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Technology, tools and software

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Finding software discounts safely

Find out about charity software discounts to help your organisation use technology

Finding comparisons of software and digital tools

Choosing new software or digital tools

  1. Using our plan for choosing new software or tools
  2. Setting out your new software project
  3. Working out what the software or tool needs to do
  4. Getting ideas and support when choosing software
  5. Comparing software and making decisions
  6. Reflection and learning about software or tools
  7. Rolling out software and tools across an organisation

Responsible and ethical use of technology

  1. Understanding responsible and ethical use of technology
  2. Technology — when good intentions go wrong
  3. Consequence scanning when you work with technology

The digital maturity matrix

The digital maturity matrix is a simple tool to assess your current strengths and weaknesses, and helps you see what you need to do next to improve.

How AI can help small charities

Understanding artificial intelligence (AI) and how small charities can use it to improve their work.

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