Whenever I talk to charities about digital it’s only a matter of time before someone mentions trustees. This #TrusteesWeek I’ve been mulling over how we can make our governance more effective after the increased digital adoption during the pandemic.
We round up the books we’ve loved reading over the summer, covering topics from a real life Marvel superhero on the experience of being mixed race to how trauma can create the leaders of tomorrow, and why women are still taken less seriously than men.
As part of our interview series with digital charity leaders, we talk to John Fitzgerald, Digital Evolution Manager at The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO). We hear how SCVO’s latest Call to Action report has highlighted the huge digital changes brought about by the pandemic and what Scotland’s voluntary sector needs to be doing to keep progressing with digital.
As part of our interview series with charity leaders, we talk to Kevin Taylor-McKnight, founder of Charity So Straight and Queer Trustees. We find out how the organisations are campaigning to support LGBTQIA+ people in the charity sector and make the sector a safer, more welcoming place for Queer people to be in, whether they’re working, volunteering (including as trustees) or are service users.
I’m writing this because over the last few months I’ve been working with a group of incredible women, Jo Morfee, Ellie Hale and Siana Bangura from Catalyst and Shanice Blair from Agencies for Good, discussing how we can make the network and also the wider tech for...
As part of our interview series with charity leaders breaking new ground with digital, we talk to Hanuman Dass, Chairman and Founder of Go Dharmic, a digital first, volunteer organisation that utilises the power of digital to promote social good. We find out how the organisation is utilising digital media and new online platforms for digital fundraising and promoting social good.
As part of our interview series with charity leaders breaking new ground with digital during the pandemic, we spoke to Pasna Sallis, Founding Director of Weekday Wow Factor, a volunteer, occupational therapist led social enterprise delivering leisure activities across Greater Glasgow for people of all abilities. We find out how the organisation adapted and moved forward its digital delivery in response to COVID and discovered the value of partnerships.
As part of our interview series with charity leaders breaking new ground with digital during the pandemic, we spoke to Nathan Williams, Development Manager at ProMo-Cymru, about key developments in the Welsh third sector in response to the acceleration of digital working and delivery of services.
The Zoe Amar digital team select their favourite festive books for leaders.
As part of our interview series with leaders breaking new ground with digital during the pandemic, we spoke to Sian Basker, Co-Chief Executive at Data Orchard, about the importance of high quality data and how it can help charities achieve their broader aims and objectives.