Digital and technology

Digital and technology

Practical and step-by-step guidance to make the best use of digital tools and processes to help your charity, organisation or community group

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Digital leadership, people, skills and strategy

Guidance on digital leadership and how to implement a digital strategy

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What digital skills do charities need?

This page covers the range of digital skills, when they are useful, and how to check for basic and essential skills.

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Understanding the digital skills you have

Use this page to understand which digital skills your organisation needs to work on first. And how to find out about digital skills among staff, volunteers and other colleagues.

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Closing your charity’s digital skills gap

There are plenty of resources out there to help grow digital skills, whatever your budget.

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10 tips for running a digital skills programme

Use these 10 tips to make running a digital skills programme feel manageable. It will help you create a programme that’s engaging and inclusive.

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Tackling barriers to digital change for staff and volunteers

Help your organisation's staff and volunteers to engage with digital change

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How to carry out a digital skills survey

Run a survey to measure your charity, organisation or community group's level of digital skill

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Finding software discounts safely

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

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New survey shows 81% of charities changed how they use digital technology during the pandemic

The latest research from the Covid-19 Voluntary Sector Impact Barometer reveals big changes in how charities and voluntary sector organisations are using digital technology to work and deliver services due to the pandemic.

  • Coronavirus
  • Digital and technology

Time Well Spent: A national survey on the volunteer experience

Our survey of more than 10,000 people provides the most detailed analysis of volunteering for a decade

  • Involving volunteers
  • Digital and technology

Practical support bulletin: January 2024

Resources, events, support and information on the big issues affecting small charities

  • Cost of living
  • Digital and technology
  • Involving volunteers

Practical support bulletin: May 2024

Resources, events and information on the big issues affecting small charities

  • Digital and technology
  • Business planning and strategy
  • Funding and income

AI and small charities: Be part of our collective learning journey

NCVO and Microsoft UK share findings from our recent artificial intelligence (AI) event – along with opportunities for ongoing learning

  • Collaboration
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How charities can tackle misinformation

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Rolling out software and tools across an organisation

Use this page for practical tips on ways to drive software and technology adoption within your organisation.

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Responsible and ethical use of technology

Guidance around using technology responsibly and ethically in your organisation

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Understanding responsible and ethical use of technology

Use this page to understand why you need a plan to manage ethical risks when you use technology

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Technology — when good intentions go wrong

Use this page to explore imagined-from-life examples which look at the ethical challenges involved in technology and what can go wrong

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Consequence scanning when you work with technology

How to reduce technology-based risk within your organisations

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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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Planning user research

Use this page to learn about how to plan user research. The first step in planning any successful digital project is to explore what people need. Here are some methods to help you do that well.

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Asking good user research interview questions

Use this page to ask the right kind of questions when you're planning user research interviews

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Best practice and legal compliance for consent and data storage

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Note taking and making sense of your research

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Data protection essentials (2 x 0.5 days)

This course will take you through the essentials of lawful data processing for charities and help improve your compliance with the law

Data protection essentials (2 x 0.5 days)

This course will take you through the essentials of lawful data processing for charities and help improve your compliance with the law

Data protection essentials (2 x 0.5 days)

This course will take you through the essentials of lawful data processing for charities and help improve your compliance with the law