24 Mar 2023 | Data, Digital Fundraising, Digital Governance, Digital Leadership, Digital Skills, Digital Strategy, Diversity and inclusion
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 2023 Charity Digital Skills Report. We also outline our language, terms and approach to identifying specific groups and...
13 Mar 2023 | Digital Fundraising, Digital Governance, Digital Leadership, Digital Skills, Digital Strategy
The BBC is planning to review its social media guidelines after Gary Lineker was reinstated as Match of the Day presenter following his tweets about asylum policy. Social media is on a lot of charities’ minds following the draft social media guidance issued by...
19 Jan 2023 | Digital Fundraising, Digital Governance, Digital Leadership, Digital Skills, Digital Strategy
By now you may have seen the draft Charity Commission social media guidance, which was published earlier this week. The aim of the guidance is to help trustees develop ‘appropriate shared understanding of the charity’s use of social media and the particular risks it...
10 Nov 2022 | Digital Fundraising, Digital Governance, Digital Leadership, Digital Skills, Digital Strategy
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. Charities’ use of...
10 Aug 2022 | Coronavirus: Digital Resources, Digital Fundraising, Digital Leadership, Digital Skills, Digital Strategy, Diversity and inclusion
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...
20 Jul 2022 | Data, Digital Fundraising, Digital Leadership, Digital Strategy, Diversity and inclusion
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,...
