If you don't work in tech, a small but significant news story happened last week that has far reaching implications for any organisation using AI. I want to talk about why it matters and why it has implications for charities' finances, governance and business...
We talk to Andy Gordon, Head of Design and Innovation at Torchbox, about the growing adoption of AI policies in the sector and the development of Torchbox’s Charity AI Policy Builder, supporting charities at different stages of AI maturity. 1. What trends have you...
We talk to Dale Bannon, National Community Relations and Development Secretary of The Salvation Army USA, about the innovative way in which The Salvation Army is exploring new digital experiences to reach and engage audiences as fundraising evolves. 1. Can you...
The 2026 Charity Digital Skills Report survey is live and you can complete the survey here until 5pm on Monday 20 April 2026. With responses coming in daily, we hope we will reach 672 charities again this year. Our full report will launch in July. In the meantime, we’re thrilled to share some early insights from our first 240 responses, focusing on AI adoption.
Last week Fraser Simpson from Wellcome Trust and I ran a session on how AI is changing charity governance. This came about after I’d posted on LinkedIn about how I’d come across trustees using AI as part of how they reviewed board papers, strategised and worked...
“What are we going to do with all the time we will have?” This question was asked by the chair of a charity where I was running an AI workshop. It's a brilliant question, which not enough people are asking. Across many of the charities we work with, we are seeing how...
Matt Lambert is Managing Director of Street Support Network, a charity connecting local people and organisations in order to support those who need it the most. The network provides an online hub to find out about homelessness, what support is available and what you...
We talk to Dr Francine Ryan, Senior Lecturer in Law and Director of the Open Justice Centre at The Open University, about the project she is leading on responsible AI – including the free online courses they've developed – and how charities can get involved to develop...
Over the last year we have seen an explosion in charities' use of AI rising from 61% in 2024 to 76% of charities using AI in the 2025 Charity Digital Skills Report. In this year's report I was excited to see that almost half (48%) of charities now have an AI...
Over the summer I had the privilege of facilitating the Charity AI Leadership Accelerator programme in collaboration with Microsoft, where we trained over 100 leaders from small and large charities. One of the most inspiring parts of the programme was hearing directly...