Charity Digital Podcast

This episode discusses the main challenges charities face in 2023 due to the cost-of-living crisis, including financial sustainability, rising energy bills, and digital exclusion, with insights from content writers.

This episode explores how artificial intelligence can be practically implemented in the charity sector, featuring expert advice on opportunities, use cases, and creating effective AI policies.

This episode explores how charities can approach digital transformation projects strategically despite limited resources and rapid technological changes.

This episode explores emerging digital fundraising trends for 2024, focusing on how charities can adapt to challenges like the cost of living crisis and leverage tools like AI and social media.

This episode explores the challenges and opportunities for UK charities in 2025, focusing on financial pressures, digital innovation, and service delivery improvements in a post-crisis economic landscape.

This episode introduces ESG (Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance) with a focus on climate change, explaining what it is, how charities can benefit, and the digital tools they can use to embrace it.

This episode explores the importance of strong password management for charities, featuring an interview with Rick Wilhelm from Public Interest Registry about cyber security threats and practical solutions.

This panel discussion explores how charities can improve digital accessibility, featuring experts from ReciteMe, Scope, and AbilityNet to address challenges and strategies in making digital products and services more inclusive.

This episode provides a guide on how charities can develop an appropriate tone of voice in their content marketing and fundraising to build trust and effectively communicate with stakeholders.

This episode discusses the causes and prevalence of burnout in the charity sector, focusing on chronic stress, capacity issues, and the ongoing impact of crises like the pandemic.

This episode explores the realities of working in the charity sector, discussing both positive aspects like purpose and fulfillment and challenges such as work culture and balance.

This episode features a roundtable discussion with content creators from the Climate Action Hub exploring the challenges and purposes of climate campaigning for charities, including navigating public and political backlash while adhering to regulatory guidelines.

This episode features Prue Watson from the Royal National Institute of the Blind discussing practical strategies for making social media content accessible and inclusive for people with disabilities, particularly visual impairments.

This episode explains the importance of web accessibility for charities, covering basics, legal requirements, and practical starting points for making websites inclusive.

This episode features a discussion with Charity Digital's content team about their insights and best practices for writing effective online content in the charity sector.

The charity digital content team shares their journey and learnings about improving public speaking skills for content professionals who typically avoid speaking engagements.

This episode explores how charities can effectively communicate about climate change by staying informed, understanding their audience, and using practical resources.

This episode discusses a Charity Digital survey revealing that while charities theoretically care about climate change, there's often a gap between their stated concerns and actual actions taken to address environmental sustainability.

This episode features an interview with Helen Milner, CEO of the Good Things Foundation, discussing strategies and insights on building inclusive digital nations.

This episode explores digital fundraising trends for 2026, focusing on how charities can boost online donations and re-engage lapsed donors despite declining donor numbers.

This episode examines the widespread proliferation of misinformation, disinformation, and conspiracy theories, particularly in political contexts like the US election, and discusses the failure of social platforms and governments to effectively address these issues.

This episode explores the rise of ContentBots, a form of generative AI that creates content quickly, discussing their benefits and drawbacks, including social, political, and ethical concerns for charities and content professionals.

This episode explores how charities can use storytelling to create compelling award submissions, featuring insights from an expert who reviews applications for the .org Impact Awards.

This episode explores how charities can use data-driven user personas to improve targeting, donor retention, and operational efficiency, featuring experts Angela Richmond and Jen Lothrop.

This episode features a discussion with Charity Digital's content team about the rapid evolution of content, including trends like video growth, live streaming, social media impact, nano influencers, AI, and the quality vs.

This episode explores the cautiously optimistic economic outlook for 2024 and how it might positively impact fundraising efforts, contrasting the lack of guidance available for fundraising during prosperous times versus crises.

This podcast episode discusses how charities can effectively apply for and stand out in the .org Impact Awards to turn recognition into funding and greater community impact.

This episode explores how evolving technology, including AI and digital tools, is helping charities overcome challenges like rising costs and uncertain fundraising in the post-pandemic economy.

This episode explores how gaming has become a powerful and ubiquitous tool for fundraising and community engagement in the charity sector.

This episode discusses the findings from Charity Digital's report on digital inclusion in the UK charity sector, exploring challenges and lessons learned from their campaign to help charities bridge the digital divide.

This episode explores why UK charities should develop environmental policies, featuring insights from three charity leaders on integrating climate action into their operations.

This episode explores how artificial intelligence is currently impacting and could revolutionize charity work through discussions with industry professionals.

This episode features Phil Dearson discussing practical applications of generative AI for charities and nonprofits, demystifying the hype around tools like ChatGPT.

This episode features Adam and John from Optus discussing how to effectively communicate the value of technology to organizations, particularly in the social sector, using metrics and storytelling.

This episode discusses how charities can maintain a secure online presence in 2024, focusing on cybersecurity challenges and solutions with insights from PIR.org's Director of Strategic Partnerships.

This episode features a panel discussion on strategies for engaging supporters in remote work environments, focusing on digital tools and driving positive change.

This episode explores digital accessibility and inclusion, featuring experts from charities like Good Things Foundation, Age UK, and Scope to discuss how organizations can create inclusive online environments.

This episode explores how charities can use language effectively online, focusing on tone, voice, inclusivity, and impact with insights from content and communication experts.

This episode features a panel discussion from the 2022 Be More Digital Conference exploring how technology and data can be leveraged to combat modern slavery, with insights from experts in policy and non-profit solutions.

This episode features a panel discussion at a digital conference where charity professionals share insights on building sustainable income streams through lottery fundraising for hospice and nonprofit organizations.

This episode features a presentation from the 2022 Be More Digital Conference where speakers Vicky Urquhart and Maria Koestler discuss how their charity adapted fundraising strategies during the pandemic and share insights for navigating future instability.

This episode reviews the challenges and developments in the UK charity sector during 2023, including economic pressures, fundraising trends, and digital adaptation.

This episode explores the role of digital technology in climate action and sustainability within the UK charity sector, featuring insights from environmental charity leaders.

This podcast episode discusses the latest cyber security tactics for charities, focusing on common threats in 2023 and best practices for prevention and mitigation.

This episode explores the state of climate action in the UK charity sector, discussing survey findings that show high concern about climate impacts but limited strategic inclusion of sustainability, with expert guests providing insights on how charities can take practical steps.

Sadie Crabtree from Prostate Cancer UK presents a case study on how user-centred design helped secure a groundbreaking charity partnership with NHS England, leading to a successful public campaign that significantly increased prostate cancer risk assessments and referrals.

This episode explores whether technology can help save the planet by examining its dual role as both a driver of and solution to climate change, with a focus on how charities can leverage tech for meaningful climate action.

Nick Wyatt invites you to time-travel into 2023 to tackle fundraising challenges shaped by COVID-19 and new economic threats.

Nick Wyatt kicks off the holiday season by exploring how fundraising thrives even in tough times.

Helen Stevenson of DocProject argues that “doing digital” is easier than “being digital,” because culture, roles, and communication have to change too.

Charity Digital's Nick Wyatt, Laura Stanley, and Yoan Mark-Jones use the podcast's 100-plus-episode run to explain how they moved from "old headphones" and Zoom to in-house recording and Adobe Audition.

"Stop asking for money" is the advice Jen gives after a homelessness charity saw Facebook donations rise.

Charity Finance Group found that 84% of charities do not have a net zero objective.

Jen frames Agile at the 2022 Be More Digital Conference as a mindset built around openness, collaboration, and responding to change, not just software development.