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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Charity comms: helping charities get their voices heard
We chat to Rob Dyson*, a PR and comms consultant with over two decades of experience, including everything from strategic media relations to risk and reputational management, copywriting to social media, and strategies to internal comms. Phew, and that's just for...
Adopting AI: how two mental health charities are blazing a trail
Rethink Mental Illness and Mental Health UK have blazed a trail in adopting AI by launching a pioneering policy, organisation-wide training, and a cross-functional steering group – empowering staff to innovate. Their goal is to build an AI-native workforce, enhancing...
Early insights from the 2025 Charity Digital Skills Report survey
By Nissa Ramsay, Think Social Tech The 2025 Charity Digital Skills Report survey is live and you can complete the survey here until 9am on Monday 28th April. With responses coming in daily, we hope we will reach 635 charities again this year. Our full report will...
Charity AI Update: Reports, Taskforces and Codes – What You Need to Know
It's been quite a busy few months in the charity digital and AI space, hasn't it? I thought it might be helpful to share some developments that are shaping how our sector engages with technology. From research opportunities to collaborative initiatives and updated...
The charity CEO’s post X guide to social media
Is it game over for X? In the last few weeks we've seen a mass exodus from X to Bluesky. At the time of writing, the latter has grown to 25 million users, whilst X (formerly Twitter) has lost 2.7 million users in two months. For me, this feels like something bigger...
AI Governance in Action: A Practical Guide for Trustees
It’s Trustees' Week- a time to celebrate charity boards. 2024 marks my sixteenth year of sitting on various charity boards and undertaking other non executive roles in the sector. This Trustees’ Week also falls two years after ChatGPT arrived, kickstarting a wave of...
AI in social care: shaping the future of the sector
In this post, Karolina Gerlich, Chief Executive of The Care Workers’ Charity, talks about AI in social care and how it could shape the future of the sector. Karolina shares some of her reflections and insights on a topic that’s rapidly gaining attention. 1. How did...
Gen Z supporters: are you ready for the future of fundraising?
In our latest post, we chat to Kate Averett Anderson, Research and Publications Lead for the Blackbaud Institute, about the Institute’s fascinating Gen Z at the Table report. The report delves into the behaviour of Gen Z to help fundraisers engage with them and build...
Tackling digital exclusion to support the switchover to digital landlines
In our latest post, we talk to Claudia Baldacchino, Communications and Digital Manager at People Know How, a charity that runs services and campaigns in Scotland that place people at the centre, making their voices heard to improve their wellbeing, overcome barriers...