Newyddion

Mae profiad dysgu cynhwysol yn ystyried eich cynulleidfa a’r rhwystrau neu’r heriau y gallent eu hwynebu wrth ymgysylltu â dysgu. Pam fod profiadau dysgu cynhwysol yn bwysig Mae hyn yn arbennig o bwysig ar-lein, gan fod gennych lai o wybodaeth a chyd-destun am eich dysgwyr ac mae’n anoddach gweld os yw rhywun yn profi unrhyw […]

Yn ôl yn 2020, ymatebodd nifer o elusennau yn gyflym i’r cyfyngiadau a osodwyd gan COVID-19, gan addasu eu ffyrdd o weithio i gadw eu sefydliad yn actif a darparu gwasanaethau allweddol mewn cymunedau ledled y wlad. Mewn llawer o achosion, golygai hyn bod rhaid dibynnu mwy ar dechnoleg ddigidol. Gyda chyflymder y newid, hawdd […]

Cam pwysig y siwrne ddigidol i lawer o elusennau yw cael cymorth uwch arweinwyr. Os nad ydych yn derbyn cefnogaeth y prif weithredwr a’r bwrdd, yna bydd cynnydd yn arafach. Nid yw hyn yn rhwystr i rai elusennau. Y prif weithredwr yw’r man cychwyn. Dyma’r person sydd yn gofyn am gyflwyniad technolegau a ffyrdd newydd […]

Mae arwain newid digidol a bod yn fwy cynhwysol ar yr un pryd yn bwysig i’ch elusen. Bydd yr adnodd yma yn eich helpu i gynllunio trawsnewid digidol mewn ffordd gynhwysol. Mae’n addas ar gyfer: • Arweinwyr sydd yn gwneud penderfyniadau strategol am drawsnewid digidol mewn elusen neu sefydliad dielw • Arweinwyr digidol sydd yn […]

We’ve talked about how to keep your team working and connected. And we’re writing a guide to delivering services digitally. But, in this time of Covid, when you’ve less face-to-face time with your beneficiaries, how do you find out what they need from your organisation? It turns out there’s several ways of doing this by […]

This is a follow up to Website Crit #2: Reach Volunteering Website. It critiques the library part of their website. We’ve made our experts’ feedback open so you and others can learn from it. Thanks to Reach Volunteering for putting their library forward for this critique. What is Reach Volunteering’s volunteer project library?  Reach Volunteering […]

The Dementia UK site offers information and support for people affected by dementia. Shivy reviewed the usability and experience of three aspects of the site: Navigation  Homepage Helpline page We’ve made that feedback open so you and others can learn from it. Part 1. Navigation review Dementia UK weren’t sure if their site navigation was […]

Your website is more than a window into your charity. It’s a tool for identity, service delivery, and organisational growth. It’s even a tool for income generation if you choose it. Most importantly it’s a place for your users to get information that is relevant for them. “If your users don’t feel that your website’s […]

“I recommend you do user testing, because you are not the user of your website” – Jakob Nielsen, Nielsen Norman Group – the pioneers of website research If you believe your website needs redesigning, or if you’re mid-way through designing a new one then you should test its usability with your users. Testing your website […]

November last year, I experienced a productivity miracle.  I found a way to build websites four times quicker. Literally. A website that would have taken a month now took a week. And the quality improved too. The HTML (code) was cleaner. It didn’t feel like we were accumulating technical debt.  Now, I’ve spent the last […]

Last we talked about what working in the open is and why we think it’s important for charity digital projects. Working in the open sounds great and everything, but how do you actually do it? Are there rules to follow or specific people you should share to? And how can you work this out without […]

The Open Working Line-up (OWL) is a team of people helping Catalyst-funded charities work in the open and reuse existing tools and technologies.   Working in the open is as simple as sharing your work with others – inside or outside your organisation – and using work that’s been done by others to help you with […]