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Opportunity: Communication, Content And Marketing Intern
By Robyn Barclay
An exciting internship opportunity open to University of Glasgow students. Read on for more details
Suicide alert app #samaritansradar – innovative and practical use of technology
By Rosie Hope McIntosh
The Samaritans have launched a new app called Radar which notifies you when someone you follow on Twitter tweets statements that could suggest they are suicidal. It's a clever use of technology that puts the power to address suicidal thoughts in the hands of individuals and networks. If you're worried about someone, contact Samaritans or Breathing Space.
Carebnb – 4 lessons learned from the Airbnb ebola spoof
By Ross McCulloch
In a very strange move this is my second blog post in as many days about a non-profit spoof Airbnb website. My post yesterday looked at lessons learned from Barnardo’s interesting #Carebandb campaign. Their campaign highlights the often squalid living conditions many care leavers face. One of my major concerns with the campaign was the fact…
5 lessons learned from Barnardo’s #carebandb spoof website
By Ross McCulloch
Barnardo’s have just launched their fantastic #carebandb campaign to highlight the state of housing provision that care leavers face across the UK. Mimicking Airbnb, the campaign was devised in-house and is brilliantly executed. This type of campaign could be delivered relatively cheaply by most charities – what are the lessons learned? 1. Provide a rich…
10 Halloween social media, fundraising and content gems for non-profits
By admin
Halloween is coming up and charities can make the most of it with these spooktacular social media and fundraising resources! From Halloween ideas for social media to creative fundraising ideas, this top ten list has got you covered.
11 must-read digital inclusion reports and case studies
By admin
I’ve been thinking a lot about digital inclusion for various reasons, so I thought it would be worthwhile sharing some of my research. So here’s my eleven essential digital inclusion resources and research papers. There’s a definite Scottish focus to these and it’s worth noting they’re in no particular order: 1. Spreading the benefits of…
What was the impact of the Commonwealth Games on Scottish charities?
By admin
During the Commonwealth Games, our Director Ross McCulloch @thirdsectorlab caught up with Sara Thomas @lirazelf as part of #citizen2014 to give his views on how the games would affect Scottish charities. Here’s his take, but three months on, does it hold true? Do you feel as optimistic about the Commonwealth legacy now that the flags…
Digital Scotland: future-proofing the third sector
By admin
We recently worked with the Health and Social Care Alliance on their #ourfuture14 conference. You can see the storify that our social reporter team produced here. Our Director Ross has also contributed to ‘Imagining the Future’ – a collection of think pieces providing insight into some of the essential ingredients for shaping a fairer, healthier future Scotland.…
Imagining the future: our social reporting at #ourfuture14
By admin
We were asked to provide social reporting support to the Health and Social Care Alliance for their #ourfuture14 conference. Our @rosiehopes trained up a team of six volunteers, carers, staff and people with lived experience of health and social care services and let them loose with smart phones. None of them were too shy to…
Five simple ways to get everyone in your organisation passionate about social media
By admin
I cannot believe I’m writing a piece on getting everyone in an organisation involved with social media in 2014, but the reality is most charities and public sector organisations are a long way off truly embracing the medium. Technology isn’t really the issue – it all boils down to trust. That isn’t to say that…