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My top 5 summer communications reads
It’s that time of year when you’re either on the beach, in the garden or at the very least enjoying a quieter commute. Hopefully you have a bit of space to ponder and catch up with a great book. Here...
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How to create a mobile app for a charity
This is a guest blog from Louise Horner, Digital Communications Manager at Target Ovarian Cancer. This July, Target Ovarian Cancer launched their first ever mobile app – The Symptoms Diary – to help...
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Announcing the winners of the 2015 #SocialCEOs awards
I’m absolutely thrilled to announce the winners of the 2015 #SocialCEOs awards. Here’s my blog about the awards from The Guardian Voluntary Sector Network this morning. We’ve also put together a handy...
View Article7 ways to get buy in for your digital strategy
Does this describe a typical day in your office? Your team are chomping at the bit to get going with developing a digital strategy. Yet it’s proving difficult to get off the ground. Your board aren’t...
View ArticleDigital Discovery: our new community for charity leaders
Earlier this week we held the second event for Digital Discovery, our new community to help charity leaders explore opportunities in digital in partnership with the Charity Commission, Grant Thornton...
View ArticleHow does the charity sector stay relevant and sustainable?
We’re delighted to feature a guest blog from Sarah Fitzgerald, (@SarahatSelf) the author of Whatever Next? Public Engagement in 2022, director of Self Communications and Chair of the Miscarriage...
View ArticleHow health and care data could transform outcomes and change lives
This week we’re delighted to host a guest blog from Annemarie Naylor, Director of Policy and Consultancy at start up health and social care charity Future Care Capital. As Director of Policy for...
View ArticleWhat works in tackling digital exclusion
This is a guest blog from Sally Dyson, Head of Digital Participation at our friends SCVO. Sally writes about the work SCVO are doing to tackle digital exclusion. Most of us find the internet an...
View ArticleThe 2017 Social CEOs awards have landed!
Nominations open today for the 2017 Social CEOs awards. You may have seen my piece about it in The Guardian Voluntary Sector Network this morning which discusses what the impact of having more...
View ArticleStreet League’s real time data digital solution to the annual report
This week Street League launched their new online impact reporting dashboard instead of an annual report. Their Head of Marketing, Sara McCraight, shares what she’s learned. Why did you decide to do...
View ArticleRevealed: the winners of the 2017 #SocialCEOs awards
I am absolutely thrilled to announce the winners of this year’s Social CEOs awards. Here’s all the key trends about the winners in my piece for The Guardian Voluntary Sector Network this morning. Do...
View ArticleA winning charity Christmas campaign: WWF’s JustLikeUs
In which we interview Nicola Gee, Social Media Manager, and Katie Parsons, Online Acquisitions Manager , both from WWF-UK, about their charity’s JustLikeUs campaign Can you tell us more about the...
View ArticleIn 2018 digital change will be the new normal
With tech issues from GDPR to artificial intelligence and the regulation of social media platforms dominating the news agenda daily, 2018 will be a year when we all continue to grapple with the pace...
View ArticleHow digital can engage volunteers
This is a guest blog from Laura Hamilton, a freelance consultant and trainer specialising in volunteer involvement and volunteer management. It also features insights from Morven MacLean, a...
View ArticleWhat does the future of fundraising look like?
We were delighted to interview Martin Wilson, Innovation Scout from the RNLI, about their Future of Donations project. 1. To set the scene, can you tell us more about how you think the fundraising...
View ArticleWhat we can do about diversity in STEM
We were delighted to interview Kirstie Whitaker, Research Fellow, Alan Turing Institute, about their recent Diversity in STEM project. Why is diversity such a challenge in STEM? Traditionally science...
View ArticleHow Street League use digital to increase transparency
Director of Strategy and Impact at Street League, Lindsey MacDonald, tells us how her charity is using digital to be more open and show how it is making a difference. Follow Lindsey on Twitter....
View ArticleTop resources for The Charity Digital Code of Practice
We recently launched The Charity Digital Code of Practice, a new framework to help charities, whether large or small, succeed with digital. We’re delighted to have worked with the Charity Commission,...
View ArticleSix festive reads
I’m planning a digital detox over Christmas, as I suspect some of you are too. There is no better reason to put your phone away than losing yourself in a damn good book. Alex Nunn and Jen Lowthrop from...
View ArticleHow charities can think creatively about digital skills
Adam Waters, Director of Digital Content at the British Forces Broadcasting Service, shares his thoughts with us on e-learning and digital skills. I’ve spoken to many charities who struggle to recruit...
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