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It’s been going on a while now. Ever since Tech for Good became a thing. Charities and digital agencies have been getting into bed together and building products and services for good. They’ve had some amazing successes. Not every coupling ends happily… But just like it is for many new couples, relating to one another […]

It’s been going on a while now. Ever since Tech for Good became a thing. Charities and digital agencies have been creating digital services for good. They’ve had some amazing successes. But just like it is for many new couples, relating to one another has, at times, been tricky. Despite best intentions there have been […]

Read Part 1. If charity digital services are to keep growing, then relationships between charities and digital agencies need to grow too.  Last year we spent a lot of time with charities and digital agencies learning more about what makes a great partnership. We also explored the barriers and how people were overcoming them. As […]

It is a truth widely acknowledged that the relationship between a charity and its agency is often pretty dysfunctional. We keep hearing that ‘in the charity sector, the agency model is broken’. At Catalyst, we launched a project called Dovetail to research what the problem is, and we’ve started to develop some solutions. Here’s what […]

As we begin to take stock of the seismic changes that have taken place over the past 18 months, one thing is clear: digital is here to stay. And that means new collaborations between charities and digital agencies are springing up all the time, and new agencies are lending their expertise to the Tech for […]

Let’s be honest: hearing or reading jargon can be alienating and counter-productive. When you’re collaborating on a digital project, you’re probably going to be working across disciplines. The last thing you or anyone wants is to be intimidated by the language used in your catch up meetings. We all use sector-specific jargon without realising it; […]

Your charity’s trustees use a range of wisdom and skills to lead your organisation. You may have trustees that lead on finance, strategy, operations, communications etc. But do you have a digital trustee? A trustee with digital wisdom and experience of working in the digital sector? A trustee that helps your organisation grow digitally? If […]

This is a self taught, online learning course made up of five modules. You can view and complete each module at your own pace. Watch and learn The principles, mindsets and methods it teaches applies to any moment, not only times of crisis.   Download the slides This video is part 1 of ‘Learn design […]

Watch and learn The video includes a Q&A session at 52 minutes. The principles, mindsets and methods it teaches applies to any moment, not only times of uncertainty. Download module 2 slides Download module 2 templates This video is part 2 of ‘Learn design thinking‘, a 5 module online course for charities. It was developed […]

Watch and learn The video automatically starts 3 minutes in. The principles, mindsets and methods it teaches applies to any moment, not only times of crisis. Download module 3 slides Download module 3 templates This video is part 3 of ‘Learn design thinking‘, a 5 module online course for charities. It was developed by Shift […]

Watch and learn The video automatically starts 4 minutes in and includes a Q&A session at 45 minutes. The principles, mindsets and methods it teaches applies to any moment, not only times of crisis. ‍Download module 4 slides Download module 4 templates This video is part 4 of ‘Learn design thinking‘, a 5 module online […]

Watch and learn Today’s video starts 3 minutes in and includes a Q&A session at 51 minutes. The principles, mindsets and methods it teaches applies to any moment, not only times of crisis. Download module 5 slides Download module 5 templates This video is part 5 of ‘Learn design thinking‘, a 5 module online course […]