Five charities who are switching it up during the pandemic

Too often in the media, charities can be painted as rigid, traditional organisations who don’t always adopt new, innovative practices. Ourselves and many others who work with charities to use technology for good, however, see a different story.

By Emma 6 minutes

Seven ways charities can embrace technology to improve their services

It’s no secret that the charity sector has been one of the hardest hit by COVID-19. Between the shops closing, volunteers unable to help, and a drop in fundraising opportunities, almost every aspect of a charity’s day-to-day has been impacted. And even though stores are allowed to open again soon, the whole sector will still be feeling the effects.

By Matt 6 minutes

Five digital swap outs to replace your cancelled fundraising events

56% of donors regularly attend fundraising events. But many charities are now cancelling these events due to distancing guidelines and are accepting the loss in income. But you don’t have to. You can let these events run - and even plan additional events - if you get creative. It makes sense. If you’ve already done the legwork running up to the event, why waste the work?

By Matt 7 minutes

How can digital help Mind support their vast network of mental health charities amidst the Covid crisis?

Two weeks of focus. One big challenge. The team here at Reason and Superhighways recently joined forces as Collaborators of Catalyst. The goal of this collaboration was to support national mental health charity, Mind, with a hefty organisational challenge, using digital to do so.

By Lucy 7 minutes, 30 seconds

5 tips to help charities to make the most of #GivingTuesdayNow

The UK public has shown incredible spirit, creativity & determination in supporting the NHS amidst one of the biggest crises of our time. Now, that same support needs to be shown for charities as we unite on the 5th of May 2020 for #GivingTuesdayNow.

By Emma 6 minutes

Twitch for charities: Supercharge your digital donations strategy and level up using Twitch

With charities being set to lose more than £4bn in just three months as a result of COVID-19, the fundraising landscape has changed drastically for the third sector. And it feels like it happened overnight. With digital fundraising hastily climbing its way to the top of the priority list as events are cancelled all over the world, there are platforms out there which charities may have never interacted with before, that are now becoming an essential part of fundraising strategies. One of these platforms is Twitch.

By Jack 13 minutes

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