Resources: Digital leadership
Digital leadership means having a vision of where your charity is going and how digital can achieve it.
With digital now a key part of how charities fundraise, deliver services and work, it’s an essential skill for charity leaders, from managers to trustees. All leaders are now digital leaders by default.
Digital leaders don’t need to be Silicon Valley gurus or have huge budgets. They just need a clear focus on how digital can help their charity meet its goals and give donors and supporters a better experience.
Our digital leadership resources below will help you develop these skills, whatever stage you are at.

Image credit: Adeela Warley, Charity Comms
Third Sector Digital Leaders Programme
Our popular digital leadership programme for charity and social enterprise leaders. Find out programme details, what alumni say and how to apply.
'Starts At The Top' podcast
Hosted by Zoe Amar and Paul Thomas, this new podcast looks at leadership, digital and change. How are leaders using digital to navigate uncertainty and forge a path to the future?
Digital leadership webinar
Leadership resources in The Charity Digital Code of Practice
The Charity Digital Toolkit: Success stories
Blog posts about digital leadership
Topical insights and reflections from the Zoe Amar Digital team
How Sightsavers are keeping staff connected during lockdown
We speak to Dr Caroline Harper, CEO of Sightsavers, as part of our interview series with charity leaders pioneering use of digital during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Why DKMS’ online fundraising gala achieved huge success
In our final interview of 2020, we spoke to a charity leader from the US doing brilliant work with digital during COVID-19. Heather Lynn, Director of Global Special Events at DKMS, tells us about how their online fundraising gala, held jointly with the UK arm of their charity, raised $3.5 million.
What we’re reading this Christmas
This Christmas will be very different to the one we all hoped for, so we're going to find solace in a good book. Here are our favourite reads from a tough year. Bobi Robson, digital consultant, recommends the following: "This year I have seen so many examples of...
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