Third Sector Lab has created a guide for third sector organisations on recruiting digital trustees. The guide covers the recruitment process, including writing a job description, publishing a vacancy, and interviewing and onboarding candidates. The guide emphasises the importance of knowing what kind of digital trustee an organisation needs and ensuring the recruitment process is inclusive.

Rebecca from Empowering People's Project reflects on her experience with the Digital Potential course, which has sparked ideas about their digital strategy and the importance of user research and automation.

Becky Lythgoe has had a productive week of learning and reflection on the Digital Potential course. The importance of taking a planned approach has resonated with her, and she looks forward to continuing to uncover deeper issues and make meaningful progress with her team.

Over the last few weeks, Third Sector Lab have been delighted to work with Nominet to create their brand new interactive platform REBOOT. REBOOT was launched on 18 August 2020 to help community organisations and schools provide digital access to vulnerable groups – a cause close to our hearts – by accessing and repurposing unused…

Third Sector Lab's Rosie Hope McIntosh led a workshop on blogging at Glasgow Women's Library for Mind Waves. The presentation was based on top tips from novice bloggers, sourced from Mind Waves Community Correspondents who have mental health experience. Check out their tips and add your own!

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.

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…

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…

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.