A curated set of online tools, services and resources for UK charities.
A great place to start if you want to find out about all the digital tools and services out there!
Charity Digital is a charity which aims to to help other charities accelerate their missions using digital technology. They publish articles and webinars on using digital technology, and offer discounted software for charities.
Useful links and resources from England's National Council for Voluntary Organisations. Includes a 'Digital maturity matrix' - a free tool which can help your organisation track how well your digital technologies are currently performing.
The Charity Digital Code of Practice is an overview of the key areas that charities need to be aware of in digital, and can be used to benchmark their progress.
Want to learn about getting the most out of digital technology, or looking to learn how to use a particular piece of software? Here are some good places to start!
Courses and webinars from PAVO
A directory of online learning resources compiled by the Good Things Foundation
Useful guides to using Zoom, produced by the Co-production Network for Wales
Guidance from WCVA and the Charity Commission
A useful article about holding an online AGM, from Canadian charity COCo
Digital tools and resources to help you communicate with everyone you need to reach
For those who want to move beyond the basics of social media and think about how to make it work more effectively for your organisation.
Canva is an easy to use graphic design tool which can help you to quickly produce posters and other visual documents for social media, your website, or print. Non-profit organisations can benefit from a free 'Pro' account which gives access to more features. Click here for details of Canva's non-profit offer.
The Canva website also has tutorials to help you get started with graphic design skills.
This article from the Charity Digital website reviews some of the free and paid for graphic design tools and editing software available to charities.
The Media Trust is a charity which aims to amplify other charities' voices by developing their communication and digital skills to help them connect better with their audiences. Their Resource Hub includes articles, how-tos and webinars on many aspects of digital communications.
It's always preferable to use actual photos of your organisation's work in your communications. Sometimes we don't have a relevant image to hand though and a good, royalty-free stock image can help to get the message across.
This article from the Media Trust details sources of diverse and inclusive stock images online.
Localgiving is an online fundraising platform for charities and non-profit groups. Their 'Crowdfund Wales' programme offers support for organisations in Wales to develop their online fundraising skills.
View a presentation from Localgiving given at PAVO's 2020 online conference.
The Learn My Way website has an introductory course which you can work through yourself, or use to teach someone else about online safety. You can also download their 'Stay safe online - Top tips' sheet.
Internet Matters is a a not-for-profit organisation offering advice and support about how to keep children safe online.
Advice from the NSPCC on online safety and using social media safely with children and young people.
DigiSafe is a step-by-step digital safeguarding guide for charities designing new services or taking existing ones online. It aims to help organisations to assess risk using an iterative approach, to recognise safeguarding issues when delivering online and to apply a ‘design-first’ approach to new services.
Learn My Way is a website of free online courses for beginners, including advice on how to help someone else with their digital skills.