@lgfoundation glad we could be part of it - looking forward to seeing who wins the #enough video comp! #IDAHO (about 8 hours ago)
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The new financial year offers many charities and organisations the perfect time to think about how they can get their online presence right, especially when resources are tight. Here are a few tips to help your thinking...
Using the Internet to expand your charity is a necessity in the modern world. Social media, email and search engines are all powerful tools for getting your organisation known. A lot of charities are now aware of this and are starting to build an online presence, but there is one aspect that many overlook, analytics.
Websites, blogs, email newsletters and social media have long been standard tools in the campaigner’s toolkit, but there’s a new kid on the block - augmented reality.
Pinterest is a photo-sharing website that is rocketing in popularity. It's still in its infancy but it is already proving to be a great social media tool. Here are a few tips on how your charity can get involved and get experimenting.
All Facebook pages will become timelines at the end of March. Here are some simple tips how you can use timeline to highlight how your charity is changing people’s lives.
So, with the double whammy of lots of charity challenges competing with each other in an economic downturn, how can charities make sure their supporters have all the tools they need to be brilliant fundraisers? Video offers some really simple and effective ways of helping them and you.
Kony 2012 has become an internet phenomenon, highlighting why charities and non profits need to be aware of the power of compelling campaign videos.
Donations are what drives many a charity. Here are a few sound techniques to get more people to donate and help further your cause.
December is a busy time of year for charities, with donations 5% higher than other months. How are you convincing people to choose to donate to your charity?
The new year is likely to bring new trends which will affect the voluntary sector. Here are five things charities should be doing in 2012.
Data journalism is growing in popularity and the internet provides a wealth of resources for the budding data journalist.
Interaction is a necessity for charities. Getting an audience to listen to everything we want them to hear can be difficult; getting them to respond is even harder. There is one medium that not only excels at getting a response, but depends on it - games.
Increasingly websites are not only being used for marketing services or campaigns, but actually delivering them too. That means if we don't pay attention to our web analytics, we're missing a huge chunk of our impact.
Data is more important than ever. The Internet has put a wealth of knowledge at our fingertips, but finding reliable data can be tricky.
Data needn't just be boring rows of numbers. It can be artistic, eye catching and inventive to be memorable.
Blogging is hard work. You’ve got to create a strategy, write the posts continuously, and spend hours promoting the posts across different channels to try and pull your audience in. It might all sound like too much to deal with on top of the rest of your duties.
Charity work can be dramatic and life-changing, but when it's annual report time, achievements can get lost in numbers, tables and jargon.
What does Google's new social network Google+ mean for charities and for social change?
There are three worries that stop some would-be bloggers. That what they write won’t be read, that if it does get read it won’t benefit their organisation in any way, and that they open themselves up to negative or just plain crazy comments.
Twitter and Facebook may have overtaken blogs in the headlines, but blogs still remain one of the best ways to generate new audiences for your organisation.
The key to a successful charity blog is that the benefits work both ways. You publish interesting, inspiring and useful content about your cause which in turn attracts people with an interest in your field to your blog, website, brand and, hopefully, your supporter base.
It's time to stop thinking of your webstats as, well, webstats. If you've put your organisation on the web, then webstats are just stats... stats about you, your supporters, your service users and your cause.
There seems to be more things to do, and less time and budgets to do it with. So if having to update your organisation's twitter feed, as well as run the monthly newsletter, on top of the rest of your day job is making you sweat, then here's three fast, easy and free ideas that'll save you time and money.
Charities get volunteers to fundraise or attend events, but often forget that they can get involved in digital campaigning.
The internet isn't all enewsletters and webpages. Charities are finding new, creative and often free ways to connect with service users and supporters.
Are you missing out on the benefits of enewsletters because you’re still trying fighting Outlook Express to try and send broadcasts to your supporters? Too many charities are, and it's affecting their results.
Charities are realising the power of the campaign video, but with new videos uploaded to YouTube every day, how will yours stand out?
Is your organisation making the best use of Facebook's new Page features to grow your supporter base and nurture a community?
Welcome your new supporters and make the right first impression by creating a custom welcome screen for your Facebook Page.
Successful websites are applying game theory to excite & engage users. What can you learn from video games to improve your charity campaigns?
"More for less" is already the catchphrase for 2011, and we're all feeling the need to become more competitive and sustainable as a result.
Compete for attention in ever-busier email inboxes and improve the chances of getting your charity's email newsletter opened, read & acted on.
You may be aware of the importance of making your website accessible, so why not apply the same principles to videos you're producing?
Journalism is changing. Nowadays, it is easier than ever for your volunteers and staff to produce news, right from their mobile phone.
Do people struggle to find their way around your website? Better Information Architecture can help.
Have you looked at your own charity's website recently? Have you ever suspected it's a bit rubbish? Here are a few things to look out for.
In spite of the meteoric rise of social media, email remains one of the most powerful and cost effective items in your charity comms toolbox.
Working in the non-profit sector can be a very demanding and challenging job and people often feel unappreciated.
Most organisations know how a quick video upload to a site like YouTube can reap benefits: huge web traffic in a short time for next to nothing. But let’s face it, some charity videos do not live up to their message. So let’s look at how a little investment and a little innovation have led to some of the most engaging charity videos on the net.
We gave a brief talk about getting the best out of email newsletters at Charity Comms' quarterly seminar in London on 16th September.
Join us for a session providing tips & tools for nonprofits already using Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and YouTube to spread the word.
See how we inspired learning in Manchester as part of the Government's Learning Revolution Festival.
We take a look at the challenges of producing the BBCs 08/09 Corporate Social Responsibility Report.
If you're a Python or PHP developer, then this is a rare opportunity to help social causes by doing what you love ...and get paid for it too.
When we think of changing the world, we think of a man stood with his shopping in front of a tank, historic speeches and protests...
We've been quoted in a new ebook by communications consultant and nonprofit expert Gayle Thornsen.
Find out what a pizza delivery service can tell your organisation about the future of your website.
We'll be giving a web workshop for charities on a tight budget at this year's Digital Communications for Charities conference in London.
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