Charity Digital Podcast

Charities Against Hate (CAH) recently released 16 recommendations for social media companies to tackle online abuse. The recommendations arrive as the government aims to introduce the Online Safety Bill. The Bill will establish more regulation for social media platforms, but CAH are concerned the Bill may not do enough to protect the most vulnerable. Today’s podcast will take a look at what charit...

Although life is returning (somewhat) to normal, our working practices are still a grey area. Some charities continue to work from home full-time. Others are embracing the office once again. Many are adopting a combination of the two.    This week, we discuss findings from Blackbaud's ‘Future of Work’ report and what these mean for the charity office landscape. Among other things, our speakers cha...

This podcast is sponsored by Salesforce.org - the dedicated social impact team of Salesforce that delivers technology to nonprofits, educational institutions, and philanthropic organisations so they can connect with others and do more good. In today’s podcast episode, we discuss findings from the Salesforce.org Global Online Fundraising Scorecard Report. The report analyses the online giving exper...

Most of us have had an argument over which is better: Zoom or Teams. It’s an argument that has probably taken place over Zoom or Teams. And it’s an important topic, as we spend an increasing amount of our time on those two platforms, whether for quick catch-ups, team stand-ups, or to host webinars. We want to bring that argument to our audience.  We want to settle the debate. The guests on today’s...

Social distancing restrictions have led to huge changes in the way charities operate. Fundraising efforts have become increasingly digital, physical events shifted to the virtual, and service delivery has moved almost entirely online. Social media was important before the pandemic, but now it’s absolutely essential.  In today’s podcast, we discuss the future of social media. We examine the major p...

The Access Group have enabled thousands of not-for-profit organisations run more efficiently and raise more money. Whether you’re attracting supporters or members, fundraising, managing visitors, controlling finances, or dealing with staff, their integrated not-for-profit software makes it easy to do more. The process of digital transformation is a frequent topic of sector discussion. But there is...

We've been through three lockdowns and a year of social distancing. We've experienced the loss of physical support systems, the absence of defined structures and routines, and the seemingly endless repetition of negative news. It can feel daunting. It can feel isolating. It can feel scary. In today’s podcast, we want to talk about digital and self-care. We talk about some of the ways that we at Ch...

2020 was an exceptionally challenging year for charities in the UK, but it proved that the sector is versatile and resilient, ready to meet the demands of the moment. 2021 will be another challenging year, even with the easing of social distancing restrictions. The Charity Digital podcast discusses, among other things, how to connect with supporters on a personal level, how to make the most of the...

This podcast is sponsored by the National Cyber Security Centre , who provide specialised cyber security guidance for charities.   Charities have historically provided an attractive target for cyber criminals. There is a perception that charities will not take the rigorous actions to protect themselves that a corporate organisation would.   The attitudes of charity leaders have played into this pe...

The social distancing restrictions that came with COVID-19 forced a period of digital acceleration on the charity sector. Zoom replaced meeting rooms, Miro replaced office brainstorming sessions, and Teams and Slack replaced coffee break chats.  In this week’s podcast, we look at some of the essentials of working from home. We discuss, among other things, how to plan your days, how to keep yoursel...

On 23 June 2016, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. After four years of uncertainty, four years of unanswered questions, the UK finally reached a trade agreement on 30 December 2020. The next day, on 31 December 2020, the UK officially left the EU.  In the Charity Digital podcast, we explore the impact of Brexit on the UK charity sector. We discuss, among other things, the chari...

What a year 2020 has been. Charities have been through ups and downs, faced challenges they never thought they would and gone digital like never before.   As we prepare to wrap up this crazy year, we’ve bought back some of our previous podcast guests (and friends of Charity Digital) to discuss the year 2020 has been and what charities might expect for 2021. The conversation covers everything from...

When Mary Stevens Hospice fell victim to a cyber-attack in April 2019, they couldn’t believe that online criminals would target their small organisation.   Many charities don’t think they could be the victim of an attack, but in this podcast episode, we’re joined by an organisation who has experienced the damage firsthand. Mary Stevens Hospice are sharing their cyberattack story to help other orga...

This podcast is sponsored by Salesforce.org - the dedicated social impact team of Salesforce that delivers technology to nonprofits, educational institutions, and philanthropic organisations so they can connect with others and do more good. Catch up with the Salesforce.org Gaming for Good podcast series here! We’re back with a second Gaming for Good episode. This time, we focus on how gaming can b...

We’re living in a golden era of content. Charities are engaging with their audiences, donors and services users through digital content and channels like never before. But the demand for new content is continuing to grow. But how can you win at content with limited time and resources?  Today’s podcast episode is another release from our conference back in March. Charity Digital’s Marketing Manager...

This week, we bring you another session from our March conference. For this podcast instalment, we have an amazing case study showcasing how DataKind UK and The Welcome Centre worked together to implement AI tech to visitor data to work smarter and deliver more impact for their beneficiaries.   AI can often seem like a scary, far-away concept for charities, when in fact it offers huge potential wh...

For this week’s podcast episode, we’re bringing you another release from our #BeMoreDigital conference back in March of this year.     This session is particularly relevant now. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, charities everywhere have had to quickly up their digital strategy, with some organisations starting from scratch completely. Digital is becoming such an important part of charity operations...

Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, charities everywhere have had to adapt to new ways of working. For most charities, this meant a full, or at least part, conversion to remote working.     Now more than six months on, many organisations are still adopting ‘work from home’ as the norm. But the main question now is how are charities setting up remote or hybrid IT for the Long haul? What processes, too...

Oops! Uploaded the wrong podcast, listen to Cub from the NCSC now!  For a long time, cyber security has been seen as a purely technical issue, which in turn limited senior leaders ability to understand the risk and ensure it was being mitigated.   We have taken this session from our #BeMoreDigital conference back in March where the NCSC will explore how to prioritise the limited resources charitie...

This podcast is sponsored by Salesforce.org - the dedicated social impact team of Salesforce that delivers technology to nonprofits, educational institutions, and philanthropic organisations so they can connect with others and do more good.   The world of gaming sometimes gets a bad reputation. However, time and time again gaming is proving itself otherwise and has become a highly lucrative fundra...

In the age of digitalisation and the internet, organisations need to be doing more to stand out above the noise to achieve influence and brand originality. When starting out with digital, it's easy to lose focus on your brand in the noise of transformation. So what does it take to embed the brand into digital? This panel discussion brings Collette Philip-Keen (Managing Director and Founder at Bran...

If our digital teams are not diverse, how can we as charities expect our diverse range of service users to benefit from all the great things digital can bring? Digital, like anything, can only thrive and achieve real impact in an organisation if it’s being implemented, designed and run by a diverse range of people and perspectives.   Jason Caplin and Meera Naik from Barnardo’s join us to share the...

Every day, charities are providing their vital services to beneficiaries. Providing this excellent service delivery is just one of the many things that charities have in common- so why not share each other's processes? In a collaborative effort, CAST have worked to create just that- service recipes. Service recipes are a free online resource that collects practical examples to help charities learn...

Digital transformation is really about people, not technology. Your employees, members and donors need to be on the journey with you.  Typically, people can be resistant to change and learning new systems. It is essential that your digital transformation is able to create a digital culture within your organisation, that both internal and external stakeholders can buy into. Communication is key if...

If you create an inclusive culture and use inclusive tech it can drive social change. How did the move to online working and service provision effect inclusivity in your organisation?   Over the past few months, we have seen businesses embrace working practices and new digital tools they previously deemed as ‘not possible’ or ‘not yet’. Alternatively, did the move to home working and service provi...