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2 months ago | 
charitydigital.org.uk | Kellie E. Smith |Ioan Marc Jones |Helen Olszowska |Laura Stanley
Whether you have a supporter newsletter to send out, a research report to share with policymakers, or a social media campaign to launch, effective editing is important. If you work in a communications team, you’ll probably edit your own copy and other people’s writing. Or you may work for a small charity with limited communications support and need to edit your own copy.
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2 months ago | 
charitydigital.org.uk | Ioan Marc Jones |Helen Olszowska |Joe Lepper
We have conducted extensive user research for the latest iteration of the Charity Digital Code of Practice, showing the digital risks and opportunities charities are facing in the present and the future. Below we share the research with the charity sectorSince launching in 2018, Charity Digital Code of Practice (Code) has empowered charity leaders to embrace digital strategies and enact short- and long-term changes.
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2 months ago | 
charitydigital.org.uk | Laura Stanley |Helen Olszowska |Joe Lepper |Ioan Marc Jones
We look at what’s ahead for charities in 2025 and explore reasons for optimism and causes for concernFor the last five years, charities have responded to rising demand for their services amid economic downturns, pandemics, and changes in government, adapting in order to drive maximum impact for the communities they serve. Now, in 2025, charities might be hoping for a bit of stability – but will it come?
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2 months ago | 
charitydigital.org.uk | Ioan Marc Jones |Helen Olszowska |Kellie E. Smith
The charity sector knows the importance of cyber security for protecting stakeholders and managing reputation and trust. Three quarters (74%) of charities are now either good or excellent at cyber security, according to the Charity Digital Skills Report 2024. But around a third of charities (32%) report having experienced some form of cyber security breach or attack in the last 12 months, according to the UK government’s Cyber Security Breaches Survey.
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2 months ago | 
charitydigital.org.uk | Ioan Marc Jones |Helen Olszowska |Joe Lepper |Laura Stanley
We explore the overall responsibilities of a data protection officer, the role an officer plays in an organisation, how you can select the right person, and whether your organisation even needs one A data protection officer (DPO) provides advice on data protection obligations, implements and monitors data protection and privacy policies, and responds to internal and external complaints.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
charitydigital.org.uk | Helen Olszowska |Ioan Marc Jones
In 2024, Get Online Week, the annual campaign run by Good Things Foundation, aims to reach 25,000 digitally excluded people, helping them understand and experience how getting online can help them become happier, healthier, and better off. Taking place from Monday 14 October to Sunday 20 October, the week will consist of free local events hosted by community organisations up and down the UK.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
charitydigital.org.uk | Ioan Marc Jones |Helen Olszowska |Laura Stanley
Misinformation, disinformation, and conspiracy theories can be a problem for charities by negatively impacting upon service users, employees, and volunteers. Here, charities’ responsibility is two-fold: avoiding spreading misinformation themselves and quelling false information about their cause. Ensuring trustworthy online information is an aspect of digital inclusion, supporting people to make the most of the digital resources available.
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
charitydigital.org.uk | Jenny Lowthrop |Ioan Marc Jones |Helen Olszowska
Digital signposting helps people find services they need online without having to search in multiple different places. It is often easier to find where people can order a pizza or buy some clothes than finding services they require such as mental health support or group activities. You could have a signposting service within your website or your organisation may use signposting websites to post about your own services.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
charitydigital.org.uk | Paul Rubens |Helen Olszowska |Mary Wessel |Laura Stanley
Your staff may be motivated to work for your charity for a wide variety of reasons, but the desire to thwart cyber criminals probably isn’t one of them. That’s a problem because, like it or not, thwarting cyber criminals has to be a key part of their jobs – and one that they think about every day. There are many existing cyber security threats and new ones are emerging continuously, so a failure to take them seriously will inevitably lead to damaging cyber security incidents.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
charitydigital.org.uk | Christine L. Chiu |Mary Wessel |Joe Lepper |Helen Olszowska
Finance is the lifeblood of every organisation. The charity finance or treasury function counts every pound coming in and ensures that funds are well spent. Lack of controls, budgeting, mismanagement, and unpredictability are enemies of good financial management. Equally, burying your head in the sand to the state of finances can be very harmful, and, in some cases, lead to insolvency. Highlighting some of the financial dangers, we suggest how digital can help overcome challenges.
