For most of us, saving time by paying bills, ordering repeat prescriptions online, making...
Are charities wasting money on social media?
Last week Matt Collins of Platypus Digital wrote a piece for The Guardian Voluntary Sector Network which caused a bit of a stir. Leading with the headline, ‘It’s time for charities to stop wasting money on social media,’ he pointed out that a report by small business...
How charity donors can give more than money
I am loving the new infographic produced by Anthony Nolan, the blood cancer charity. It is called ‘Non-monetary Donations You Can Make to Charity.' As we all know, there are tons of great causes out there and donors and supporters may struggle to help all the causes...
7 ways to get buy in for your digital strategy
Does this describe a typical day in your office? Your team are chomping at the bit to get going with developing a digital strategy. Yet it’s proving difficult to get off the ground. Your board aren’t convinced that they need to invest in it this year, your CEO is...
Read this before you start your social media strategy
One of the most popular blogs I’ve ever written was on how to do the groundwork for your social media strategy. That was way back in 2013, but it still gets plenty of traffic, so I’ve decided to revisit it. We’ve been hard at work recently developing social media...
Exclusive: The BHF’s #DECHOX is our campaign of the week
https://youtu.be/K78F768NeYo Before it hits the press next week, I'm delighted to launch the British Heart Foundation's new #DECHOX campaign for 2016. Following the success of the campaign last year, The BHF are asking chocolate fans across the UK to give up...
New online resources
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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