Charity Digital

3 days ago | charitydigital.org.uk | Mary Wessel |Helen Olszowska |Ioan Marc Jones

Grant-funding allows charities to boost their impact. But grant-funding is a complex area, full of difficulties around eligibility, finding the right funding opportunities, crafting compelling proposals, meeting the often dizzying reporting requirements, and so on. The world of grant-funding can often feel a little overwhelming, particularly for small charities unsure where to start. But worry not.

4 days ago | charitydigital.org.uk | Helen Olszowska |Mary Wessel |Ioan Marc Jones

One of the major strengths of the charity sector is being in the position to push for change on behalf of its communities. Charities are able to amplify the stories of their service users and show how problems with a particular system are impacting people’s lives. Amid financial pressures, charities continue to drive wide-scale change in the form of campaigning and working with other organisations to improve the outcomes of a system.

1 week ago | charitydigital.org.uk | Joe Lepper |Laura Stanley |Kellie E. Smith

Grant-funding allows charities to boost their impact. But grant-funding is a complex area, full of difficulties around eligibility, finding the right funding opportunities, crafting compelling proposals, meeting the often dizzying reporting requirements, and so on. The world of grant-funding can often feel a little overwhelming, particularly for small charities unsure where to start. But worry not.

1 week ago | charitydigital.org.uk | Laura Stanley |Christine L. Chiu

Investing in robust cyber security is essential for charities. Good cyber security underpins everything they do, from protecting their fundraising and donor data to preventing the disruption of vital services. Charities have limited resources and budgets to dedicate to cyber security but with 71% of cyber security incidents in the non-profit sector resulting in financial losses, it is essential that charities protect themselves, particularly in the age of AI.

1 week ago | charitydigital.org.uk | Laura Stanley |Kellie E. Smith |Christine L. Chiu

Digital exclusion is a widespread form of inequality in the UK, with around one in seven people deprived across two or more dimensions of digital, according to Deloitte and the Digital Poverty Alliance. It is no surprise, then, that a vast 82% of charities are concerned about this issue, according to Charity Digital’s report. With the digitisation of society, familiar socio-economic inequalities have taken shape through digital equipment, services, and behaviours.