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Three early insights from the 2024 Charity Digital Skills Survey
Are charities making digital progress and what is holding them back in 2024? So far, we’ve had over 300 responses to the survey for the 2024 Charity Digital Skills Report. We took a sneak peak at the data. We were delighted by the honesty and were surprised by the...
Artificial intelligence: CharityComms’ AI hub – a key resource for the sector
In our latest post, we chat to Emma Novis and Tillie Corlett from CharityComms about the AI hub, a fantastic resource to help charity communications teams navigate the dynamic world of artificial intelligence.
Diversity, Equality and Inclusion in the 2024 Charity Digital Skills Report
This is a guest blog written by Eshe Kiama Zuri and Nissa Ramsay. In this post, we explain our focus on diversity, equality and inclusion in the 2024 Charity Digital Skills Report. We also outline our language, terms and approach to identifying specific groups and...
What we’re celebrating on International Women’s Day
This International Women's Day I'm feeling the same feelings that I have every year. I'm here to celebrate the extraordinary women I'm lucky enough to work with on my team and across the sector. And I'm also feeling frustrated. Why? Each year International Women's Day...
AI: what are the next steps for charity leaders?
In this interview, we chat to Alex Plumb, Head of Research at Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), an organisation bringing charities, business, and philanthropists together to simplify giving. We discuss the key findings of CAF’s research on the impact of AI in the sector, what they discovered about how people view the opportunities and risks, and what steps charity leaders need to take next.
How to make your charity’s digital procurement inclusive
We speak to Betty-Sue Smith, Digital Manager of Q, which is part of The Health Foundation. Q is a community of thousands of people working together to improve health and care across the UK. We discuss how Q’s digital procurement process reinforced why they need to put user needs and inclusion front and centre.
What we’re reading this autumn
The Zoe Amar Digital team share their recommended autumn reading list
Why do charity leaders need to know about AI?
The charity sector is under pressure due to the cost of living, with high profile charity closures in the news. Plus, it is facing ongoing scrutiny from government about campaigning. Fundraising is tough and organisations are worried about survival. So why do charity...
What trustees need to know about AI
We talk to Dr Rachel Dugdale of Complexical, a small technology firm founded in 2022 that provides bespoke, ethical consultancy on technical topics such as artificial intelligence (AI) and data strategy, with a commitment to environmental sustainability, social equity...
Our thoughts on the Charity Commission’s social media guidance
In January the Charity Commission launched their draft social media guidance for charities. There were concerns about the guidance from many organisations and NCVO convened a sector response to the consultation. At the time we blogged about our views on the draft...
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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